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TOP 6 subjects:

1. Yourself.

2. Why you want to go tothis secondary school.

3. Interests and hobbies

4. School and studies.

5. Family and friends.

6. The future.

Write down some ideas forthese subjects. Make sure youhave a lot of things to talk

Give full andcompleteanswers try togive at least2-3sentences foreach answer

P6 Interview Skills

Handout

Some example questions

About Yourself:- Introduce yourselfWhat is your name?Which school do you comefrom?Where is it?Where do you live?What hobbies do you have?- Describe some of your likes and dislikes.What does your father / mother / brother do?Do you do any housework at home?

Do you have any siblings / brothers or sisters?What do you like to eat?When is your birthday?- When do you get up / go to bed?- Would you be scared if you had to perform on the stage?- What do you want to be in the future?- Have your read Pride and Prejudice / Harry Potter? Whatis the book about? What is the most impressive part in thebook?- What sports do you like to play?- What other countries have you visited?- Which parks have you been to? What did you do there?

About School and Study:- What is your favourite subject / Which subject do you likebest? Why? (e.g. Music)Do you know how to play the piano?What kind of music do you like?Why do you like music?Which song do you like best?- Who is your favourite teacher in school? / Tell mesomething about your teacher.- How do you get to school?- Have you taken part in any competitions / Englishactivities? Have you got any prizes in the competition? (e.g.Speech Festival / Penmanship Competition / WritingCompetition / Basketball / Football Match)

- What do you do in your English / P.E. / music lesson?- Which subject are you good at?- What kind of extra-curricular activities do you participate in/ take part in?

About Spare Time Activities:- What do you like to do in summer?- Do you play any musical instruments?- Tell me about your favourite activity.- Do you play computer games? MSN? How often do youplay computer games?- Have you been to Ocean Park / Disneyland?- Do you have a computer at home? How often do you useit? What do you use it for?

- Which books do you like to read?

About Family:- Talk about your family.- What does your father / mother look like?

- What is your father / mother good at?- Do your parents help you with your homework?- What do you think about your father / mother?

About Friends:- Tell me about your friends.- Who is your best friend?

About the SecondarySchool:

- Why do you want to studyin our school?- How did you get heretoday?- Who came here with youtoday?- Why did you choose anEnglish speaking (EMI)school?- Is this your parentsdecision or yours? What doyou know about our school?

Others:- When did you last goabroad / travelling? Werethere any scenic spots?Which country do you like?- Why is it important to bepolite?- What would you do if you saw a little girl crying in thestreet / someone shoplifting in a supermarket?- Please read this. (Then ask questions about the passage /Student chooses one topic from the passage to develop)- Picture description. (e.g. What day is it today? What is theweather like today? / Students are shown pictures ofdifferent places and are asked questions about the places.)

- Do you have any pets? Why do you keep a pet? Tell meabout your pet.- What else do you want to tell me?- Do you want to ask me any questions?

Group interview questions:- Listen to your group members talking. Then ask themsome questions about what they say or read.- Discuss these passages (e.g. talk about how you will copewith some specific problems)- What do you do if you are absent from school? (Or otherimaginative situations)- Do you watch any English TV programmes? Whichchannel / what kind of programmes do you watch?

- What do you do on Sundays?

Critical thinking:- What would you do if you had $1million?- If you were the chief executive of Hong Kong, what wouldyou do?- What do you think makes a good teacher?- What would you do if you saw a girl stealing sweets in ashop?- School finishes early and you have 6 hours to spare. Whatwill you do?-What would you do if you found $2000 on the street?- Why is English important?

Name: ________________( )

Class: P.6 ( )

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MostimportantlyRelax, dont worryand be positive!

Tips / advice / suggestions

Listen carefully and always speakEnglish.

You can say:o I do not understando I dont knowo Please can you repeat the

question Use eye contact. Try to answer in 2-3 completesentences.

Sit up properly. Dont be shy. Be confident! Speak slowly and clearly. Relax, dont

panic. Remember the question words (Where? Why? How? When? Howmany? Who?) And listen to what tenseyou should be answering in (past,present or future?)

Introduce yourselfYou will be asked some basic questionsabout yourself and your life and school and

home.

Examples: Your name Age Where you live Family members Hobbies Sports Likes and dislikes

Your personality

Think about your Voice Tone Intonation Manners Body language Giving a full and complete answer it is

better to say too much than not enough!

Do you have any questions?Show that you are interested in the schoolby thinking about some things you would like

to know. For example, What extra-curricularactivities are there?. Be sure to visit thewebsite of the school or go to an Open Day.Describing a pictureRevise prepositions of place.

What do you see? What is happening?

Why is it happening? Have you been to this place? Where was the picture taken? What will happen next? Describe the picture who/what/where/how/why?

Describing a person Who are they? Where are they from? What do they do? How? Why? How old are they? Why are theyfamous? What do they look like? Do you like them?

How to improve your English every day

Watch English TV (ATV World, TVBPearl) and listen to English radio (RTHKRadio 3).

Read English books, magazines,websites and newspapers.

Practice your English with your familyand friends aim for one hour per day.

Practice talking about yourself and yourinterests.

Learn some good adjectives and reviseyour vocabulary by looking back at yourwork and textbooks.

Talk to your English teachers. Dont panic or worry, if you are confident

and think you will do well, you willdowell!

It is better to give fourIt is better to give four

sentences with a fewsentences with a few

mistakes than one sentencemistakes than one sentencewith perfect grammarwith perfect grammar