Interview small-talk phrases

Use academic and career vocabulary in applications, interviews, and planning.

Curriculum preview: original Teacher Grace draft awaiting educator approval. It is usable practice, not official school credit or placement.

Real-life model

Situation

You are an intermediate-high A learner working on interview small-talk phrases in the unit "College/Career Vocabulary" for college, career, or workplace goals.

Notice the language

I am applying for ___ because ___. My experience includes ___.

Guided practice

Work through interview small-talk phrases with extended reading, writing, or discussion tasks as modeled in class.

Apply intermediate-high A skills from College/Career Vocabulary in a workplace or academic context.

Vocabulary

résumé

a document summarizing work and education

“Update your résumé with new skills.”

tuition

money paid for instruction

“Ask about tuition assistance programs.”

internship

short work experience for learning

“She applied for a summer internship.”

lesson focus: Interview small-talk

Intermediate-high A focus for Interview small-talk phrases

“Use this focus in today's extended task.”

Practice mini-check · not an official score

After studying Interview small-talk phrases, what is the best practice step?

Apply résumé in an extended reading, writing, or discussion taskSkip source attribution in a research noteIgnore speaker differences in a listening taskSubmit an unreviewed draft as final graded work

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Source: Teacher Grace curriculum team — original adult-ESL intermediate-high A draft (not WVOC/DACE/CASAS packet copy).