Unit 7

Interview

Teaching Contents

A. Pre-reading tasks B. Reading I: How to Shine at a Job Interview C. Post-reading tasks D. Reading II: Types of Interview E. Exercises

Teaching ProcedureStep 1: Review something in the former unit.Question 1: How many areas of management are there in a large company?

In a large company, there are such areas of management as marketing, finance, operations, human resources, and information.

Question 2

What is the general structure of a company?The Chairman and Senior ExecutivesDepartmental managersSupervisors and foremenGeneral staff and junior staff

Step2: Lead-in

Ask all students to answer the following question: How do you try to find a good job? The answers are open. But most probably there is the answer: to take part in a job interview. Then we get the key task of this unit.

What is a job interview?

A job interview is a meeting between a job applicant and a representative of the company. The applicant apply for a job and the company has a job available.

Step 3: Key words or expression used at the job interview

Documents involved : application form, curriculum vitae, resume, diploma, certificate, letter of application; people involved: applicant, employee, employer, candidate, interviewer, interviewee

Employment Terms

Salary, wages, payment, bonus, company car, overtime work, in-field training, promotion opportunity, insurance, health care, starting salary, pension, additional holiday, paid vacation

Something about Interviewee

Computer skills, family background, work experience, qualifications, educational background, language ability( Standard Chinese, English:CET4, CET6, TEM4, TEM8, BEC), hobbies, career plan

Step3 The purpose of interview

The interviewer wants to The applicant wants to

Step 4 Questions for an Interview

Tell about yourself.What are your strengths or weaknesses?What makes you want to work hard?How do you handle pressure and stress?Where do you see yourself five or ten years from now?

Etc.

Step 5:Background Information

Different Types of Interview

Types of job interview

1. The Screening Interview

2. The Selection Interview

3. The One-to-One Interview

4. The Group Interview

5. The Panel Interview

6. The Phone Interview

Step 6: The Study of Reading IHow to Shine at a Job Interview?

Sub-step1: Understand the title: Sub-step1: Understand the title: How

to Shine at a Job Interview Firstly, a job interview is a meeting between a job applicant and a representative of the company. The applicants apply for a job and the company has a job available. The company wants to get a good look at you, to ask questions about your work experiences, to see if you would fit in with the other employees. The applicant wants to see if the company suits him or her.

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Secondly, what does the word “shine” here? Here it means “to be outstanding, or do your best at the job interview, to show yourself in the best way”.

Sub-step2: Main idea of the text

On the basis of the understanding of the title, ask ss to read the text in about 3 minutes to get the main idea:

There are six myths of job interview for all the applicants to avoid during the interview.

Sub-step3: The Structure of the text

Part I: (Para.1): There are some myths about interview which need to be cleared up so that you can do your best in the next interview.Part II:( Para.2-6) There are five myths of interview.

Sub-step5: Detailed Study of the Text

Let’s Begin to study the language and culture points of the text.

1. The smart job seeker needs to get rid of several standard myths about interviewing before starting to pound the pavement looking for a job.

1) smart job seeker: a clever person who tries to find a job.2) get rid of :(1) to free oneself from 摆脱；除去I wish I could get rid of this cold; it's been hanging about for two or three days now

He opened the windows to get rid of the smell of stale tobacco.(2) to throw away something that one does not want or use any more 丢弃；扔掉Let's get rid of this moldy old furniture(3) to make someone leave because one does not like them or because they are causing trouble 赶走（某人）I had to get rid of my assistant because he was habitually late.

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3). standard myth: commonly held untrue idea/wrong idea1) n. a widely believed but false story or idea 荒诞传说；迷信the myth of male superiorityThis report should explode the myth that high wages cause unemployment. 4) pound the pavement: walk along the sidewalk with heavy steps

2. What follows is a list of some these untruths and some tips to help you do your best next interview.

1) these untruths: standard myths, commonly held untrue ideas2) tips: helpful pieces of advice; hints; v. to give a tip to Here are some handy tips for buying a computer. Tip the driver/the hairdresser/the waiter, etc/

3. Incompetent job seeker, however, become so used to accommodating employers’ expectations that they often easily qualify for jobs they don’t want.

