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INTERVIEW GAME

Class:

(Yes/No game)

CURRICULUM VITAE 1
Personal Information
Name: Adam Jones
Date of Birth: 15.05.83
Nationality: British
Address: Honeysuckle Cottage, Tiverton, Devon DY36H
Education and Qualifications
Secondary school: Cambridge, 1994-2001 A levels:
French (A), Spanish (B), English Literature (D)
Experience
Voluntary work 1999 - helping in Tiverton old peoples
home.
Other Skills
Driving licence; Music grade 6 (piano)
Interests
Playing the piano; singing in local choir; cooking;
swimming.
CURRICULUM VITAE 2
Personal Information
Name: Barbara Stevenson
Date of Birth: 01.09.82
Nationality: British
Address: 64 London Road, Banbury OY97J
Education and Qualifications
Secondary school: Banbury, 1994-2001
A levels: Physics (A) , Maths (A), Chemistry (D)
Experience
Voluntary work 1998- working on summer camps for
disabled children
Other Skills
First Aid Certificate (First Class): Life-saving certificate
Interests
Computer programming; horse-riding; painting.

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Instructions
1. Work in pairs. Student A reads Curriculum Vitae 1, Student B looks at
Curriculum Vitae 2.
2. Take it in turns to interview your partner, checking the information on their
CV. Ask as many questions as possible.
When answering the questions you cannot say either yes or no. If you do,
you have to stop the interview.
Use the following expressions:
For yes
Thats right.
Thats true.
Correct.
Exactly.
I have/do/did.
Example:

A:
B:
A:
B:

For no
Thats not right.
Thats not true.
Not really.
It isnt.
I havent/dont/didnt.
You have done voluntary work I see.
Thats true.
Have you worked with children?
I havent.

Who answered questions for the longest, before saying yes or no?
You are the winner!

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LESSON NOTES
The aim of this game is to get students asking and answering questions and
avoiding straightforward yes/no answers.
Materials: a copy of the worksheet for each student (two pages)
Time: thirty minutes.
Step 1: Give out the worksheet. Divide students into pairs. Get one person in
each pair to read CV 1 and the other to read CV 2.
Step 2: Go through the rules of the game. The interviewer checks information
or asks Yes/No questions about the other students CV.
Examples:
Were you born in 1983?
You were born in 1983, werent you?
I see you were born in 1983.
The interviewee has to answer the questions without saying Yes or No. Go
through the examples in the worksheet. Remind students that they can often
reply by using the auxiliary:
Example:

Did you get 3 A levels?

Answer: I did.
Have you done voluntary work?
Answer: I have.

While students are doing the activity, go around and monitor their
performances. Make a list of important mistakes to go through afterwards.

Michael Harris

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