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Asking to meet
"Are you available on the 17th?" "Can we meet on the 16th?" "How does the 3rd sound to you?" "Are you free next week?" "Would Friday suit you?" "Is next Tuesday convenient for you?" "What about sometime next week?"
Agreeing on a date
"Yes, Thursday is fine." "Thursday suits me." "Thursday would be perfect."
Setting a time
"What sort of time would suit you?" "Is 3pm a good time for you?" "If possible, I'd like to meet in the morning." "How does 2pm sound to you?"
Tell me something about your self. Why does this role interest you? Or why have you applied for this job? Why do you think should we take you for this job? What motivates you at work? Why do you want to leave your present job or why did you leave your last job?
Go prepared for this question, as this is the most frequently asked question in the interview.
Answer it covering your work experience, educational qualifications and a little information about your family background. Try to focus on key areas of your work while talking about your professional experience. This is an open ended question and can help you in taking the interview in which ever direction you want it to go. You should know where to put a full stop to provoke the desired question from the interviewer.
Why does this role interest you? Or why have you applied for this job?
Keep the focus of the answer to this question on your skills, experience and personal qualities. Link the job requirement to your skills rather than talking about the challenges, career and progression.
Why do you want to leave your present job or why did you leave your last job?
The reasons for switching the job could be numerous. The best answer to offer for this question is to say, for better prospects. Now they can ask you another question, what do you mean by better prospects? To this you can say, better prospects in terms of experience, and exposure.
If you have been made redundant, put your words across very carefully. Your wrong words can give an impression that only you were the one whose position was made redundant, which hardly might be the case. May be you can say something like, Over last 8 months a lot of restructuring was going on in the company and 40 positions became surplus. One of them was mine but I have learnt a lot during my tenure at XYZ company and I am sure I can add a lot of value to a position like the we are discussing about.
First way: Use your sense of humour. If the interview is proceeding in the light way and you have built up a good rapport with the interviewer, you can get out of it by saying Icecream. Accompany it with a right body language. Second Way: If you have to answer this question seriously, give a weakness which doesnt relate to the job under discussion. For example, you can say, I have been using a camera since childhood but I still dont know how to mend it. If it is spoiled, I will need to take it to an expert. Third way: Understand the requirement of the role under discussion and say that others accuse you of having that weakness but you think that it is important for your work. For example, if the job needs a detailed study and leaving a single step might need you to re-run the whole process say that My colleagues accuse me of having a too much eye for detail but I have experienced that to do this work you need to go into details rather than cutting corners. I have worked with people following a shorter route and doing the whole exercise again, which I would not prefer to do.
Used To
FORM
[used to + VERB] Example:
It is better not to use "used to" in questions or negative forms; however, this is sometimes done in informal spoken English. It is better to ask questions and create negative sentences using Simple Past.
"Used to" expresses the idea that something was an old habit that stopped in the past. It indicates that something was often repeated in the past, but it is not usually done now. Examples:
Jerry used to study English. Sam and Mary used to go to Mexico in the summer. I used to start work at 9 o'clock. Christine used to eat meat, but now she is a vegetarian.
"Used to" can also be used to talk about past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. Examples:
I used to live in Paris. Sarah used to be fat, but now she is thin. George used to be the best student in class, but now Lena is the best. Oranges used to cost very little in Florida, but now they are quite expensive.
Examples:
You used to play the piano. Did you play the piano when you were young? You did not play the piano when you were young.
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
Jerry used to pay the bills. ACTIVE The bills used to be paid by Jerry. PASSIVE
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(write) the composition last week? (not/be) at home when she (fall) down the
9) My mother
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did the supermarket close? 2001 she was 12 years old his girlfriend was drinking a coke
6) Your aunt studied German 7) Rose played in an orchestra 8) Jason was swimming 9) The TV broke 10)
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11) My father's friend had a baby 12) The suspect can't have committed the crime. He was having dinner in the restaurant that time he was in London 13) My cousin bought the PSP
4) Fill the gaps with past simple /continuous. Afterwards, write the main verb in the crossword and match the sentence with each picture
7 6 3 5 4
1) Mr. Stevenson (drive) his car while he was listening to some music 2) Robert (type) the letter last week because his computer was broken
3) Louis fell asleep while he (study) 4) Lydia was drinking a glass of coke
when Peter (come) in 5) While Michael was jogging , the dog (chase) him
6) Mrs. Parker (make) some muffins 2 days ago 7) Sam and Pam (ride) their bikes when they were small 8) Joe (run) as he was phoning his wife
Unit Objectives:
1. Interpret oral and written English language discourse related to appointments, personal interviews, goals and Salvadoran personalities by listening to classmates, teacher and audio material in order to fulfill intended communication in the target language. 2. Produce spoken and written English language discourse related to appointmentsm, personal interviews, goals and Salvadoran personalities in order to communicate with others in the target language. 3. Value the importance of English to learn about oneself and others by cooperatively sharing information and experiences with peers in order to appreciate his/her personal and cultural environment.
CONTENTS:
Expressions to make appointments. Commonly used questions for personal interviews. Biographies of Salvadoran personalities. Personal goals.