Level B2 Business English
Lesson 41
Job Interview - Stating Abilities And Qualifications
就職面接 ― 能力や資格について話す

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

I have been designing...
～をデザインしていました。

2
SITUATION
状況

Jiro is continuing his interview with James for a position in the Marketing department.
ジローはマーケティング部の採用候補者との面接を続けています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.

Jiro
So, currently working for Sydney Market Corp? For how long?
James
I’ve been working there for just about a year. It’s a great company, but unfortunately the position was only temporary, to help them finish a major world-wide marketing campaign, so my position will end in about a month.
Jiro
Ah, I see. That answers why you are looking for a new position. So how long have you been working in the Marketing field?
James
Well, honestly, I had a few internships while studying in university, a part-time job immediately after I graduated and my current position.
Jiro
That’s not so bad considering you’ve only recently graduated. Ah, I see you enjoy designing web pages. How long have you been designing them?
James
My favorite hobby. I’ve been designing web sites since I was 16 or so. I’m really good with the computer, especially graphic design and office applications. I can type over 40 words per minute.
Jiro
That’s quite impressive.

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.

unfortunately
不運なことに
temporary
一時的に
internship
インターン
part-time
パートタイム
graphic design
グラフィックデザイン

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

I have been designing...
～をデザインしていました。
Job Interview - Stating Abilities and Qualifications

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.

I’ve been working in this field for …
My main responsibilities are to …
I’m in charge of making sure that …
Before working here, I worked at…
I’ve found that one of my strengths is my ability to …
I sometimes have difficulty with… and I’ve been working hard to overcome this.
I’d really like to find a position that will allow me to make the most of my experience and qualifications.

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity 1: Discuss with your tutor skills that are necessary for your position. What are some good and bad qualities that a person might have for your job?

Activity 2: Pretend you are going to apply for the position in the dialogue. Work with your tutor to create some questions. Then think of some details for the topics below to use during your interview.
•graduation date
•job history
•favorite hobby reason for leaving current job
•reason for applying for job
•questions to ask the interviewer about the job

HINTS
incredible
信じられない
appropriate
適切な
unsuitable
不向きな
terrible
ひどい
fashionable
ファッショナブル
interesting
面白い
exciting
エキサイティング
disappointed
失望する
fascinating
魅惑的な