初级商务英语听说 unit 2 Interviews

1、Unit 2InterviewsIn this unit we will talk about ninterview preparation ninterview processninterview techniqueninterview practice 1.Starting-up2.Interview Preparation3.Interview Process4.Interview Technique5.Interview Practice6.Speaking Task: Role Play1 Starting-up “Interview is a game in which I dea

2、l the cards, butyou hold the aces. Its up to you to play them.” Thisstatement is made by an interviewer. How couldyou understand the sentence? Exchange your ideawith your partner. 2Interview Preparation 2.1Interviewers questions and interviewees questions During an interview, the interviewer may ask

3、 questions to keep the conversation going. However, the interviewee may also ask questions. A Listen to 10 questions and try to find out which ones are the interviewers questions and which ones are the interviewees questions. nB Listen to the conversations again and fill in the blanks.nC Pair work.

4、Discuss with each other on more questions asked by interviewers and interviewees during an interview.2.2Useful tipsnNow you may have some ideas about what kind of questions the interviewers might ask during an interview. Anyway, that is not the whole story. As a successful interviewee, youre suppose

5、d to have some beliefs in your mind before you are standing in front of an interviewer. There are some useful tips to help you with your preparations before an interview.A Listen to the recording once and fill in the missing words in each statement. B Read the eight sentences again and discuss in sm

6、all groups on other important factors necessary for a successful interview.2.3 Trick Questions n“What is your biggest weakness?” This question is so typical of interviews，you must be well-prepared before that. Now, are you ready for these interview trick questions? Here are some tips to answer them.

7、nA Listen to the recording once and write down four trick questions. nB Listen again and then choose the right answers to the questions. nC Pair work. Play roles of an interviewer and an interviewee. Please ask each other these four questions and get your own answers.3Interview Process 3.1A Secretar

8、y vacancynAfter you know most of the important factors for a successful interview, it is a good idea to learn some situations of interviewing. Suppose the Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd is looking for a secretary recently, and two girls are coming for the interview. nA A brief resume wit

9、h missing information for each candidate has been given as follows. Listen to the two dialogues and fill in the missing information in the following resumes. Each dialogue will be spoken twice.nB Suppose you are the manager of the HR Department, Richard Lee. According to the information of these two

10、 candidates, which one do you think is more suitable for the position of a secretary? Discuss in small groups.3.2Interviewees benefitsnEdward Smith, the HR department manager with the IBM, is meeting a candidate Joe in his office. The dialogue you are going to hear is the last part of the interview.

11、 Listen to the dialogue twice and fill in the missing information.4Interview TechniquenA successful interview is not only a process of language communication but also a nonverbal one. What you say during an interview is just as important as how you say it. The following passage is about “eye contact

12、”, which is one of the most important techniques to help you during an interview. Listen to the passage twice and decide whether the statements are true or false by putting a tick () in the correct box.5Interview PracticenThe candidates always pay more attention to the question-and-answer part durin

13、g an interview. Look at the following long dialogue. The questions of the interviewer have been given as follows. Suppose you are the interviewee during this interview, what would you say to answer each question?nA Read the following questions carefully and try to give answers to them according to y

14、our own expectations.nB Listen to the dialogue twice. Write down the answer to each question.nC Pair work. Play roles of an interviewer and an interviewee according to your own experience. You may use the dialogue above for your reference. The following Language Focus may also be helpful.6Speaking T

15、ask: Role PlaynThere are two advertisements from four companies, including Nestle and DHL. Work in groups of three and play the roles of two interviewers and one interviewee. During the interview, use the following interview evaluation form to record the interviewees performance. One of the intervie

16、wers is responsible for asking questions, the other one for completing the evaluation form. Each group may choose one ad for your reference. After the first round, exchange the roles. 7Leisure Time: A JokeAn engineer, a physicist, and a lawyer were being interviewed for a position as chief executive

17、 officer of a large corporation. The engineer was interviewed first, and was asked a long list of questions, ending with How much is two plus two?The engineer excused himself, and made a series of measurements and calculations before returning to the board room and announcing, Four.The physicist was next interviewed, and was asked the same questions. Before answering the last question, he excused himself, made for the library, and did a great deal of research. After a consultation with the United States Bureau of Standards and many calculations, he also announced Four.The lawyer was interv