Story Book 2 Let`s Talk About Your Work Experience

Anglais langue seconde
Story Book 2
ANG-2101-4
Situation 31
Let’s Talk About Your Work Experience
Identification de l’élève : ______________________________________________
Nom : _________________________________________________________________
Adresse : ______________________________________________________________
Code postal : __________________________________________________________
No. de téléphone : ____________________________________________________
Commission scolaire : _________________________________________________
Date : __________________________________________________________________
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ISBN 978-2-89493-366-4
Let’s Talk About Your Work Experience
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À la fin de cette leçon, je serai capable de :
– Répondre à des questions simples à propos de mon expérience de travail.
– Lire et comprendre le vocabulaire de base correspondant à mon expérience
de travail.
– Utiliser la structure de phrase appropriée.
– Lire de courts textes descriptifs à propos des emplois et des questions d’entrevue.
Part A
Warm-up
My personal experience
What is your experience with answering interview
questions about your work experience?
q I’ve answered interview questions about my work
experience.
q I’ve answered interview questions in English, but not
about my work experience.
q I’ve never answered interview questions about my work
experience.
q Other: _____________________________________
Let’s Talk About Your Work Experience
What will I have to say or do in English?
Imagine that in a job interview, the interviewer asks you questions in English about your work experience.
Imaginez que pendant une entrevue d’emploi, l’intervieweur vous pose des questions en anglais par rapport à votre expérience de travail.
Check YES, NO or MAYBE depending on what you would do in this situation.
Yes
No Maybe
Complain. ..................................................................................................................................... Describe a previous job. ................................................................................................................ Express satisfaction. ..................................................................................................................... Give details. ................................................................................................................................. Give information. .......................................................................................................................... Make a reservation. ...................................................................................................................... Other: ___________________________________________________________________ q
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Work World
Part B
Describe the scene
Listen to the following
questions on the website.
Imagine a job interview where the interviewer asks questions in English about your work experience.
Imaginez que pendant une entrevue d’emploi, l’intervieweur vous pose des questions en anglais par rapport à votre expérience de travail.
Then either circle the images or create your own to represent the scene you visualize.
1. What was your position in your last job?
Security agent
Supermarket cashier
Quel était votre poste à votre ancien travail?
Telemarketing agent
School bus driver
Other (Specify):
__________________
2. What kind of job was it?
Part-time
Temporary
3. What people did you work with most of the time?
My supervisor
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Full-time
Quel genre de travail était-ce?
Customers
Co-workers
On-call
Other (Specify):
__________________
Avec qui travailliez-vous habituellement?
Young children
Other (Specify):
__________________
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4. What did you learn that you found interesting in your last job?
Qu’avez-vous appris d’intéressant dans votre dernier travail?
Computer skills
Patience with difficult
customers
English on the phone
5. What unpaid work have you done?
Sat on a committee
Helped in a soup kitchen
Health and safety
procedures
Other (Specify):
__________________
Quel travail bénévole avez-vous fait?
Helped with a daycare
activity
Helped in a hospital
Other (Specify):
__________________
Here are some interview questions about work experience. Check new vocabulary and be sure you clearly
understand the questions. You will refer to them in the next part of this situation.
• What did you like most in your last job?
• What did you dislike most in your last job?
• Tell me about your responsibilities in your last job.
• Do you work better alone or with others?
• How do you like working under supervision?
• How would a co-worker describe you?
• What type of interaction do you expect to have with your supervisor?
• What are you most proud of in your work?
• Give me an example of a time when you showed initiative and particular interest at work.
• What did you learn in your last job?
• What skills or knowledge have you gained or used in previous jobs that are relevant to this position?
• Why did you leave your last job?
• Why have you changed jobs so frequently?
• Tell me about your work experience: paid, unpaid or volunteer.
• Describe what working conditions you prefer.
• What is your opinion about teamwork?
• How would you describe your former employers?
These questions come from the Service Canada, Training and Careers, website which also gives useful tips
in English and French about answering interview questions.
You can find many other documents about this subject on the Internet.
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Part C
My language tools
Go to your Tool Book and do these activities. They will help you when you’re doing My story.
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Tool
Book
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Les adverbes de temps exprimant la
fréquence
L’ordre des mots
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Simplifier
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Formuler des phrases dans un
contexte d’entrevue d’emploi (2/2)
Web
If you have already done the activities, it’s a good idea to review them. When you’ve finished, come back
here to continue.