1). 要点： 该句为主从复合句，句中有两个定语从句，分别修饰 expectations 和 jobs 。句中 become used to +V-ing 为习惯用法，意思是“习惯于” “ accommodating” means to change his attitude easily to suit others 为“迁就某人”“迎合某人”。 that they often easily qualify for jobs 意思为：“他们很容易胜任面试者希望的工作” .2). 译文：然而，不称职的求职者，习惯于迎合面试者，使面试者认为他们适合做那些他们不喜欢的工作。

Continued3). incompetent: adj. Completely lacking skill or ability 无能力的；不称职的；不胜任的He is an incompetent teacher.He is incompetent at his job.4). accommodate the employer’s expectations: to accept an employer’s opinion and do what he or she expects again one’s own opinions and needs.1) vt. to change yourself to suit another person or new conditions 迎合 ; 迁就The union has made every possible effort to accommodate the management.

4. Giving answers that you think will suit a potential employer, losing touch with your own feelings (in order to get in touch with some other person’s feelings) and in general, practicing a humble policy of appeasement are certain to get you nowhere.1). 要点：该句有三个并列的动名词短语作并列主

语，句中的谓语是 are certain to get you nowhere ，构成复合谓语。在 giving answer that your think will suit a potential employer 中有一个 that 引导的定语从句。在 losing touch with your feeling in order to get in touch with some other person’s feeling 中，有一个 in order to 引导的目的状语从句。

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2). 译文：给出你认为你未来的雇主会满意的回答，不顾自身的感受去迎合他人的感受，采用一种取悦别人的谦卑的策略，这将使你一事无成。3). lose touch with: to no longer have contact with 失去联系After graduation, we have lost touch with each other.Business firms should never lose touch with their network of relations.4). get in touch with: to begin to have contact with You can get in touch with me at the office if necessary.

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get in touch with------keep/stay in touch(with)----lose touch withI try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers.5). appeasement: n. the act of satisfying by being agreeable and giving into demands 姑息；让步 ; 绥靖I tried to appease them by offering to replace the car with a brand-new one.We appeased our curiosity by asking him several questions.6). practice a humbly policy of: carry out the policy in a humble way7). get sb. nowhere/ get nowhere: to have no success, to make no progress Taking that kind of attitude will get us nowhere.

5. But there is plainly a middle ground between being too ingratiating and being hostile.

1). a middle ground: something that two opposing groups can both agree on 折中办法；中间立场The negotiators could find no middle ground.2). ingratiating: adj. showing that one wishes to gain favor 讨好的；奉承的an ingratiating smile/manneringratiate oneself with sb. 巴结（某人）He did his best to ingratiate himself with his employer.He is obviously trying to ingratiate himself with the boss.

7. An effective interview is like an exciting encounter in conversation with your seatmate on an airplane.

1). like an exciting encounter: similar to an exciting talk to a person whom you meet with unexpectedly or by chance. 2). encounter: n. (with) a sudden meeting, usu. either unexpected or dangerous I had a frightening encounter with a poisonous snake.After our brief encounter in Beijing, I never expected to see him again. vt. to meet unexpectedly 偶然相遇She encountered a friend on the plane.

7. Then it becomes a phony exchange between two human beings; no business is likely to be transacted.

1). 要点：该句为两个分句，翻译时，两个分句之间要加上一个连接成分，使句意通达。2). 译文：然后面试就成了两人之间装腔作势的对话；在这种情况下，任何交易都不可能达成。3) a phony exchange: an unreal conversation

8. So hang loose when interview: never dominate the interview. Compulsive behavior turns off your authenticity.

1). hang loose: to stay free from control 保持松弛的状态 ; Hang loose when you are being interviewed.2) Compulsive behavior turns off your authenticity.: The thing you force yourself to do makes you unnatural3). turn off: to do sth. that makes someone not like sth. Don’t oversell the product. If your salesmen are pushy, they will turn the customer off.4). authenticity: n. the quality of being real or true 真实性；可靠性； to establish the painting’s authenticity 鉴定该画的真实性

9. So when interviewing, half the responsibility lies with you.

1) half the responsibility lies with you: you must take half the responsibility. 2). lie with sb.(to do sth.): (formal)to be one’s duty or responsibility 是某人的责任；决定于某人The final decision in business lies with the board of directors.It lies with you to accept or reject the proposals.

10.And the way to make an effective impression is to feel free to be yourself, which frees your

interviewer to be herself! feel free to: to be able to do as one wants

Please feel free to voice your view.Please feel free to ask questions.

to be oneself: to be yourself, to be herself, to be my self, to be themselves: to be sincere and natural: 显得真诚坦率

You should be yourself when communicating with others.

