Speaking Formally:A peer activity: Role-Play

Player A

Objective

Information Interviews 1

One of the best ways to find

out what a specific job is like is

to talk with people who are

currently working in this job.

In fact, no-one else will give

you a better idea of the real

life experiences, challenges

and opportunities of the job.

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Information Interviews 2

In an information interview,

the roles are reversed. It is

you who is asking questions

to find out more about a

career that you are

interested in.

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Your Role

Procedure

• In this role-play you

are to interview

somebody that works

as a front desk clerk

in a hotel.

• You are interested in

becoming a front

desk clerk and you

want some

information about this

job.

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This activity has four steps:

Arrange a interview

with a learner

Prepare questions

Conduct the

interview

Write a reflection

Arrange a interview

with a learner

Write a reflection

Step 1

Prepare questions

rite a reflection

Step 2

Information Interview GuideThank you very much for agreeing to talk with me today.

(you want to thank the person for agreeing to talk to you)

Could you please tell me what kind of education and training I would need for this kind of work?

(you want to ask about the education and training required for this type of work)

(you want to ask about the personal qualities needed to be successful in this kind of job)

(you want to ask about the most satisfying part of the job)

(you want to ask about the most challenging part of their job)

(you want to thank the person for helping you and for their time)

Reminder:

Three Types of Polite Questions

Yes/no – questions: if

Wh- questions: what, how

Wh – question: verb + ing (gerund)

Conduct the

interview

Step 3

Write a reflection

Step 4