Job interview dos and don'ts

Here you can find some useful tips in order to prepare for a job interview in English. I hope you find it useful.
Watch the video and write some notes under the appropriate headings: DOS / DON'TS



And here is an example of the worst possible job interview you can have.

Space Tourism

Fill in the gaps in the sentences with a word or phrase according to what you hear.

1. Richard Branson reckons this is the beginning of a new era that will allow…… …….. …to enjoy space travel ………………..…. a few hundred.
2. After his successful business career, he now aims to conquer ……. ….. and realize a ……………..........
3. His fascination with outer space comes from seeing …………………..when he was a child.
4. His project was triggered by ………….…. lack of interest in sending the ordinary people into space.
5. In 2004, his determination …. ………..… when his first spaceship 1 was built and flew it………………… into space.
6. The spaceship will only take………….… at a time and the seat will cost ………….
7. Once the mothership has reached 60,000 feet, the spaceship will be launched into space reaching three times ………….
8. After several minutes everything will be silent and……..…………...
9. Once in space passengers will be allowed to …….……..….and look through the …………….
10. Branson thinks that in fifteen year´s time the cost of a ticket will have dropped to …25,000$ and commercial space travel will once be……..


Then, read the text from the New York Times about space tourism and fill in the gaps. You can check if your answers are correct here.

The travel nightmare reenactment (Ellen DeGeneres)

Ellen Degeneres on flying

The benefits of learning languages

Getting to know you a bit better

CCTV cameras

Watch the video and listen to different opinions on CCTV cameras

Describing commercials

Today we will analyse different TV commercials which have been voted the best 10 TV commercials of 2013 according to Time magazine.

Then in groups you will prepare a presentation about one of the commercial.
Follow these prompts:

-Product/Target Market ( This product is aimed at..../ The target market for this product is...)


- Is it effective?, Would it become popular in your country?

- What image is it trying to conjure up?

- Strong and weak points

- Music/ setting

- Which commercial did you like the most/least?

First, Volvo Trucks 

Kmart Ship my pants campaign

Budweiser's Clydesdales Horse commercial

Video Resumes (Br.E.: C.V.)

Many Job seekers are turning to the web these days to introduce themselves to potential employers.

1. First, you will listen to the following radio interview from NPR News (the American National Public radio station) to learn more about video résumés. The transcript of the interview is available if you want to check your understanding after listening.

2. Vault is a company which gives advice on making video résumés. Watch the following video about making a video résumé and make two lists with DO´S and DON´TS for making a good video résume.

3. Finally, watch the beginning of the following video résumés taken from Youtube. In pairs, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate according to the guidelines describen in the video.

First candidate
Second candidate
Third candidate
Fourth candidate

You can write a comment to this message saying who your favourite candidate is and why.

Je suis Charlie

Should newspapers reprint cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that some deem offensive???

Read the following articles from the New York times and the comments online and contribute to the debate.

Taking on the tabloids

You are going to listen to a news item about Murdoch´s hacking scandal. Answer the questions after you listen.



1. Who have been victims of hacking by News Corporation’s hungry reporters?
2. How did Hugh Grant realise that someone was listening on his life?
3. How did he get confirmation?
4. How did Hugh Grant get to meet Paul McMullan?
5. What confessions did McMullan make to Grant?
6. How did Grant take revenge on him?
7. Why is Grant so furious?


Now you are going to listen to some extracts from two famous people giving testimony on the Levenson Inquiry. Answer the questions below.
1. What two incidents does J.K. Rowling describe as examples of invasion of privacy?
2. How did Sienna Miller find out that her phoned was being hacked?. What pieces of personal information did the press know about?