Make It and Take It
USING STUDENT WRITING
Activity Two
TITLE: Job Interviews
LEVEL: High beginning, intermediate and advanced.
TIME: For teacher preparation, 30 minutes for the teacher to type up selected interviews. In class, 30 minutes to an hour to write interviews and make corrections; 30 minutes for the practice of the job interviews.
FOCUS: Writing, speaking, reading, listening.
OBJECTIVES: 1. Reinforce and culminate what students have learned about job interviews.
2. Practice peer editing.

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:

Paper, pens/pencils
Teacher access to a computer with word processing
Copies of the interviews that the teacher will type
DESCRIPTION:
        Students should have already learned about job interviews in the United States and practiced interviews with classmates. The following writing and reading activity is a culmination of what they have learned.

        Students work in pairs to write job interviews. Encourage them to include typical job interview questions and follow the chronological progression of interviews: introductions, interview, resolution.

        Each pair should share their job interview with another pair to check for spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes.

Recommendation:Brainstorm a proofreading checklist with the class when you reach this stage.
        Ask students to turn in their job interviews after they have been proofread. Then, choose 1 or 2 sample job interviews to type up, and plan to use these interviews for a class reading/role playing activity. Choose interviews that are thorough, well written and creative.
        Best idea: Use the interviews as a jigsaw activity. If you do this, then each partner in the pair should get only one part of the dialogue. Then, give students time to read silently their part of the interview, then practice aloud with their partner. Ask for a volunteer pair to act out the interview.

 
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