Discussion Questions - Listening

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1. you headline did when the What think read you?


2. word 'interview' What springs to mind when you hear the?


3. with experience job do interviews you have What?


4. What's interviews pass to way best the?


5. do What do bankers investment?


6. to best are clothes of kind What interview an at wear?


7. kind of code of conduct should investment bankers follow What?


8. about What what do you you read think?


9. brown than better shoes black Are shoes?


10. you What job going have advice interview for for do a people?


11. you reading article Did like this?


12. of your Are classes in different people society there?


13. all investment bankers being upper class What is wrong with?


14. your discriminate country against accents Do in people?


15. questions have you had at a job interview What difficult?


16. people universities best Should elite the from get jobs?


17. candidates companies be able Should to unsuccessful sue?


18. would you What job impress have skills interview in that do a?


19. clothes same the wear workers all Should?


20. to researchers questions like the What you ask would?

Back to the job interview lesson.

Job Interview - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What springs to mind when you hear the word 'interview'?
  3. What experience do you have with job interviews?
  4. What's the best way to pass interviews?
  5. What do investment bankers do?
  6. What kind of clothes are best to wear at an interview?
  7. What kind of code of conduct should investment bankers follow?
  8. What do you think about what you read?
  9. Are black shoes better than brown shoes?
  10. What advice do you have for people going for a job interview?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. Are there different classes of people in your society?
  3. What is wrong with all investment bankers being upper class?
  4. Do people discriminate against accents in your country?
  5. What difficult questions have you had at a job interview?
  6. Should people from elite universities get the best jobs?
  7. Should unsuccessful candidates be able to sue companies?
  8. What skills do you have that would impress in a job interview?
  9. Should all workers wear the same clothes?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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