Sub-step 5: Generalize the main points in the text.

Try to avoid the five myths at a job interview and you will do your best.

Sub-step 6:

Give some explanation to the exercises related to Reading I.

Step 5 The Study of Reading II

Sub-step1 Review: How many types of job interview? How can on be successful at the job interview?

Sub-step 2: Main Idea of the Text

Ask students to read the text in about 3 minutes to get the main idea.This text is about the disadvantages and advantages of the different typs of job interview, particularly telling about the one-to-one interview and the Board interview.

Sub-step 3: The Structure of the Text

Part I (Paragraph 1) main idea paragraph: advantages and disadvantages of different types of job interviewPart II (Paragraph 2-3): 5 the discussion on one-to-one interview and the Board interview

Sub-step 4: The detailed study of the passage 1. The one-to-one interview is easier to build up a relationship with the candidate; he will feel at ease and will answer questions more fully and more naturally.1). one-to-one interview: each candidate interviewed by a single interviewer2). build up: gain or develop graduallybuild up friendship build up strength build up a good business build up confidence3). candidate: n. a person who is likely to be chosen for a job or elected to a position 候选人They are interviewing candidates for the job of sales manager.

2. In particular he will be in a good position to find out whether or not he would want the candidate to work with him or under him.

1). be in a position to: to be able to do 能够I would like to help you, but I’m not in a position to do so.I would be in a position to do that for her.2). under: prep.. working for; controlled by 听命于…… ; 级别低于 ( 某人 )She has three secretaries under her.The local authority budget is drawn up under the federal government.

3. The interviewer may be so strongly affected by his positive or negative feelings that he is unable to assess the candidate fairly.

1). so + adj. /adv. +that: to such a great degree 2). positive: adj. showing confidence and hope 积极的 ; a positive attitude towards lifeOur conversation made me feel positive.3) negative: showing doubt or disapproval; considering only the disadvantages and bad aspects a negative attitude a negative view She was always negative about my work.

4. It may turn into a conversation about topics of mutual interest.

1) turn into: change into Water turns into ice when it freezes. 2). mutual: adj. equally shared by each one 共同的mutual interest mutual friend mutual benefitLet's give mutual support and inspiration to each other.My friend and I have mutual enthusiasm for music

5. The Board interview is usually adopted by larger bureaucratic organizations in order that the selection procedure shall be seen to be fairer to candidates and so that people who are selected reach some kind of common standard.1). Board interview: an interview of one candidate by a selection board or committee 委员会面试2). bureaucratic: adj. 官僚的 bureaucratic rules3). in order that: used to introduce an adverbial clause of purpose We will sit nearer to the front in order that we can see better.

6. A board may be more conscientious in covering all relevant areas simply because members keep a critical eye on one another.

1). be more conscientious in sth: take something more seriously Conscientious: showing great care, attention to sth.2). keep an eye on: to watch carefully and make sure that something or somebody is safe especially while the person who takes care is absent 注意 ; 照看Please keep an eye on the baby while I’m shopping.

7. Often the questioning in a Board interview is crisper and more relevant partly because of the critical presence of other board members and part because when any particular Board member loses inspiration another can take over.1). The critical presence of other board members: other board members present at the interview may find fault with one interviewer’s questions2). loses inspiration: exhausts his or her questions and feels that he or she has no more questions to ask.3). take over: to gain control over and responsibility for something 接管 ; 负责Who do you think will take over since the governor has been dismissed?

Step 6. Post-reading

1. Discussion: (group work)

How to present yourself successfully? (before,during and after your job interview)

2. ActivityRole-play a job interview (work in small groups of 4-6)

Step7: Grammar

A. Lexical Knowledge1) –ify is a suffix added to adjectives or nouns to form verbs, meaning “cause to be or become as indicated”, or “cause to have or feel”, e.g.Ugly---uglify city---citify

2) -ize (-ise) is a suffix added to adjectives or nouns to form verbs, meaning “cause to be or become as indicated”, “act toward”, or “treat or affect in a particular way”, etc., e.g.industrial---industrializeharmony---harmonize

3) –en is a suffix added to adjectives or nouns to form verbs, meaning “become or cause to be”, or “cause to have the feature as indicated”, e.g.soft---soften height---heighten

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B. Plural Forms of Nouns

1) formation of the plural (regular nouns)2) formation of the plural (irregular nouns)

Discussion

How to prepare for a job interview?

The EndThanks for your Attendance