Interview Practice

Have you ever had an interview before?

What questions do you think they will ask?

What are you the most anxious about?

5 tips to a great interview

• Practice and Prepare.
• Research the school, and Show What You Know.
• Get Ready earlier than usual.
• Be On Time ( or early)
• Try to Stay Calm.

Typical Questions

Use the present simple tense

Question 1: Tell Me About Yourself

Answer: Try talking about your passions, hobbies, and interests.

Describe your personality

Tell me about yourself

Personality

I am / I consider myself to be/ I think that I'm

Easy-going (a relaxed person who is easy to get along with)

Sociable

Friendly

But I am also

a hard worker

Focused (on my studies)

Tell me about yourself

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy going to the gym because it helps me to stay fit and healthy.

I usually watch movies because I am a massive film fan.

because it’s a great form of self-defence

Because it’s a social activity.

At the weekend,

In the evenings,

I’m into kickboxing

I like going shopping

and meeting up with friends

When describing your hobbies, you can use some interesting vocabulary such as:

creative, fascinating, relaxing, difficult and unusual

Why are you interested in coming to Nga Tawa?

EXAMPLE: New Zealand is beautiful and seems like the best place for me to study and meet people from all over the world Anything else?

The location

education

EXAMPLE: The school has a great reputation

What courses? Why?

Why Nga Tawa?

To pursue my passions/dreams

to Help me with my personal development

to Help me to reach my future goals

Why Nga Tawa?

The opportunity

The challenge

EXAMPLE: I would be over the moon to be given the chance to study at Nga Tawa

Why? What is different or special about Nga Tawa?

EXAMPLE: I think it will be good for me to be away from home, I hope it will make me more independent

We can use the future (Will) to talk about how you think it will be at the school

I am good at.....

My strongest subjects are...

I really enjoy.....

I always look forward to ...... because.....

Strengths

I would say....is my weakest subject but I have been working hard to improve

I don't enjoy...as much as the other subjects but I can see why it's important

Weaknesses

Quiz!!

What subjects are these..

QUIZ

Practice!

Carlotta

--. Good afternoon, nice to meet you too

Role play

-- Okay, great

Nga Tawa

-- Good afternoon, nice to meet you

-- I am just going to ask you some questions about you and why you have chose our school

--Yes of course, I am from Munich in Germany where I live with my mum, dad and younger sister.

I consider myself to be friendly and easy going but I am also focused and a hardworker when it comes to my studies

--Can you tell me about yourself a bit?

- Lovely, and what do you do in your free time?

Carlotta

-- In my spare time I enjoy horse riding, of course, it makes me very happy and I often do events. I especially love doing cross country .

I'm also into kickboxing because it's a great form of self-defence and keeps me fit

Nga Tawa

- For lots of reasons but the main ones are the location, the education, the opportunity and the challenge

- Interesting!

-So, why have you chosen to study with us?

Carlotta

Nga Tawa

Certainly. First of all education is really important to me and the reputation of the school is great so I think I will learn a lot.

The school will let me pursue my dreams and help me reach my future goals.

I think I would be very happy living in New Zealand because it's beautiful and I will have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world

Can you tell me more?

What are your favourite subjects?

My strongest subjects are.....

I always look forward to ... because....

What are your strengths?

I would say....is my weakest subject but i'm working hard to improve

What subjects do you not enjoy? What are your weaknesses?