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domingo, 10 de enero de 2010

LOOKING FOR A JOB!!!

LOOKING FOR A JOB IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. YOU ARE JUDGED BY OTHER PEOPLE WHO DECIDE WHETHER YOUR ARE GOOD POR A CERTAIN POST OR NOT. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT AND YOU CAN GET NERVOUS IN AN INTERVIEW.
WATCH THIS VIDEO AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE CLUES THEY GIVE TO SHOW CONFIDENCE IN A JOB INTERVIEW. PAY ATTENTION AS WELL TO SOME NICE EXPRESSIONS AND QUESTIONS YOU CAN USE WHENEVER YOU ARE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS.
WATCH THE VIDEO AND WRITE DOWN THE SENTENCES OR QUESTIONS THE INTERVIEWER USES.



THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR JOBS!!!
THE VIDEO HAS TWO PARTS. ONE WITHOUT SUBTITLES AND THE OTHER ONE WITH SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH. WATCH THE VIDEO AND SEE WHAT´S PEOPLE´S OPINION ABOUT THEIR JOBS. DO THEY ENJOY THEM? DO THEY MAKE FUN OF THEIR SITUATION?

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Unknown dijo...

1RST VIDEO
-what do you consider your greatest strenght?
-May i ask you what your greatest weakness is?
May i ask you why would you like to work for this company?
-Do you hope to have an international career?
-Can you tell me what your sales average in the past was?
-May i ask what do you consider to be your greatest strenght?
-may i also ask what do you consider your greatest weakness?
-why are you interested in that position?
-Can i ask you whatdo you consider you greatest achivement is?
2ND VIDEO
-the firt woman works as a photogrher, and she loves her job.
-Then, a man introduce us a woman callen lynn.She work in the american automovil association.
-the trird man´s name is marshall,and he do a lot of things.one of this is training tigers.
-chris is a doctor in america and Lillian is a fly-atender
-Alan works as an actor.
-Eileen is a "domestic ingenier".
-ken is fron Dublin,and he is a teacher.
-Elton is from manchester and he is a writer.
-Emma work at english telecom and paul is a mechanic in a garage.
-Pat sell radio advertising.
-paula work for Estelauder, a costmetics company, and her friend jack is a plant manager in the printing and publishing industry.
-pauline works leading the traffic in New York.
-Dave is a police officer.
-Kevin is a police officer too.
-Patty deliver mail


Thats all, my friends.(hubiera sido mas facil si me huviera enterado que luego salia lo mismo subtitulado,asi me podia haber ahorrado repetirlo una y ora vez para entenderlo)

BE dijo...

Great alvaro!!!
i have said in class that there were two versions... and that one was with subtitles....
Anyway, good job. You have most of the answwers, although there are some spelling mistakes. We´ll discuss about it in class.

sara dijo...

What do you consider...?
What do you consider to be your greatest archievement?
What do you consider your greatest strength?
What do you consider most important in your career?
What do you consider to be the best thing about your job?

May I ask...?
May I ask you what your sales average is?
May I ask you what your greatest weaknees is?
May I ask you what your greatest archievement is?
May I ask if you are married?

Could you tell me...?
Could you tell me about your last job?
Could you tell me what salary you expect?
Could you tell me what job you are doing?
Could you tell me what salary you would like?

geovanna ayala dijo...

-what do you consider your gratest strength?
-what is your greatest strength?
-what do you consider most important in your career?
-what do you consider your greatest achievement?
-may i ask you what your greatest weakness is?
-what is your greatest weakness?
-may i ask you what your sales average is?¿
-may i ask you what your greatest achievement is?
-may i ask you?
-could you tell me?
-could toy tell me what job you are doing?
-could you tell me what salary you would like?
-may ask if you are married?
-what do you consider to the best thing about your job?
-may i ask you what your greatest achievement is?
-what do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
- may ask you what your sales average is?
-could you tell me what salary you expect?¿
-could you tell me what job you are doing?¿

BE dijo...

hi Sara ad Geovanna
Well-done. i see you have most of the quetions. You will need them the next day to work in class.
Some of these questions will be necessary for your role play.

BE dijo...

hi Sara ad Geovanna
Well-done. i see you have most of the quetions. You will need them the next day to work in class.
Some of these questions will be necessary for your role play.

Alvaro Ruiz dijo...

Steve Jobs was the co-founder of the company of software and hardware Apple.He said that you have to do what you love and love what you do.He always love to have a begginer mind because you can learn many things cause the curiosity was many interesting to he. He wasn´t worry about making money his thoughts were in the succes and the hapinnes.He doesn´t think he was the richest man he just think at the things he has create and the well done job.He said he went to bed thinkig I have done something wonderfull


2nd Video
1st one is a photographer, she edit and shoot and she set up live trucks.She loves her job.

