The wrong interview

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Ac A. Discuss.
• What sort of clothes should you wear to a job interview?
• How do you think you should behave?

B. You are going to watch a clip with a job interview. Who do you think will ask the
questions below, the interviewer or the interviewee? Watch and check your answers.

1. Do you mind if we start?

2. Is this going to take long?

3. Can you speak Chinese?

4. What company is this again?

5. How long have you been working

in this office building?

C. Watch again and write T for True or F for False.

1. Mr Corbett drank some of the interviewer’s coffee.
2. Mr Corbett called a friend during the interview.
3. Mr Corbett arranges to meet a friend after the interview.
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4. Mr Corbett didn’t understand one of the questions on the application form.

5. Mr Corbett’s CV says he can speak Japanese.
6. Mr Corbett doesn’t know which company he is at.
7. Fratton and Silverstone have been in the office building for 4 years.
8. Mr Corbett is at the wrong interview.

D. Talk in pairs. Act out a job interview similar to the one in the clip.

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Clip 9 Int 1: Ummm, I’d rather we...

Mr. C: OK, OK.
A. Open answer Int 1: So,...
B. 1. Interviewer Mr. C: Just a minute. Ricky! How’s it
2. Interviewee going? Yeah, I’m at the interview
3. Interviewer now. I don’t know. I’ll ask. Is this
4. Interviewee going to take long?
5. Interviewee Int 1: Probably not.
C. 1. F Mr. C: Great. I’ll see you at the tube
2. F station in an hour. OK, ha, ha, ha.
3. T You know it! Check you later...
Right, where were we?
4. T
Int 1: On your application, we asked you
5. F
to describe yourself in one word.
6. T
Mr. C: Yep.
7. T
Int 1: You wrote, ‘I’m excellent at
8. T
following instructions.’
D. Open answer
Mr. C: It’s true. I am.
Int 1: Hmmm.
Int 1: Good afternoon, Mr Corbett.
Int 2: Can you speak Chinese?
Int 2: Mr Corbett?
Mr. C: Ummm, is that what it says on my
Mr. C: Huh? Oh yeah, hi. CV?
Int 1: Do you mind if we start? Int 2: Yes, it does.
Mr. C: Sure. Hey, that coffee smells nice. Mr. C: OK, then. Yes, I’m fluent in
Can I try some? Japanese.
Int 2: Chinese.
Mr. C: Chinese. Yes, that’s what I meant.
What company is this again?
Int 1: Excuse me?
Int 2: This is Fratton and Silverstone.
Mr. C: How long have you been working
in this office building?
Int 2: About 4 years, why?
Mr. C: Well, the furniture is a bit old-
fashioned. Maybe you need to
make a few changes.
Int 1: Mr Corbett, you do realise this is
an interview for the position of
chief accountant at the company.
Mr. C: What? Oh, sorry. I think I’m at the
wrong interview.
Int 1: So do I.
Mr. C: Yeah, I applied for the general
manager’s position. Sorry! See ya!

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