Expert interviews 8 Practice
We're going to practice for your interview. You'll need to make sure you are prepared for this lesson. Your teacher will give you advice for preparation at the end of the last lesson.
Asking questions
Expert interviews 7 Guiding and finishing an interview
This lesson will look at interrupting very politely, moving the interview topic forward or backward, and finishing smoothly.
Expert interviews 6 Clarification
We will practice confirming key information using specific, professional language.
Expert interviews 5 Confirming information
This lesson will look at confirming information. We use this language to check facts, confirm the overall meaning, or just to respond to surprising information.
Expert interviews 4 Active listening
This lesson will look at active listening—this can help you show understanding or show interest. It can also shift the focus of the interview back to you, so you can ask a question.
Expert interviews 2 Giving instructions
We will practice giving instructions or direction using clear, appropriate and polite English.
Expert interviews 3 Follow-up questions
In this lesson, we will practice focusing on a topic and asking for more detail on it using follow-up questions. This is essential if you need to get more information from an expert.
Expert interviews 1 Asking questions
Asking the right question is key to getting the right answer. We will practice direct and indirect questions, and we’ll use a variety of ways of asking questions.