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english speaking course unit 1 [Music] introduction good morning miss anderson how are you today fine thanks and you i'm fine thank you please follow me we'll meet in the conference room okay are you mr thomas yes i am thank you for coming of course would you like a glass of water or a cup of coffee before you begin no thanks i'm fine all right then please come with me sure hello mrs lewis yes could you give me one minute i'll be right with you sure thanks okay thanks for waiting please follow me please sit down how are you doing this morning i'm fine thank you thanks for being patient things are quite busy here right now it's no problem hello hello may i help you yes i'm here to see mr davis about the accounting position right i'm mr david glad to meet you glad to meet you sit down could i have you fill out this application form sure take your time just let me know when you're finished okay [Music] unit 2 self description so tell me a little bit about yourself well my name is joy brown i'm 27 years old and i'm single how would you describe your personality i'm hard working eager to learn i enjoy working with other people and i love challenges could you tell me something about yourself yes my name is julie thompson i'm married i have three kids one son and two daughters how would you describe yourself i like being with people and helping people i enjoy problem solving and challenging work and i'm serious about my work but i also like to have fun tell me a little about yourself my name is annette johnson but most people call me anne i'm originally from boston but i've lived in vienna for eight years now may i ask how old you are i'm 24. have you finished your studies i graduated from the university of washington in june and i hope to find a full-time job now could you describe yourself briefly sure my name is andrew wilson i'm 30 years old and i'm single are you originally from los angeles no i'm originally from san francisco i moved to los angeles over 10 years ago as a student describe your personality to me well i'm a dedicated worker and a people person i enjoy working as a team i also like to be in contact with the public can you tell me something about yourself yes i graduated from stanford university with a ba in management after i graduated i worked in hotel management for six years in new york city and i also enjoy working with pr and customer service do you have any family obligations yes i'm married with a two-year-old daughter and i also help support my parents [Music] unit 3 educational experience [Music] please tell me about your educational background i graduated from cornwell university in 1994 with a ba in computer science why did you choose computer science well ever since i've been young i've been interested in computers so when i entered university i thought that a career in computers would be a good choice have you ever studied outside of the university yes i've studied on my own and i took an evening course in a small computer school tell me a little about your educational background sure i received a bachelor's degree in history from houston university in 1990 after that i studied in the university of texas and received my mba in 1993. why did you choose the university of texas for your master's degree i visited the campus and i met some of the professors and i really liked it how will your education help you with this position my education has taught me how to work hard and how to succeed it also taught me a lot about society and the business environment please tell me about your formal education well i just graduated from kansas state university two months ago with a bachelor's degree in business administration how was your experience there it was a very good experience for me i learned a lot it was challenging and rewarding can you tell me about your education yes i studied political science at michigan state university in lansing for four years i got my bachelor's degree in 1994 the past few years i've been attending union law school on the weekends but i haven't finished yet do you plan to finish your law degree i hope to finish this year tell me about your educational background i graduated from texan christian university with a bachelor's in accounting i also minored in business technology how was your education helped with your work it taught me the basics of accounting and also about business it taught me how to solve problems and how to work hard [Music] unit 4 previous job experience can you tell me about your previous job experience please sure while i studied at university i worked as an intern at avery publishing i worked in the main office after i graduated i worked in the same place full-time i worked in administration at the main office i was there for four years tell me about your experience there as an office intern i just helped with office support when i became full-time i was an administration assistant i helped my boss with her projects how did you like the company i liked the company very much the people were very nice and we all work together very well please tell me about your previous job experience yeah well i've been a secretary for 10 years now i first started in 1991 with johnson and johnson i worked with them for six years i left when i got married and we moved to denver then i worked with united parcel services for four years how's your experience been good yes yes i've learned a lot about management and developed my job skills could you please describe your previous job experience yes i graduated from university in 1990 and started working for sanwa bank i've been with my bank up until now why are you leaving i'm looking for a job with more responsibility and flexibility i see were you ever promoted yes twice and how would you describe your experience there it was a good experience the people were great the benefits were good but i'm still looking for better prospects