2nd one is a couple of old people and the man talks about his friend that works for the american automobile association.

3rd is a truck driver he do welds and maintenance also he train tigers.

The 4th one is a doctor and the woman a fligth attendant.The doctor works from 80 to 90 hours a week and she flies three or four times a week.

The 5th is an actor.

The 6th is a women that works as housewife.

The 7th is Ken and he is an english teacher.

The 8 th is a writter he writes about the society and their problems.

The 9th she works for an british telecom.

The 10th I think he works as mechanic because he works in a garage.

The 11th sells radio advertisings.

The 12th it´s a couple of friends and she works in a cosmetic shop and the man works in a printing and publishing industry as plant manager.

The 13th is a woman that directs New York´s traffic.

The 14th, Dave is a police officer of London.

The 15th is another police officer but this time from New York

The 16th works delivering mail so she must be a postman.

Jaime Jimenez Gonzalez dijo...

-Erin is a photographer. She loves your job.
-Phil speak about her friend, -Lynn, she work in a automobile association.
-Marshall is a truck driver and he also train tigers.
-Chris is a musician and an doctor.
-Lillian is a doctor in flights. -She works 80 o 90 hours a week.
-Alan is an actor.
-Eileen is a housewife.
-Ken is an english teacher.
-Elton is a writer.
-Emma works in an office. She works for british Telecom.
-Paul is a mechanic, Paul works in a garage.
-Pat works in the radio advertising.
-Paula works in a cosmetic shop.
-Jack works in the printing and publishing industry.
-Pauline is an agent of traffic in New York.
-Dave is a police office.
-Kevin is a police-men.
-Patty is a deliver mail.

Ainhoa Casado Exposito dijo...

Second video.

First woman is a photogrher, and she loves her jo
A man says that her wife called lynn.She work in the american automovil association.
The trird man is marshall,and he do a lot of things.one of this is training tigers.
Chris is a doctor in america and Lillian is a fly-atender
Alan is an actor.
Eileen is a domestic ingenier.
Ken is a teacher.
Elton is from manchester and he is a writer.
Emma work at British telecom and paul is a mechanic in a garage.
Pat sell radio advertising.
Paula work for Estelauder, a costmetics company, and her friend jack is a plant manager in the printing and publishing industry.
Pauline works leading the traffic.
Dave is a police officer.
Kevin is a police officer too.
Patty deliver mail

Antonio Vaz dijo...

1.- She is a photographer ans she loves her job.

2.- she work in AAA (American Automobile Association)

3.- He is a Truck driver and sometimes work with tigers.

4.- lillian is a fly attendant and chris is a doctor.

5.- He is a actor

6.- She says that is a domestic engineer (houswife).

7.- Ken is a english teacher.

8.- Elton is a writter who come from Manchester.

9.- Emma is a English telecom and she work in an office.

10.- Paul is a garage mechanic.

11.- Pat work in a radio advertising.

12.- Paula works in a cosmetic shop and jack works in a printing and publishing industry.

13.- Pauline is a traffic agent in NY.

14.- Dave is a police officer in London.

15.- Kevin is a police officer in NY.

16.- Patty work as deliver mail.

Fatima Asenjo Lopez dijo...

First woman is a photogrher.She loves her job.
Man's wife calls Lynn.She works in the american automovil association.
Next man is Marshall,and he does a lot of things, like train tigeres.
Chris is an American doctor.
Lillian is a fly-atender. She works 80 or 90 hours a week.
Alan is an actor.
Eileen works in domestic service.
Ken is a teacher.
Elton is a writer from Manchester
Emma works at British telecom.
Paul is a mechanic.
Pat sellsworks in a radio advertising.
Paula works for Estelauder, in a costmetics company, and her friend Jack is a plant manager in the printing and publishing industry.
Pauline is an agent of traffic in New York.
Dave is a police officer.
Kevin is a police-men.
Patty is adelivers mail.

LOS ATRAPAZETAS dijo...

Looking for a job!
VIDEO:

.The woman is a photographer, and loves his job.
.The woman work in the American Automovil Association.
.The man is a truck driver, but also has experience with the Tigers.
.The woman is a fly attendant and the man is a doctor.
.The man is an actor.
.The woman is a engineer domestic.
.The man is a teacher.
.The man is a writer that is from manchester.
.The woman works in an office and telecommunications in English.
.The man works as a mechanic.
.The woman works selling advertising on the radio.
.The woman works in a cosmetic company and jack works in a printing and publishing industry.
.The woman is a traffic agent in New York.
.The man is a police in London.
.The man is a police officer.
.The woman is a postman.

