The video describes four different job interview experiences, both good and bad, that individuals had. In one story, a candidate mistakenly typed "click" when instructed to right click, but still got the job. Another candidate's phone rang during their interview from a friend wishing them luck. A third candidate's French language skills were tested despite only listing "some French" on their CV and not understanding the interview. A final candidate witnessed an interviewer's chair fall back during their interview but was still offered the job.

1. JOB INTERVIEW

2. Not the best interview I’ve ever had!
Most people feel nervous when they go for a job interview, but some interviews are worse than others.
Fortunately, they don’t all end in disaster!
• ‘They wanted to test how fast I could type. My fingers were over the keyboard, ready to type. The interviewer
said ‘Right click to open the file’, but all I heard was ‘Write click’ so I typed ‘click’ on a window that was already
open. I felt so embarrassed when I realised my mistake, but we both laughed and I got the job. I’ve worked there
for eight months now.’ Laura
• ‘I’ve never forgotten to switch my phone off in the cinema, but for some reason I forgot when I went for my first
job interview. My friend phoned me to wish me good luck - right in the middle of the interview. Oops! I didn’t get
the job.’ Andy
• ‘I’ve had lots of good interviews, but this one was a disaster. I had put on my CV that I could speak ‘some French’.
I learnt some French at school, but I’ve never really used it and my listening skills are really bad. The three
interviewers began the interview by speaking to me in French, and I didn’t understand a word. No, I didn’t get
the job, and yes, I’ve changed my CV!’ Dan
• ‘I had a job interview with two people last week. One of them was leaning back on his chair when suddenly it fell
right back and it was soon clear that he couldn't get up again. I didn’t know if I should try to help or not and I was
worried I was going to start laughing. Fortunately, the other interviewer asked me to wait outside the room for a
minute, and then the interview carried on as if nothing had happened. Guess what? They’ve just offered me the
job!’ Ellie

3. __ Hundreds of people
applied for the job but
only five candidates were
invited for an interview.
__ It’s hard to balance
family life and a career.
__ There are 200
employees in this
organisation, but I’m only
in charge of a small team.
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4. __ I’m proud of my
practical skills and
medical knowledge.
__ I’ve got good
grades but I haven’t
got much experience
to put on my CV.
__ I’ve got a lot of
business contacts who
work for employers in
different countries.
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5. Choose a word/phrase, explain it
and guess
• Applied for
• Candidates
• Career
• Employees
• In charge of
• CV
• business contacts
• Employers
• Knowledge
• Grades

6. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE
Present perfect simple
- to talk about experiences in our lifetime, or
another unfinished time period.
Have you ever had a job interview?
I’ve never worked in an office.
- news and recent events, often with a present
result.
They’ve just offered me the job. (result = I’ve got a
job.)
The interviews have already finished - you’re too
late. (result = You can’t have an interview.)
She hasn’t called me back yet. (result = I’m still
waiting to speak to her.)
- We can use adverbs like ever, never, three times,
just, already and yet.
- unfinished states (when we want to talk about
the duration).
I’ve only had this phone for a week. We’ve lived in
London since 2010.
- We use for to give the duration or since to give
the starting point.
Past simple
- We use the past simple for completed past
actions in a completed past time period.
She didn’t get the job.
The interviews finished five minutes ago.
Why did you miss the bus?
- We often use past time phrases like last
week, a few days ago, when I was a child.
- We use the past simple when we describe
an action that happened at a particular time.
Use a past tense instead.
They left yesterday / at four о'clock / ten
minutes ago.

7. Complete the sentences with the present perfect
or past simple form of the verbs in (brackets).
• I __________ (never / have) a really terrible job interview.
• Once, I ___________ (forget) to switch off my phone when I was at the
cinema.
• I don’t have very much work experience, but I ___________ (be) in charge of
a small team. I ___________ (be) the leader on a project at school.
• I __________ (get) some useful work experience last year.
• I __________ (study) hard this year, so I hope I can pass my exams.
• I __________ (always / be) able to express myself clearly since I was a child.
• I __________ (already / work) for more than three organisations.
• I __________ (know) what career I wanted when I was a child.

8. Complete the sentences with the present perfect
or past simple form of the verbs in (brackets).
• I __________ (never / have) a really terrible job interview.
• Once, I ___________ (forget) to switch off my phone when I was at the
cinema.
• I don’t have very much work experience, but I ___________ (be) in charge of
a small team. I ___________ (be) the leader on a project at school.
• I __________ (get) some useful work experience last year.
• I __________ (study) hard this year, so I hope I can pass my exams.
• I __________ (always / be) able to express myself clearly since I was a child.
• I __________ (already / work) for more than three organisations.
• I __________ (know) what career I wanted when I was a child.

9. Watch the video carefully. Note important moments.