Job interview (ii) and Rounding off Shakespeare

Today we have the following items:

1. Choose a job from www.job-interview.net

2. Print out the interview questions for yourself and other members of your group

3. Write a cover(ing) letter to a suitable firm/organisation. Remember the formal aspects of this kind of letter and send it to me for correction.

4. Start practising your job interviews.

Otherwise TODAY is the final day to hand in your Shakespeare assignments. You have time to get them done..

Finally I will let you know how it went with the CAE Listening test... The results were somehow encouraging.

Groups (known)
1. Vendela, Linn R, Emeli, Isabell

2. Linnea, My, Alma. Andrea

3.  Adrian, Dennis, Eric. Martin 

4. Lovisa, Josefine, Adrian B, Christoffer

5. Axel, James, Anders, Nentan

6. Jesper, Victor, Johanna + 1


Have a good holiday!

CV and covering letter plus instructions for job interview

General information before we start:-
CAE
Those who missed the Listening part of the CAE or had a fail grade on the READING part have a last chance on Wednesday at 14.10 to get it done!

Romeo & Juliet
Both the comparison of the film and play plus the answers  to 10 of 25 questions should be in my inbox by this Friday.


It seems like we think the most important things in life we cannot learn about- like being a good parent or having reasonable relationships with the people around us..
This may be true but at least we can try!!!!

A very important thing in life is getting a job and to reach that goal we often have to go through the process of applying for the job and being called to an interview.

That is what we are going to practice this week and the week after the mid-term break.

Here are the instructions:
As a document 
or as text 

English 7

Job Interviews

The job interview task gives you the opportunity to 

speak English in a more formal setting. Start off by 

getting into a group of three to four students (3-4) To 

prepare for it you will need to do the following:

              

1.    Write your CV-a good resource which is simple is:

http://www.soon.org.uk/cvpage.htm

or http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-write-a-cv-2

 here are some written examples

2.    Surf  onto www.job-interview.net

3.    Click on Mock Job Interviews

4.    Choose a job and prepare your interview (see the general instructions on the above website.

5.    Write a brief covering letter explaining that you have seen the advertisement for the post of…(your chosen area) and you would like to be considered for the job.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-write-a-cover-letter

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE

6.    Talk to the other people in your group and give them a copy of your interview questions.

7.    Check through the general questions you may be asked at a job interview.

8.    Think about the way you will be dressed ( we will not dress up for this interview)

9.    Think about your body language, your confidence and your eye contact.

10.                  Practise!

See http://www.videojug.com/interview/the-job-interview

11.                  You are now ready to do your interview.

Results of the interview

1. The student interviewers and myself will decide if you should be called back for a second interview or get the job or be thanked for your interest in the post. This is a subjective judgement and not to be taken too seriously!

ON Friday after the break we will do the actual interviews in your small groups. 
You will have about 20-25 minutes per interview.
I will try to get around to as many as possible.
The interview will NOT be graded.
However, the CV/covering letter will be given a pass/non-pass grade  

CAE Listening and follow-up

Today we will be spending the focus on listening..

We start off by doing an example from a CAE test

This was one of the key areas many of you highlighted when planning in groups and is an important part of learning a language.

Then, after the break (around 9 a.m.) you will have an opportunity to deepen your listening knowledge.

Here are some links to help you.

Self-correcting exercises:

www.esl-lab.com (Randall's ESL Lab) 

Do the advanced stuff!!!!! 

Exercises for Cambridge Advanced and other qualifications
www.examenglish.com 

A sample of the CAE test 


Listening to topics  (B2 level to get warmed up with)
http://yourenglishstrategies.wikispaces.com/listening+(B2)

Getting a bit hotter
http://www.talkenglish.com/Listening/ListenAdvanced.aspx 


Finally try to google for C1 level  listening exercises 

Good luck!

Go through planner- Distribute "letters" + language work

Today the term planner for vt 2015 is finally ready.

You have  got a paper copy but the digital version is here on the blog on the right column.

As you can see I want to ratchet up the level of commitment and the degree of accountability on the Monday lessons..

Too many students are using this precious time sitting in the cafeteria instead of improving their knowledge of English.

Of course you can still use this time to complete assignments and work on literature or other aspects of the course BUT from now you have to DOCUMENT every week how you use this time.

THIS WILL BE COMPULSORY!!

IT IS OK TO USE THE COMMENT FUNCTION ON THE BLOG FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Back to today, we will distribute our final book today.
It is a modern piece of writing "Letters from the Inside" written by the Australian writer John Marsden.

I have chosen it for three reasons:

1. It is short and easy to read
2. It gives a very good introduction to Australian slang/English
3. It gives good opportunities to discuss themes such as reality, truth and identity

There will be three assignments based on the book. The first one is a language study and will be distributed in week 10.

By then you need to have read up to page 90 in "Letters"

Finally today I am going to distribute a brochure to get you going on your 9-9.50 assignments. Read and discuss the brochure in small groups.
- Which courses would you be interested in ?
-What would it be like to live in New York (+ and -) ?
- Are there similar institutions in Sweden? If so, which ones?

Feed-back on the "Comment" function of the blog please!

Shakespeare film and comparison

Today we will get to see the film version of Romeo and Juliet from 1996 starring Leonard Decaprio.

Afterwards you need to write a comparison of the film and the play  concentrating on the content and how it is treated. 

The 10 questions for the final exercise are here again


All Shakespeare work MUST BE COMPLETED before Sportlovet.

Next Monday (week 7) we will go through the planner for the rest of the term together

Romeo and Juliet Act V

So today we get to the end of the play.

Act V is filled with the tragedy of which the play bears the name...

2 words I want you to note are "denouement" and "catharsis". How do they apply at the end of this play?

"Romeo and Juliet" is one of Shakespeare's earlier plays. This can be seen by the ending.

What evidence is there to suggest this may be the case?

We are going to read the play aloud and divide the roles up in class.

Do you notice anything about the scene structure?

Apart from the last scene of the play how long is the last act?

On Friday you will be watching the film. 

The film will need to start at 7.55 in order to see it all by 9.50-10.00. So please TRY TO COME ON TIME.

To round off today write a short newspaper/ tv news item about the events at the end of the play..

Start off with the title/headline:

Verona in shock and grief