Unit 6 Reading E12

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What do you want to be in the

future?

What do you want to be?

Unit 6

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wearing casual clothes

giving clear, honest answers

feeling self-confident

feeling nervous

having a good sense of humour

avoiding difficult questions

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Work in groups Tick ( ) the factors that you

think would help you succeed in a job interview.

- interview (v, n) ['intəvju:]: (cuộc) phỏng vấn

+ interviewer (n) ['intəvju:ə]: người phỏng vấn

+ interviewee (n) [,intəvju:'i:]: người được phỏng vấn

Vocabulary

- pressure (n) ['pre∫ə(r)]: áp lực, sức ép

e.g: The pressures of city life forced him to move to the country

- impression (n) [im'pre∫n]: ấn tượng

to make/ create a strong impression on someone:

gây một ấn tượng mạnh mẽ đối với ai

4 certificate (n) [ sə'tifikət ]: chứng chỉ, bằng cấp

5 dress neatly and formally (v)

6 shortcoming (n) [' ∫ɔ:t,kʌmiη ]: khuyết điểm

e g: Don’t tell the interviewer about your shortcomings

7 letter of recommendation (n): thư giới thiệu

1 interview (v, n) : (cuộc) phỏng vấn

- interviewer (n) : người phỏng vấn

- interviewee (n) : người được phỏng vấn

2 pressure (n) : áp lực, sức ép

3 impression (n): ấn tượng

4 certificate (n) : chứng chỉ, bằng cấp

5 dress neatly and formally (v): ăn mặc gọn gàng, trang trọng

6 shortcoming (n): khuyết điểm

7 letter of recommendation (n): thư giới thiệu

Vocabulary

1 : (cu c) ộ ph ng v n ỏ ấ

: ng ườ i ph ng v n ỏ ấ

: ng ườ i đ ượ c ph ng v n ỏ ấ

2 pressure (n) :

3 : n t ấ ượ ng

4 certificate (n) :

5 : ăn m c g n ặ ọ gàng và trang tr ng ọ

6 : khuy t đi m ế ể

7 letter of recommendation (n) :

interview (v, n)

interviewer (n)

interviewee (n)

áp l c, s c ép ự ứ impression (n)

ch ng ch , b ng ứ ỉ ằ

c p ấ dress neatly and formally (v)

shortcoming (n)

th gi i ư ớ thi u ệ

Checking vocabulary: Rub-out and remember

Task 1 These words are from the passage Look back to the text and tick the best meanings A, B or C ( Work individually )

1 vacancy

A a part of a newspaper where jobs are advertised

B a job that is available

C a seat that is available

2 résumé

A a photocopy of academic certificates

B a letter of recommendation

C a short written account of someone’s education and previous jobs

3 keenness

A special interest

B very quick understanding

C sense of responsibility

4 jot down

A mention

B note down

C type

Task 2 Work in pairs Decide whether the following

statements are true (T) or false (F)

1 Try to reduce the feeling of pressure and make a good

impression on your interviewer

2 Find out as much information as you can about the job and

the vacancy

3 Bring with you a letter of application and your re'sume' to the

interview

4 Take all your certificates and letters of recommendation with

you

5 Remember to dress neatly and formally

6 Your voice should be clear and polite

7 Tell the interviewer about your shortcomings

8 Remember to say goodbye to the interviewer before leaving

the interview

T T

F

T

T

F

T

F

Before the

•Find out the

information

about the job and

the company

• Prepare answers

to the questions

that may be asked

during the

interview

• Dress neatly and

formally

•Be on time

• Try to answer all the interviewer’s questions

• Be clear, polite, and honest

• Show your best side, keenness, and responsibility

• Be willing to learn more about the job

• Say goodbye before leaving

•Send a thank-you letter to the

interviewer within

24 hours after the interview

• Think about the interviewer’s

comments

Task 3 Work in groups List the things you should do

before, during, and after a job interview.

Work in groups Discuss the question:

Which pieces of the advice given in the passage do you find most useful and least useful? Why?

Post reading

→ Learn new words

→ Write about a job you may do after you finish school, using the following cues:

•Where you will work

•Who you will work with

•The salary you may get paid

•The working conditions

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