PartPart twotwoPartPart twotwo求职英语求职英语 （课时二）（课时二）New words• software 软件• shorthand 速记• dictate 笔录• open-minded 思想开朗• hobby 业余爱好• alert 提防的• biography 传记Idiomatic sentences•Do you use a computer?•Which computer software do you know?•Can you take shorthand / dictate…?•How do you think of your English?•I think my English is good enough to communicate with English speaking people.•What other foreign language do you speak?•What special skills do you have, can you tell me?•What kind of personality do you think you have?•I am an open-minded person.•How do get along with others?•I get on well with others.•What are you hobbies?–My hobbies are fishing, hiking and climbing the mountains.–What would like to read?–What kinds of sports do you like most?–How do you spend your spare time?Practical conversationsAsking about Personal Skills:• Interviewer: How are your typing skills?• Thomas: I have been typing for a good many years.• Interviewer: How many words do you type per minute?• Thomas: I type 70 words per minute.• Interviewer: Can you dictate?• Thomas: Yes. I can take dictation.• Interviewer: Do you take shorthand?• Thomas: Yes, I take shorthand pretty fast.• Interviewer: Can you drive?• Thomas: I am learning now. Hobbies:• Interviewer: What do you do in your spare time?• Thomas: I have many hobbies. I like almost all kinds of sports and also like to listen to classical music.• Interviewer: What kinds of sports do you like?• Thomas: I like playing football. Football is a very exciting game because it keeps you alert and I also enjoy the team spirit of football.• Interviewer: What kinds of books do you like?• Thomas: I enjoy reading biographies, especially those of well-known statesmen, scientists and artists. I can learn a lot from their life histories.• Interviewer: Who are your favorite authors?• Thomas: I like the novels of Dickens very much.• Interviewer: Are you a music lover?• Thomas: Yes, I like listening to Beethoven’s works.• Interviewer: What kinds of film do you enjoy?• Thomas: I like all kinds as long as they are exciting.
