- •Unit 1. Career planning
- •Vocabulary
- •The Resume
- •Categories of an interview questions
- •Interview sample questions
- •Supplementary reading Exercise 1. Read the text about how to write a successful cv and answer the following questions.
- •Write a killer cv by Margie Sheedy, Sydney Morning Herald
- •Http://content.Mycareer.Com.Au/advice-research/resume/write-a-killer-cv.Aspx
- •Read each sentence. Then find the definition. Name the part of speech of underlined words (noun, verb, adjective, etc.).
- •Read the following passage. Which statement best expresses the main idea of it?
- •Identify the part of speech of the underlined words in the following sentences.
Identify the part of speech of the underlined words in the following sentences.
We will discuss four steps in planning a career.
People choose careers for many important reasons.
An apprentice is a person who works for a qualified worker to learn a profession.
A good employee will get good references quickly.
An appointment means an arrangement to meet a person at a particular time and place.
A job interview is a very important process to get a good job. The department boss will ask you specific task-related questions and someone from Personnel will ask you about your general skills. Read some common questions that are often asked during an interview. Decide who will ask them.
1) What are your strengths and weaknesses?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
2) Why do you want to work for us?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
3) How can you make a prototype? What are the most suitable materials?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
4) What sort of technology would be needed for each of the services?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
5) Do you work best on your own or in a team?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
6) How do you deal with stress?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
7) Can you give me examples of communicating with non-technical people?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
8) How do you explain the difference between the Marine Global Differential Positioning System (GDPS) and GPS?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
9) What advantage does this type of car have over an electric car? What are the safety features?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
10) What did you like most in your last job?
a. the department boss
b. someone from Personnel
Progress test 1. Keys. Time – 45 min. Total score 50.
Ex. 1. Score 20.
a plan for reaching an objective. Noun.
to decide on the value of something. Verb.
books and other materials that contain important information. Verb.
a goal, or something that you want to do in the future. Pronoun.
to complete or reach something, such as a goal. Noun.
to take action. Preposition.
groups of information. Number.
the most elementary level in a career structure . Adverb.
The first section of a resume is personal data that means your name, mailing address, and telephone number. Number.
perfect. Preposition.
Ex. 2. Score 5.
1
Ex. 3. Score 5.
1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-c
Ex. 4. Score 10.
Pronoun, number
Verb, adjective
Article, adjective
Verb, adverb
Noun, conjunction
Ex. 5. Score 10.
1-b, 2-b, 3-a, 4-a, 5-b, 6-b, 7-b, 8-a, 9-a, 10-b