The document provides information about tourism English, common job interview questions and responses, how to present yourself for an interview, housing terminology, and tips for renting an apartment. It includes lists of questions to ask about hometowns and previous jobs, housing words, and advice for tenants regarding pet policies and broker fees. The passage covers a range of topics related to travel, work, living situations, and interview skills.

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Tourism English

2. What are these?

3. Who is this?

4. Interesting Fact about Taiwan:
Taiwan has more than 300 species of butterflies. Most are doing well. However, if you
see any of the three types above, please leave them alone, as they are endangered.

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tuk-tuk
ferry
rickshaw
gondola
What were these things again?

6. Choose two places you
want to visit from the
list below. DON’T tell
your partner.
Give directions to
your partner to get to
the place you chose.
Choose from:
a park
the subway
a restaurant
a bank
a grocery store
a convenience store
a clothing store
an internet cafe

7. Talk
about
your town
1. What’s interesting most the to do thing ?
2. many here live How people ?
3. the What’s beautiful most park ?
4. dangerous What’s most area the ?
5. easiest get way to What’s the around ?
6. typical What’s most the to thing eat ?
7. oldest the building what ?
8. area go to out night What’s popular a at ?
9. What’s name hotel best the of the ?
10. buy to a souvenir good What’s ?
11. Where’s shopping the area best ?
12. are local What some the of festivals?
Make a group of three or four people and ask these
questions about your home town.

8. Common Job Interview Questions

9. 5 Common Questions - Ask each other:
1. Why did you leave your last job?
2.What’s your biggest weakness?
3.Why should we hire you?
4.Where do you see yourself five years from now?
5. What did you like about your previous job?

10. Why did you leave your previous job?
• Only say nice things about your previous work.
• Talk about how you want to improve yourself.
I really learned a lot in my last job, like how to work
under pressure, and now I’m looking for a new
challenge.

11. Why did you leave your previous job?
• Be careful! Be honest, but not TOO honest.
• Briefly explain how you are improving on this.
I sometimes ask a lot of questions when learning
something new because I really want to make sure that
I understand it 100%, so I’ve been practicing how to
learn new skills more quickly.

12. Why did you leave your previous job?
• Show your confidence, and try to use two or three
adjectives that describe yourself.
Because I believe I am hardworking, dedicated, and
eager to learn skills.

13. Why did you leave your previous job?
• Try to let them know that you want to stay! Be
ambitious, but not TOO ambitious.
Five years from now? Well, I hope that the company
would be happy enough with my work that I might be
able to have some bigger responsibilities.

14. Why did you leave your previous job?
• If you had a previous job, talk nicely about it and
what it taught you.
• No previous job? Try to relate what you’ve learned
outside of school to this job (internship, etc.)
I really enjoyed working with the people and helping
others in my previous job. It was a great learning
experience!

15. Now, practice it again!
1. Why did you leave your last job?
2.What’s your biggest weakness?
3.Why should we hire you?
4.Where do you see yourself five years from now?
5. What did you like about your
previous job?

16. How you should look for an interview

17. How you should look for an interview

18. How you should look for an interview

19. How you should look for an interview

20. How you should look for an interview

21. Be sure to ask follow-up questions.
Appearance
1. What is the first thing you notice about a person?
2. What do the clothes someone wears say about that person?
3. Is there a part of your appearance that you are very proud of? (i.e. eyes,
fashion sense, hair etc.)
4. What is the most interesting haircut you have seen?
5. Have you every gone through the entire day without noticing something was
wrong with your appearance? (i.e. missing button, food in your teeth)
6. What kinds of things do you do to improve/maintain your appearance?
7. Are there any fashion trends in the past you followed but think are silly
looking now?
8. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
9. Have you ever been intimidated by someone’s appearance?
10. Do people in your school talk a lot about other people’s appearance?
11. Is it rude to tell the person that they need to improve their appearance?

22. cottage townhouse house apartment building

23. balcony chimney fence garage garden
gate patio porch roof steps yard

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D A C

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property
tenant
broker
termination
renewal
professional

26. How’s life
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Nice move
insider tip
Be aware
brokerage
fee
highly recommend

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A “two-month rent” is not
mentioned in the
presentation.
Ask your landlord before you move in for information about
pets allowed in your apartment. If you see no requirement in
the lease agreement specifying pet rules, remember to ask and
have related info put down in writing.
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ignoring
claimed
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took place