Part D
Review the scene and Plan my steps
Review the scene
Now that you have completed your activities, go back over Describe the scene and answer the following questions
in English. Write complete sentences, e.g. I was a telemarketing agent.
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2. 3. 4. 5. What was your position in your last job? I was a _____________________________________________________
What kind of job was it? It was __________________________________________________________________
What people did you work with most of the time? I worked with __________________________________________
What did you learn that you found interesting in your last job? I learned ____________________________________
What unpaid work have you done? I ______________________________________________________________
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Plan my steps
In this activity, imagine the following situation.
You are in an interview for a job in your future trade. The interviewer asks you some questions in English
about your work experience.
Vous passez une entrevue pour un travail dans votre future profession.
L’intervieweur vous pose quelques questions en anglais à propos de votre expérience de travail.
Here are the steps of the story you are creating. Put them in order and number them.
mAnswer a question about how you worked with other people in your last job.__________________________________
Répondez à une question à propos de vos relations avec vos anciens collègues.
mAnswer a question about unpaid or volunteer work experience.___ Répondez à une question à propos de votre expérience en bénévolat.
mAnswer a question about what you disliked in your last job.______________________________________________
Répondez à une question à propos de ce que vous n’aimiez pas dans votre ancien travail.
mAnswer a question about what you liked most in your last job.____________________________________________
Répondez à une question à propos de ce que vous aimiez le plus dans votre ancien travail.
mDescribe the job you’re applying for._______________________________________________ Décrivez l’emploi postulé.
Listen to the audio file
for the correct order
of the steps.
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Part E
Tips
Here are some words or expressions that might help you write the dialogue between you and the interviewer in
My story. Some of them (or maybe all of them) can be matched with the steps of your story. Write them in the Tips
column of the table below.
At my last job, I suggested (a new work schedule, a new filing system, etc.)
and it worked well.
At my last job, I was
good at dealing with difficult customers.
À mon dernier emploi, j’ai suggéré (un nouvel
À mon dernier emploi, j’avais de la facilité à
Je pense qu’un superviseur devrait être une
horaire de travail, un nouveau système de
traiter avec des clients difficiles.
personne (juste / travaillante /avec qui on peut
classement, etc.) qui a bien fonctionné.
I think a supervisor
should be someone . . .
(who is fair/hard-working/easy
to talk to, who trusts me etc.).
parler / qui me fait confiance, etc.).
At the beginning,
I had problems with
________, but I ...
My former boss was
very demanding. He felt
a lot of pressure from
the company.
Au début j’avais des problèmes
Mon ancien patron était très exigeant parce
avec ___ mais j’ai …
qu’il ressentait beaucoup de pression de la
I worked mostly with
customers.
Je travaillais principalement
avec des clients.
part de la compagnie.
I did volunteer work
at ....
J’ai fait du bénévolat à …
I really liked ________
because ....
J’aimais beaucoup _____ parce que …
I was responsible
for ...
J’étais responsable de …
If you find some useful words or expressions in your dictionary, write them in the last column.
Tips
My personal dictionary
1. Describe the job you’re applying
for.
2. Answer a question about what you
liked most in your last job.
3. Answer a question about what you
disliked in your last job.
4. Answer a question about how you
worked with other people in your
last job.
5. Answer a question about unpaid or
volunteer work experience.
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Part F
My story
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Tool
Book
Remember to use
your language tools.
Imagine that you are in an interview for a job in your future trade.
Write the dialogue between you and the interviewer. If you like, illustrate your story in the empty boxes on the
right.
1. Describe the job you’re applying for.
Find a job ad, in French or in English, corresponding to work you’ve already done or that you plan to do in the
future. Search in newspapers or on the Internet. Go to the website and read the advice in Your Complete Job
Search Guide, section 3 “Finding job leads” (page 16), if necessary.
The job ad is for a position as: ______________
_________________________________________
The job requires the following work experience:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
2. Answer a question about what you liked most in your last job.
Go to the list of interview questions about work experience at the and of Describe the scene. Choose one question
about what you liked most in your last job and answer it.
Interviewer: __________________________________
______________________________________
I answer: _________________________________
_________________________________________
3. Answer a question about what you disliked in your last job.
From the list of interview questions, choose one question about what you disliked in your last job and answer it.
Interviewer: __________________________________
______________________________________
I answer: _________________________________
_________________________________________
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4. Answer a question about how you worked with other people in your last job.
From the list of interview questions, choose one question about how you worked with other people in your last job
and answer it.