please tell me about your previous work experience well i've been working in sales and marketing for three years now the first company that i worked for the media where i went out of business after i was there for just one year i then went to work for universal systems for two years and have just been laid off can you tell me about your past work history please yes when i was studying at university i volunteered at my local hospital after i graduated i worked at st andrews hospital for about three years as a nurse after that i worked in hospital administration with the red cross and i've been there until now [Music] unit 5 special skills do you have any special skills that would help you do this job yes i'm pretty good with computers i've used microsoft office a lot and i know how to troubleshoot problems how fast can you type i can type about 60 words a minute and any other skills that would help you well i speak fluent mandarin chinese and i can read and write it fairly well do you have any other skills that might help you on this job yes i have secretarial experience i can answer phone calls here's a computer type 60 words a minute and speak french and japanese i also have good organizational skills how about doing pr i also have experience with pr when i worked in admissions at carleton college i dealt with the public daily what skills do you have that would help you on this job i have computer experience i can use microsoft nt word and excel i speak some japanese and i'm good at sales and networking as well what special skills do you have for this job i have good organizational skills i worked as a head office administrator for a while i had to organize the staff in the office layout do you have any computer skills i'm familiar with microsoft office and i've worked with windows nt do you speak any other languages i can speak german and some russian do you have any special job skills that would help you do your job well i have many contacts in the communication sector from my previous job i also have knowledge of japanese culture and language i used to live in tokyo how are your research skills pretty good i did a lot of research when i was at the university and i also did a lot of research on the internet at my previous job [Music] unit 6 the ideal job could you describe your ideal job yes my ideal job would be challenging but secure tell me more why challenging well i'd like to improve my secretarial skills and i'd like to be interested in my work what kind of hours are you looking for i'm looking for full-time work i can work weekends but i'd like to have evenings off what's your ideal job i would like to be a full-time computer programmer after 4 18 with a team but i also enjoy working individually what kind of hours would you prefer i'm flexible but i prefer to have the weekends off would you be willing to work one day during the weekend yes that would be fine could you describe your ideal job yeah that's a good question i'd like to work in a challenging job in marketing i would like to work for an international financial company i'd enjoy doing some travel and meeting new people and what kind of hours would you like i'd like regular daytime hours on weekdays and saturday hours once in a while what kind of job is ideal for you my ideal job would be working as an office manager at an international school i prefer to market a place where i can use my french and english skills i would like to work study hours without having to travel too much what would be your ideal job i would be a pr representative for a major international airline i would love to travel around the world and meet all kinds of people [Music] unit 7 describe your greatest strengths and weaknesses what is your greatest strength my greatest strength is persistence i work really hard and i don't give up easily can you give me an example yes when i was a student i had problems with a physics class i didn't get that though i got a tutor and studied really hard finally i passed the class with an a do you have any examples at work yes when i was manager at charter insurance we had a very important coded deadline i wouldn't stop working till we met the quota i talked to the staff and we all worked really hard to meet the deadline what about your greatest weakness my greatest weakness would be that i'm not trained in accounting i can still learn though how would you describe your greatest strengths i think my greatest strength is my dependability you can depend on me to be on time you can depend on me to get my work finished on time and you can depend on me to be professional what about your greatest weakness uh this could be my experience i've only worked full time for two years now i think i need more experience what is your greatest strength i think my greatest strength is my creativity can you give me an example yes once my boss was quite upset because we weren't filling our monthly quotas he asked me my advice and i told him some advertising ideas we tried them and soon our monthly quota was filled very good now can you please tell me about your greatest weakness my greatest weakness would probably be my educational background i studied music but i'm working in business now can you tell me what your greatest strength is i think it's my quick thinking and decision making there have been many times when i've been under pressure and made the right decisions how about your greatest weakness probably my computer skills i know a little bit but i need to learn a lot more what's your greatest strengths as a manager it's my ability to understand and encourage people i enjoy working with different kinds of people from all kinds of backgrounds what about your greatest weakness now i think this is my experience i'm still young and gaining experience in management [Music] you

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Length: 19min 52sec (1192 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 17 2021