Common Job Interview Questions with Possible Answers

Are you looking for a job? Would you like to know some questions that employers frequently ask? What are  some good ways to answer those questions? Listen to the recordings.

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The Creative Spirit

No Class Wednesday, May 1

There will be no class on Wednesday, May 1, because I will working on the Level 4 Writing and Speaking tests. We will have an important test on Thursday. Come on time! The test will last the whole class.

Making Negative Statements: No, I don't live in San Bruno.

Wh- questions: Employment

Present Perfect and Simple Past: Questions for Your Classmates

1.  Have you ever won more than $10?  name: _______________ 

     When did you win the money? _____________
     How much did you win? ____ 
     How did you spend it? __________________________         

2.  Have you ever gone on a cruise?  name: _______________                     
     When did you go on a cruise? _____________
     How big was the ship?
     Would you recommend the line (=company) to other people? Why? Why not?

3.  Have you ever taken music lessons?  name: _______________    

     When? _____________
     What instrument did you play? ___________ 
     Do you still play? ___

4.  Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?  name: _______________ 

     When did you get a speeding ticket? _____________
     How fast were you going? (=driving)  ___ miles per hour (not kilometers)
     How much was the fine? (罚款单, multa, штраф, غرامة )
     How much did you have to pay?)

         kilometers   miles

         per hour       per hour           kph           mph
         60    →         37                      120  →    75
         70    →         43                      140  →    87
         80    →         49                      150  →    93
         90    →         55                      160  →    99   
         100  →         62                      170  →    106
         110  →         68                      180  →    112

5.  Have you ever lived in another country besides (= not including, 除了…之外, excepto, исключа́яباستثناء,) here or your native country?  name: _______________

     When did you live in another country? _____________
     What did you like most about the country?
     What did you do for a living when you lived there?

6.  Have you ever met a famous person?  name: _______________ 

     When did you meet a famous person? _____________
     Who was it?
     What was s/he like?
    Example: nice, quiet, shy, unfriendly.  S/he looked older/younger/prettier than in his/her pictures.

7.  Have you ever been in an accident?  name: _______________

     When were you in an accident?  _____________
     Did anyone get hurt? ___ 
     Whose fault was it?  (错, ¿Quién fue el culpable?, вина́, خطأ، غلطة،)

8.  Have you ever gone back to your native country?  name: _______________ 
      When did you go back to your native country? _____________
      Were things different than when you lived there? If so, how?
      Do you like it better here or there now?

Transportation Review

Student A:  Transportation Review                             

1. I am a person walking down the street. You want to know where the Muni station is.

What do you ask me?  Answer:   Excuse me, where is the Muni station?

2. I am a bus driver. You want to know if I go to Market and Third Street. What do you ask me?
Answer:  Excuse me, do you go to Market and Third Street?

3. I am a person on the street.  You want to go to Fisherman’s Wharf. /worf/ Ask me where you catch the bus. Answer:  Excuse me, where do I catch the bus to go to Fisherman’s Wharf?

5. I am a person on the street.  You want to go to Stonestown. /'stonz  taʊn/ Ask me how you can get there.  Answer:  Excuse me, how can I get to Stonestown?

7. I am a BART employee. You need to go to Daly City. Ask me which train you should take.  
Answer:  Excuse me, I need to go to Daly City. Which train should I take? (or Which train should I take to go to Daly City?)

9. I am a person in the BART station. Ask me how much the fare is to go to Twelfth Street in Oakland.  Answer:  Excuse me, how much is the fare to go to Twelfth Street in Oakland?

Student B:  Transportation Review                             

2.   I am your friend. Ask me where you can buy a Fast Pass.  Answer:  Excuse me, where can I buy a Fast Pass?

4.   I am a bus driver. You want to know if I stop at Market and Van Ness. What do you ask me? 
Answer:  Excuse me, do you stop at Market and Van Ness?

6.   I work at the front desk in a hotel. You are a hotel guest. Ask me if public transportation goes to the airport.  Answer:  Excuse me, does public transportation go to the airport?

8.   I am a BART station agent. You are a tourist. Ask me how to get to Berkeley on BART. 
Answer:  Excuse me, how do I get to Berkeley on BART?

10. I am a person walking down the street. You are new to San Francisco. Ask me how far it is to Union Square.  Answer:  Excuse me, how far is it to Union Square?