Sara Benítez Gómez dijo...

Second video: Looking for a job !

-the woman is Erin. she is a photographer and she loves her job. she said that her job is great.

-the man's wife is Lynn. she works in the american automovil association.

-the man is Marshall. he does a lot of things like trucks driver and trains tigers.

-the woman is Lillian. she is a fligth attendant. the man is Chris and he is a doctor.

-the man is Alan. he is an actor.

-the woman is Eileen and she works in domestic service.

-the man is Ken and he is a teacher.

-the man is Elton who is a writer from Manchester.

-the woman is Emma and she works at British telecom.

-the man is Paul and he is a mechanic.

-the man is Pat and he sells radio advertising.

-the woman is Paula and she works in a costmetics company.

-the man is jack and he is a plant manager in the printing and publishing industry.

-the woman is Pauline and she is an agent of traffic in New York.

-the man is Dave and he is a police officer.

-the man is Kevin and he is a police-men.

-the woman is Patty and she is adelivers mail.

Ana Marina dijo...

Erin says that she love her job because she thinks it is great , she is photographer´s ``live truck´´.
Fill says that Lynn works for the American Automobile Association
The next man is truck driver , maintenance man and welder , and he doesn´t say nothing about if he love or detest this job.
Chris is a doctor and Litician is attendant for Delta.
Alan is an actor .
Elien is a housewife.
Ken is a english teacher
Dalton is a writer, he writes about social issues and injustices .
Emma work in a British Telecom and Paul works in a garage .
The next man sells radio advertising.
Paula works in a cosmetic firm, Esteec Lauder and her fiance works in the printing and publishing industry.
Pauline directs traffic for the city of New York
Dave is a police officer
Kevin is a police officer in the city of New York
Patty is deliver mail

Anónimo dijo...

-Erin's a photographer in a live truck.
-Lynn works in American Automobile Asociation.
-Marshall is a truck driver.
-Chris is a physician, a doctor.
-Lillian is a flight attender.
-Alan is an actor.
-Eileen is a housewife.
-Ken is an english teacher.
-Elton is a writer.
-Emma works in British Telecom
-Paul is a mechanic.
-Pat works in radio advertising.
-Paula works for Estee Lauder.
-Jack works in a printing and publishing industry.
-Pauline works directing the traffic in the city.
-Dave is a police officer.
-Kevin is a polive officer.
-Patty is a mail deverer.

Anónimo dijo...

1. Erin is a photographer and she loves her job.
2.Lynn is a past fifty and she works in AAA.
3.Marshal train to the tigers.
4.Chris is a doctor and Lillian is a fly attendant, he works more hours than she.
5.Alan is an actor
6.Eileen say that she is a domestic engineer, a housewife
7.Kan is a english teacher
8.Elton is from manchester and he is a writter.
9.Emma works in an office, for british telecom.
10.Paul works in a garage
11.Pat works in a radio advertising.
12. Paula works for a cosmetic farm and Jack works in a printing and publishing industry.
13.Pauline directs the traffic of New York
14. Dave is a police officer on London.
15. Kevin is a police officer but from new york.
16.Patty is adelivers mail
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mario dijo...

1-Erin is a photographer
2-Lynn works in AAA
3-Marshall leads Tigers
4-Chris is a doctor and Lillian is a fly attendant
5-Alan is an actor
6-Eileen is a housewife
7-Kin is an english teacher
8-Elton.. he is a writter
9-Emma works for british telecom
10-Paul is a mechanic in the garage
11-Pat works in a radio
12-Paula works for a cosmetic farm and Jack I don`t know
13-Pauline directs the traffic
14- Dave is a police officer
15-Kevin is a police officer but he works in nwe york and dave in london
16-Patty works in the mail

Unknown dijo...

Looking for a job!
VIDEO:

. The woman is a photographer and loves his job
. The woman work in the American Automobile Association.
. The man is a truck driver and has experience with the tigers
. The woman is to fly attendant and the man is a doctor.
. The man is an actor.
. The woman is a domestic engineer.
. The man is a teacher.
. The man is a writer and is from manchester
. The woman works in an office and telecommunications in English.
. The man works on the mechanic.
. The woman works selling advertising on the radio.
. The woman works in a cosmetic company and jack works in a printing and publishing industry.
. The woman is a traffic agent in New York.
. The man is a police in London.
. The man is a police officer.
. The woman is a postman.