Participation in an interview

Activity 1: Listening practice

(a) Before you listen to the reading a text to you, answer the following questions:
1. What is an interview?

2. How is interview conducted?

3. What is an importance of interview?

4. Have you ever attended my interview? If yes, what was it about?

5. What should you know before attending an interview?

(b) now listen to the teacher reading the text and then answer the following comprehension questions.

1. What is the passage about?

2. What was Kindo’s level of education?

3. Where did he find the job advertisement?

4.What did he do after being called for an interview?

5. What should you know before attending an interview?

6.What should you do before an electronic interview?

(c) Listen to the audio and / or audio- visual material on interview skills. Use the following questions to guide you through the listening process.

1. What is the content of the materials you have listened to?
2. What is your opinion on what you have heard?
3. What have you found interesting about the interview skills you have heard? Give reasons for your answer.
4. What is your conclusion about what you have heard?

(d) Write  summary of what you have heard and present it to your friend or in class for knowledge sharing.

Activity 2: Speaking practice
(a) Study the following picture carefully and then, in a pair, discuss the questions that follow.

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Questions
1. What are the people in the picture doing?
2. Who do you think the woman seated in front of others?
3. Why do you think she is seated on front?
4. Imagine if it were you seated in front, how would you feel? Give reason for your answer.

(b) in group of five, act out the following interview and then answer the questions that follow.

Cecilia’s Job interview

Cecilia: Good morning!

Panel leader: Good morning Cecilia. How are you?

Cecilia: Thank you.

Interviewer 1: Please tell us a little about yourself.

Cecilia: My name is Cicilia Kayonzi. I’m a tutor at Kadoto college of Tourism. I’m 24 years old. I did my undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Tourism at Leeds University in The United Kingdom. Last year, I started working at Kadoto College of Tourism.

Interviewer 2: Why should we consider hiring you for the position Senior Park Werden ?

Cecilia: You should hear me because I am well qualified for the job and I’m interested in the conservation of wildlife. Apart from that, I have the relevant skills and experience.

Interviewer 3: Our game parks are faced with a challenge of poachers. How are you going to deal with it?

Cecilia: I will make sure I involve the stakeholders in dealing with this poachers. I will also propose the enactment of strict laws that will bring the culprits to justice.

Interviewer 4: How are you going to coordinate this?

Cecilia:            Well, we’ll need a bigger team of wardens; therefore, capacity buildering is essential.        Besides, up, up-to-date working tools and workers’ incentives are key. Finally, we’ll sensitise the local communities to participate fully in the anti-poaching crusade.

Interviewer 2:      How will you involve the local community?

Cecilia:           First, I’ll involve the local government authorities around the parks and game reserves.
                        By supporting social amenities such as health, education, water supply and infrastructure,
                        community members will be obliged to participate in implementing anti-poaching                                            measures.

Panel leader:     Thank you, Cecilia for your responses.

Cecilia:                 You are welcome. Thank you for your time.

Questions
1. What strategies does Cecilia intend to use to fight against poachers?

2. What are Cecilia’s views on the local government authorities to combat poaching?

3. Will Cecilia be hired for the post? Give reasons for your answer.

4.What else do you think she should have said to convince the interview panelists to win the post?

Activity 3: Reading practice

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow

The missed opportunity

My name is Hinga. I am 26 years old I graduated Iasi year from the University of Dodoma. After graduating, I decided to go home to start a fanning project. Even though I spent many years schooling, I still considered farming as an alternative to other types of employment. So, I went back home to start a project.

One day in the evening, my lather asked me whether I was going to continue with my farm project or look for a job. I told him I was going to look lor a job when academic certificate and transcript are out. I will go to collect them and start applying for jobs. I further told him that academic certificates were crucial lor applications for various job vacancies


Two months later, I heard that the academic certificates and transcripts were out. I was very happy as I knew I could then start applying for various jobs. I had to go to Dodoma to collect both the certificate and transcript; so, my father gave me some money for the bus fare. I travelled to Dodoma without any incident. However, the journey back home wasn’t very good. The bus had several breakdowns which caused the driver to stop for some hours to fix the problems.

Despite the breakdowns, I did not regret boarding that bus because I met a passenger, a man who was probably in his forties, but full of wisdom. We talked about a lol of issues, including

Despite the breakdowns, I did not regret boarding that bus because 1 met a passenger, a man who was probably in his forties, but full of wisdom. We talked about a lot of issues, including seeking jobs and at the end he gave me a newspaper which had job vacancy advertisements. I could not believe it when I saw a job vacancy which was related to my specialisation. I roughly read the job description and found that I meet all the criteria. I folded the paper and put it safely in my bag. The man alighted from the bus in one of the villages in Singida Region.

When I arrived home, I told my parents about my trip and the problems on the way home. My parents were happy to hear that I was going to apply for a job. Then, we fell silent and after a minute or so my mother asked me in low lunes when 1 was going to complete the application. “I think, first, I have to prepare my Curriculum Vitae (CV) as quickly as possible.” I responded calmly.