Interviewer: __________________________________
______________________________________
I answer: _________________________________
_________________________________________
5. Answer a question about unpaid or volunteer work experience.
From the list of interview questions, choose one question about unpaid or volunteer work experience and answer
it. Think about volunteer work you have done for your school, a committee, your child daycare centre or your
community. Employers like to hear about this!
Or if you have spent time at home raising your children or caring for a sick parent, you can focus on some of the
skills required and the time spent to do this.
Interviewer: __________________________________
______________________________________
I answer: _________________________________
_________________________________________
6. Submit an application form.
When you submit this work to your tutor, please include the job application form you filled in Situation 26.
7. Tying things up.
Check what you would do next. Note that there might be one choice that is a little odd!
q Make notes so I can clearly explain why I didn’t like my former employer.
q Check with a former employer if I can give his/her name as a reference.
q Check to make sure that my résumé gives the most important information about my work experience.
Now practise your dialogue with a friend, a classmate or a family member.
– Go back to Describe the scene and explain it in your own words.
– Explain to the person the role he or she is playing. Read out all parts
of the dialogue to help you explain this.
– Act out the scene with the other person.
– Tell the person how you illustrated your story.
– Who did you practise the dialogue with? _________________________
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Part G
Review and improve
1. Écrivez quelques mots ou expressions en anglais que vous avez appris au cours
de cette situation.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2.Pensez à ce que vous avez appris au cours de cette situation. Était-ce difficile,
facile? Pour chaque élément, jugez votre degré d’aisance. J’ai fait cette situation :
Très facilement
Facilement
Plus ou moins facilement
Difficilement
Très difficilement
Maintenant, en anglais, je suis capable de :
à l’oral (parler, écouter)
– Répondre à des questions simples à propos de mon expérience de travail. ................ – Lire et comprendre le vocabulaire de base correspondant à mon expérience de travail. .
– Parler de manière spontanée et ne pas me soucier d’erreurs de prononciation. ........... – Utiliser « usually », « often », « always » (adverbes de fréquence) pour décrire mon
expérience de travail. ..................................................................................................... – Utiliser des phrases courtes quand je parle. .................................................................. à l’écrit (écrire et lire)
– Lire de courts textes descriptifs à propos des emplois et des questions d’entrevue. ... q Je suis heureux de constater mes progrès.
q J’ai besoin de réviser un peu.
q Je devrais faire appel à mon formateur, car je me sens dépassé.
q Je devrais recommencer cette situation depuis le début.
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N’oubliez pas de soumettre cette situation à votre formateur, ainsi que le formulaire d’application de la situation 26 dûment rempli.
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Commentaires de l’élève
Remarques du tuteur
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VOTRE AVIS EST IMPORTANT
Qui? Que vous soyez élève ou formateur.
Quoi? Signaler toute anomalie ou erreur et faire part de vos commentaires concernant ce guide.
Comment? En retournant cette fiche remplie, par la poste ou par télécopieur.
Merci! Vos commentaires sont précieux.
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Prénom :_______________________________________
Commission scolaire :_____________________________
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Élève :
Formateur ou formatrice :
Autre, précisez : ______________________________
GUIDE 1 : STORY BOOK
1. Le Learning Checklist était d’utilisation :
q Facile
q Difficile
2. Les 5 premières parties, précédant F My story, m’ont bien préparé à
réaliser mon scénario :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
3. Les parties B Describe the scene et F My story me permettent de
personnaliser mon scénario. J’en ai profité :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
4. J’ai écouté les fichiers audio lorsque c’était indiqué :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
GUIDE 2 : TOOL BOOK
1. J’ai repéré facilement les activités à faire :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
2. J’ai trouvé la théorie clairement expliquée :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
3. J’ai compris rapidement les instructions des exercices :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
4. J’ai écouté les fichiers audio lorsque c’était indiqué :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
WEB
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1. J’ai accédé au Web facilement :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
2. Les jeux interactifs étaient stimulants et motivants :
q Toujours q Souvent q Parfois q Jamais
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QUESTIONS GÉNÉRALES
1. Utiliser 2 guides d’apprentissage et le Web au cours d’une situation, c’est :
q Impossible
q Gênant
q Intéressant
q Stimulant
q Pas d’avis
q Autre : ____________________________
2. Je me suis senti à l’aise dans ce cours après :
q Moins de 2 heures
q Plus de 2 heures
q Jamais
3. Je me sens bien préparé pour faire l’évaluation finale.
q Oui
q Non
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