Interview skills

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Interview Skills

• You are going to interview a classmate about his or her summer holiday. Make sure you ask 5 questions using the past simple tense. (2 minutes)
• You are also going to be interviewed by a classmate about your summer holiday. Listen to the questions and answer using the past simple tense. (2 minutes)

The interviewer asks questions. What does a good interviewer do?

Tips for the interviewer

• Make eye contact with the interviewee (the person  answering the questions)
• Be polite
• Asks questions fluently without memorising them!
• Listen and react appropriately to the interviewee
• Show that you are following the conversation

The interviewee answers questions. What does a good interviewee do?

Tips for the interviewee

• Make eye contact with the interviewer (the person  asking the questions)
• Be polite
• Listen to the questions and answer appropriately
• Answer fluently without memorising!
• Make sure your answers have enough detail

The details

• Say where you went on holiday, who you went with, and how long you went for.
• Name at least three activities you did.
• Describe the place where you went with appropriate adjectives.
• Describe your feelings with appropriate adjectives.

Words to describe a big, busy city:

cosmopolitan / enormous / vibrant / energetic / international / global / etc.

Words to describe an old city: historical / ancient / medieval / etc.

Words to describe a good, nice or  beautiful beach: picturesque / stunning / spectacular / gorgeous / etc.

Words to describe bad food: 

disgusting / unappetizing / terrible / inedible / bland / etc.

Words to describe a good holiday: memorable / amazing / spectacular / extraordinary / etc.

Words to describe a bad holiday: terrible / awful / unenjoyable / dreadful / appalling / lousy / etc.

Do NOT use cosy (British English) or cozy (American English) to describe your holiday!

cosy / cozy: warm and comfortable in bed

cosy / cozy: warm and comfortable house

cosy /

cozy:

warm and comfortable clothes

cosy / cozy: close and intimate

"Tom and Jill are getting pretty cosy lately."

Instead of saying cosy / cozy, be more descriptive:

I enjoyed spending quality time with my family.

We had an amazing time together.

We had a lot of fun together.

Which word can you use to describe a big city?

1. medieval
2. cosmopolitan
3. spectacular
4. unappetizing

Which word is NOT used to describe an old city?

1. historical
2. ancient
3. bland
4. medieval

Which word can you use to describe a beautiful place?

1. vibrant
2. energetic
3. enormous
4. picturesque

Which word can you use to describe bad food?

1. memorable
2. amazing
3. gorgeous
4. disgusting

In which sentence is cosy used incorrectly?

1. My holiday was cosy.
2. My house is small but cosy.
3. I'm nice and cosy in my bed.
4. Peter and Rose are getting cosy lately.

Pronunciation

If you don't know how to pronounce a word, look it up in a dictionary or online on google.com.

Good luck!