The next day, I went to an Internet cafe at a nearby town. I prepared my CV and wrote an application letter. I printed them and photocopied all my academic certificates to be attached to the Idler. Finally, I put them in a large envelope and went to the Post Office to post them.

One month Inter, I received a call to attend an interview which was scheduled to be conducted in two days After that call, a lot of thing began to pop-up in my mind. I could not imagine what the interview would be like and at the same time thinking whit I should prepare for the interview. I went io sleep at
9:00 p.m. that day. I had trouble falling asleep but after some hours 1 slept and had a dream which I dreamed I was sitting in front of the interview panel. The chairperson of the interview panel introduced me to the other panelists. Then, I was asked several questions all of which I answered correctly. At the end of the interview. The chairperson was very impressed. She stood up and was about to shake hands with me. When I woke up. I realised that it was just a dream, I wished my dream to come true.

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li was a bright morning. I quickly prepared for the journey and boarded a bus at 6:00 a.m The bus left the station at 6:30 a m. This journey was just like the day I travelled back home from Dodoma where I went to collect my academic certificates. As we drove through the forest, one of the tyres burst. The bus swerved violently, but through God’s Grace, it did not overturn. We had to alight from it for the mechanic to change the tyre. It took him almost an hour to finish the job: then we resumed the journey. Three hours later, the driver heard an unusual sound from the engine. He announced sadly. “The engine has knocked down,’ The passengers burst out violently. “You are not serious. You will have to reimburse our bus fares.”

My hopes of attending the interview began to lade away. They tried to fix the engine the whole night but in vain. The following day, the problem was finally fixed at 10 a.m. and the bus was ready to resume its journey. Alter some hours, we finally arrived at 2:00 p.m. In my mind, I knew the interview was over. I decided to go to the scene just in case there was a miracle. At the reception desk. I asked the receptionist about the interview. She looked at me sadly and said, “The interview is over. I looked down with tears rolling down my cheeks. I turned back and slowly walked out of the gate. Il was bad luck as I missed the opportunity.

Questions

1. What made Hinga dream of the interview?
2. What was Hinga’s dream about the interview?
3. When did Hanga’s problem begin?
4. Why did the receptionist look at Hinga sadly?
5. Why did Hinga miss the opportunity?
6. If you had a chance to meet Hinga, what would you advise him to do?

Activity 4: Vocabulary practice
(a) Read the word in the box while paying attention to correct pronunciation

(b) Use the passage in Activity 3 to write the meaning of each word in the box in Activity 4 (a) and construct one sentence for each.

(c) Write the synonyms of each of the words in the box in Activity 4 (a).

Activity 5: Grammar practice

(a) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given.

Example:

In Cecilia’s opinion, there should be a national campaign to stop poaching. (Begin: Cecilia thinks …)

Cecilia thinks that there should be a national campaign to stop poaching.

1. I think Cecilia should be offered the job. (Begin: In my opinion…)

2.In my view, the government is serious in fighting against poachers. (Begin: I urn convinced…)

3.Cecilia thought that working hand in hand with the government would stop poaching. (Begin: Cecilia is of the opinion…)

4.Government officials think that poachers can be stopped if they are sentenced to life imprisonment (Begin: Government officials believe….)

5.Local communities can help in the war against poaching. (Begin: She is convinced…..)

(b)  Choose the correct word or expression from the bracket to completed and make a connected thoughts of the following  sentences.

1. The panelists asked me to talk about myself_________________(so that, thought they could get to know me better.

2. The panel leader’s questions were very hard to understand, so_____________(most, often, all. the) other interview panelists had to clarify them for me.

 3._________________________________(in my decision, in my view of this) the panel leader w us

 supposed to he someone ease to understand.

4. ____________________________________(however, therefore) I was selected

Activity 6 : Writing practice

(a) Assume that you have been invited as one of the interview panelists and one of your classmates has applied for the position of head perfect. Complete the table below by writing five (5) questions, which you would like to ask the applicant.

(b) Imagine that you are the school Headmaster or Headmistress at Kiponda Secondary School. Ms Miza is a Mathematics teacher who has applied for a job at your school. She has come for an interview . The panel consists of four members together with you as a panel leader. Write the conversation of the interview by filling in the spaces provided.

Panel leader:________________________________________________________________
Ms Miza : __________________________________________________________________
Interviewer 1: ______________________________________________________________
Ms Miza: __________________________________________________________________
Interviewer 2:______________________________________________________________
Ms Miza: __________________________________________________________________
Interviewer 3_______________________________________________________________
Ms Miza: __________________________________________________________________
Panel leader:_______________________________________________________________
Ms Miza:__________________________________________________________________

(c) Choose any two titles from the choice given below, then write a composition expressing your opinions/ views/ suggestings using the words provided in the box

1. Poaching
2. Academic performance in your school
3. School subjects

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