CEP Lesson Plan

Teacher/s: _ Yan Liang______________________________

Level: _Int. Conversation AM_____
Date/Time: __Feb._____
Goal: Know how to ask for clarifications and information.
How to interact with interviewers politely
Objectives (SWBAT):
Students Will Be Able To
1. get familiar with job interview questions & processes
2. ask for information and clarification <politely>
3. give information and clarify statements <politely>
4. verify comprehension <politely>
Theme: ___Job interview_________________________________________
Extensions: ___politeness & present tense & past tense _________
Aim/Skill/Micros
kill
Review or
Preview (if
applicable)

Activity 1:
Job interview

Activity/Procedure/Stage
Linking & Transitioning to rest of
lesson: review what we have learned
for the last class and ask ss to prepare
for the group discussion.
1.1 Pre-Stage:
Today we are going to talk about job
interview in the United States.
Kick-off questions: How many of you
have done or participated in a job
interview in the US? What is your
experience?

Interaction

Time

(for example:
SS-T)

20 mins

T-SS
2min
T-SS

The job interviewing process in the

United States is probably very different
than in your own native country.
What are job interviewing processes in
the United States?
Is it the same with your native
country? What is the difference?
*make sure mention and help ss
understand that the job interviewing
process in the United States is probably
very different than in their own native
country.
Can you think of some possible

Anticipated Problems

2min
2min

Questions:
1. If no answer, no one
experienced
interview. T will give
her own experience.
2. If ss have many
experiences, let them
cut short.
Differences:
*self-promotion, selling
yourself
*high-context culture
(Asian, Middle East,
South America): social
trust must be earned and
relationships and the
situation are more
important than the actual
words spoken.
Low-context culture
(US, Uk, Australia,

questions that interviewers might ask? SS-SS

Listed in the PPT slides
Ask for info & clarification
Brainstorm and discuss within groups
how you ask for information &
clarifications. And come up with at
least four.
* Could you be more specific?
* I am not sure what you mean by
* So, you are saying that
* Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
etc. What time, How Many, How much,
How long, What kind of, Since when,
Which ?
After you have finished, please write
on blackboard/poster.
To practice that, please use these
expressions. Try to find out the
following information:
- To find out about someones
educational background and
current studies
- To find out about someones
strengths and weaknesses

3min

3min

Introduce how to
politely ask questions:
*What do you consider
your greatest
strengths/achievement?
*May I ask you what
you greatest weakness
is?

SS-SS
T-SS

4min

Sometimes you may find that some

SS-SS
information is incorrect and you want
to clarify your statements. What would
you say?
Write on poster.
Giving information and clarifying
statements
T-SS
* Yes, thats correct/thats it
* Yes, thats exactly right.
* No, not exactly.
* No, thats not quite right.
* I probably didnt make myself clear.
After clarifying your information, you
want to check or verify their
comprehension what would you ask?

T-SS

Verifying comprehension
* Do you understand?
* Does that make sense?
* Did I understand you correctly?
* Do you have any questions?

SS-SS

If you havent quite understood, you

want him or her to explain more for

Germany): get down to

business quickly (value
individual performance).

5min

5min
T-SS

you. What would you say?

Signaling that one has or hasnt
understood
* Yes, I see/thats clear/I
understand/Ive got it.
* So sorry. Im not sure I got it all.
*Sorry, Im not quite sure what you
mean to say.
*Would you mind explaining / going
over (again)?

SS-SS

*Or nonverbal usage

5min
After introducing these, specify that
these can be used in the job interview
and can be both used by interviewer
and interviewee.

T-SS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=wdFUIHCht9Q
practice asking for clarifications
1.2 During Stage:
Conduct a job interview in groups:
1. Ask students to complete both
sections 1) as interviewer 2) as
interviewee. Focus on above
SS-SS
four we have mentioned.
(twice:interviews)
2. Give each student a number.
Even number students to find an
odd number student.
3. Have even number students
interview odd number students,
asking them to refer to their
worksheets when they get stuck.
4. Have even number students
team up with a different odd
number student.
5. Ask odd number students to
interview even number students.
This time, students should
attempt to use their worksheets
as seldom as possible.
6. Discuss the practice sessions in
detail.
7. As a variation/extension,
student interviewers spend five
minutes after each interview
taking notes on strengths and
weaknesses of the interview and
share the notes with the student
interviewees.

2min
[33]
15min

Interviewed and interview others, each

once. As for the last step, find the
person you interviewed and find out
how to make the interview better.
1.3 Post-Stage:
Most of you have been interviewed
by others. If not, in future maybe
you will find a job and get
interviewed by a company.
Now please choose four factors you
care about the most!
What I care about the most:
Choose the four factors from the list
below that would be the most important
to you in deciding on a particular job.
Then, compare your list with that of a
classmate. Ask each other for
clarification about your choices.
(how high of a salary would you want? SS-SS
Would you refuse to work for a
company that made a dangerous
product?)
In what ways are you and your
classmate similar?
In what ways are you different?
*list: salary/colleagues/commute
time/vacation time
job prestige/geographic location/health T-SS
benefits/type of business
independence/job responsibilities/work
schedule/work outdoors/at a desk
Tangible Outcome & Assessment: ss
can use sentence patterns in
communication.
Transition to
Wrap-Up: Please
watch the
videotape and
next class we will
have a group
discussion._
Wrap-up

SS-SS

Lesson Evaluation Procedures:

T-SS
1. Give handout to them and ask them
to practice
2. Discussion questions
3. Watch video for homework and
reading materials given.
(see worksheet and homework sheet
given)

Materials: posters, markers, chalks, handouts.

5min

2min

2min
[60]

Contingency Plans (what you will do if you finish early, etc.): Ask what their takeaways are. Review
communication strategies they have learned from this class.
Post-Lesson Reflections: