Teksti
exercise 21 p. 182
Work with a partner. You go for a job interview and report to your friend what you were asked. Remember to change the tenses as well.
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1. “Can you tell us a little about yourself?” |
First the interviewers asked me… |
if / whether I could tell them a little about myself. |
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2. “How did you hear about the vacancy?” |
Then they wanted to know… |
how I had heard about the vacancy. |
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3. “Why do you want this job?” |
They also asked me… |
why I wanted that job. |
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4. “Why should we hire you?” |
They were wondering… |
why they should hire me. |
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5. “What are your greatest strengths?” |
I had to tell them… |
what my greatest strengths are/were. |
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6. “What do you consider your weaknesses?” |
Then they needed to know… |
what I consider / considered my weaknesses. |
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7. “Where do you see yourself in five years?” |
They inquired… |
where I saw myself in five years. |
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8. “What’s your dream job?” |
They wondered… |
what my dream job is/was. |
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9. “Why are you leaving your current job?” |
They asked me… |
why I was leaving my current job. |
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10. “How have you dealt with stressful situations in the past?” |
They wondered… |
how I had dealt with stressful situations in the past. |
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11. “What do you like to do in your free time?” |
They wanted to know… |
what I like /l iked to do in my free time. |
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12. “Do you have any questions for us?” |
They asked me… |
if / whether I had any questions for them. |