Sample Interview

　　I = Interviewer C = Candidate

　　Stage 1

　　I Good morning my name is Clive. Could you tell me your full name, please.

　　C My name is Xiao Ying. But you can call me Margaret.

　　I Thats great and who gave you that name?

　　C My former English teacher gave that to me. She said I reminded her of Margaret Thatcher.

　　I Interesting. Can you tell me where youre from?

　　C Sure. Im from Beijing.

　　I May I see your identification please?

　　C Here you go.

　　I Now just to start out, Id like to ask a few questions about you. Are you currently working or are you a student?

　　C I am currently a student at university.

　　I Right and what is your major?

　　C My major is in Engineering.

　　I Why did you choose to study engineering? Did you make the choice by yourself?

　　C Well in a way but I was also steered that way by my parents. They uh,uh_uh wanted me to have a good techna technical job.

　　I Well, even though you were influenced by them, do you still like your major?

　　C Yes I do. An engineer is a creator and a manager at the same time. I like learning about how to solve new problems.

　　I Is there anything about your major that you dont particularly like?

　　C Well at times I found it a bit uh,uh,uh tedious, because you have to study a lot of technical terms and informations.

　　I Well how about when you are not studying? Lets now talk about what you like doing in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies or interest?

　　C Yes one thing I enjoy doing is to playing bridge.

　　I When you do get time off from school during your holidays, what do you usually do? Uh, well different things. I mean, sometimes I go travelling. I think the main thing that I try to do is to catch up on sleep.

　　I You say you sometimes go travelling. Well lets talk a little bit about travelling and transport. If youre going on a long trip, how do you prefer to travel?

　　Sample Interview

　　I = Interviewer C = Candidate

　　Stage 1

　　I Good morning my name is Clive. Could you tell me your full name, please.

　　C My name is Xiao Ying. But you can call me Margaret.

　　I Thats great and who gave you that name?

　　C My former English teacher gave that to me. She said I reminded her of Margaret Thatcher.

　　I Interesting. Can you tell me where youre from?

　　C Sure. Im from Beijing.

　　I May I see your identification please?

　　C Here you go.

　　I Now just to start out, Id like to ask a few questions about you. Are you currently working or are you a student?

　　C I am currently a student at university.

　　I Right and what is your major?

　　C My major is in Engineering.

　　I Why did you choose to study engineering? Did you make the choice by yourself?

　　C Well in a way but I was also steered that way by my parents. They uh,uh_uh wanted me to have a good techna technical job.

　　I Well, even though you were influenced by them, do you still like your major?

　　C Yes I do. An engineer is a creator and a manager at the same time. I like learning about how to solve new problems.

　　I Is there anything about your major that you dont particularly like?

　　C Well at times I found it a bit uh,uh,uh tedious, because you have to study a lot of technical terms and informations.

　　I Well how about when you are not studying? Lets now talk about what you like doing in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies or interest?

　　C Yes one thing I enjoy doing is to playing bridge.

　　I When you do get time off from school during your holidays, what do you usually do? Uh, well different things. I mean, sometimes I go travelling. I think the main thing that I try to do is to catch up on sleep.

　　I You say you sometimes go travelling. Well lets talk a little bit about travelling and transport. If youre going on a long trip, how do you prefer to travel?