School Interview PPT Part1

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English Lesson

Secondary school
interview
School interview
• To gauge how well-suited you are for the school,

• To determine your performance and drive when it


comes to academics, extracurricular activities and
community involvement.

• To stand out by demonstrating positive personal traits


and qualities.
School interview Be alert

Be polite

Be
genuine

Social skill
&
Maturity
Self -
Introduction
Self-Introduction
School life Subject Family Interest

Personality Strength Desire


Subjects
Hobbies
• Ballet
• Singing
• Baking
• Craft
• Calligraphy
• Sewing
• Yoga
• Rock climbing
• Fencing
Favorite Pastime
What Why

Who When

Where How
Extra-curricular Activities

Choir合唱團
Orchestra管弦樂隊
Archery射箭
Rope Skipping跳繩
Athletics team田徑隊
Mathematical Olympiad Class奧數班
Drama Club話劇社
Scout童軍
Roblox Games Design遊戲設計
Campus TV校園電視台
Personal
accomplishments
• School/Academic-Based Accomplishments

• Volunteering/Community Service Accomplishments

• Extracurricular Activities Accomplishments


Voluntary Services
Monitor /Monitress班長
Subject leader科長
Prefect領袖生
Librarian圖書管理員
Row Leader / Group leader行長
School bus prefect車長
Catering Leader膳食長
Peer group tutor學長
Personal accomplishments -
Awards / Competitions

• Hong Kong Schools speech festival校際朗誦節


• Hong Kong Schools Music Festival校際音樂節
• Inter-school Sports Competitions學界體育比賽
• Excellence in conduct品行獎
• Excellence in academic studies學業優異獎
• Outstanding student in (Religion studies/Art/Music/Sports) 傑出學生獎
• Merit in Chinese / English / Mathematics / General Studies學科首名成績優異獎
• Merit in school service優點(熱心服務)
• Merit in extra-curricular activities優點(活動)
Personality
About Future
• I’m going to……

• I’m determined to……

• I’m planning to……

• I hope to …… / I’d like to……

• I might / I’m thinking about……

• I can’t wait to…..


About Future
• I’m going to……

• I’m determined to……

• I’m planning to……

• I hope to …… / I’d like to……

• I might / I’m thinking about……

• I can’t wait to…..


Self-Introduction
Good morning/afternoon, thank you for inviting me over to the interview.

My name is __________ and I am __________ years old. I study in ___________________________.

My family and I live in ______________. I have __________ brothers and __________ sisters.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

I am_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

My favourite subject(s) is/are

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

I am in the school (teams)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

When I have spare time, I like

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

When I grow up, I would like to be a/an _________________. ____________________________________________________________________________________________.


Interview
questions
How to respond a question?

Example
Answer Response Reason

Example : Do you have a dream? What is it?


I like helping people. There are many people need help around the
world like poor children and elderly. I hope I can help them one
day. In order to help these people, I must study hard to get myself
ready.
Questions about
yourself
• Describe yourself or tell me more about yourself.

• Tell me a bit about your family.

• What are your strengths or weaknesses?

• What three adjectives best describe your personality?


Tips
• What personal achievement are you most proud of?
Your answers
• What do you do in your spare time?
should be clear,
• What do you envisage yourself doing 10 years from now? specific, and
detailed.
• Please use an object to describe yourself. Explain.
Theme-
based
Questions
Things you do at leisure
Thins you do at Leisure / at
weekends / on holidays

(*Use present tense: always, usually, often…)

On Saturdays/ Sunday morning / afternoon / at night / First / Later /

Before the end of the holiday…

About homework:

• I usually finish my homework on _______ or before ________.

About revision:

• The night before going to school, I always do some revision. Before


going to bed, I check my homework and schoolbag again.
Thins you do at Leisure / at
weekends / on holidays

Relaxing activities/ hobbies/ with family:

• I usually take a rest and do some relaxing activities that I enjoy like
______, _______ or _________.

• I enjoy having fun with my family. We like going to / playing


__________. Sometimes, we _______________.

• I have to attend ________ lesson(s) on ______. I have learnt it for


______years / since I was_______.

(Spend time with family / Have a big family meal / Go out with friends /
Do sports / Play the musical instrument /Have a tutorial lesson /Learn to
draw)
Vocabulary
• Go fishing • Go on a picnic
• Go for a bike ride • Play computer games
• Go for a walk
• Play sport
• Go out for a drink
• Read
• Go out for dinner
• Surf the Internet
• Go to the beach
• Visit a museum
• Go to the cinema
• Visit an art gallery
• Go to the park
• Watch a sporting match
• Listen to music
Thins you do at Leisure / at
weekends / on holidays
What to tell?
Use 5WH questions to elaborate your answer,
e.g. if you talk about picnicking…
Where do you usually go for a picnic? Tips
When do you usually go? -Try to link with your hobbies like
doing sports, reading, traveling…
Who do you go with? - Tell something you like doing with
your family and show that you have
What do you do there? (Tell more) Tell things you bring and rules you
need to follow when picnicking. a good family relationship and your
parents have time to spend with
Why do you like picnicking? How did you feel? you.
Beware!! You’re telling things you do
when you are free.
Thins you do at Leisure / at
weekends / on holidays

1. How do you spend your free time / spare time/leisure time/weekend/summer


holiday?

2. What do you like to do with your family or friends at weekends?

3. What do you do at home in your leisure time? Tips


4. Share with us the most unforgettable outdoor activities you had. - It shows how you spend your
time, your attitude and habits.
BEWARE!!
- Spare some time on doing
homework, revision, something
relaxing, your hobbies, time with
your family.
*KEEP A BALANCE
How do you spend your free time?
(Weekend)
On Saturday (morning / afternoon / night):

On Sunday (morning / afternoon / night):


How do you spend your free time?
(Holiday)
At the beginning / First:

In the middle of the holiday / Later / Next:

At the end of the holiday / Before going to school:


Theme-
based
Questions
Hobbies
Hobbies

What to tell?
Use 5WH questions to elaborate your answer:

What is/are your hobby/hobbies?

Who do you do it with?

When do you do it and how often do you do it?

When did you start your hobby?

Why do you like it/them?


Hobbies
What:
I like/enjoy/love _______ activities more than ________ activities
(indoor/outdoor) because I am a/an (outgoing/active/…) person.
I am passionate about _____ (reading, dancing, travelling, playing the piano,
doing sports especially ______, collecting _________ …)
Who & Where:
I often do ________ with ______________.We often play in ___________________.
When & How often:
I started learning it when I was _________. I do it _________ ________ times a
week.
Hobbies
Why I like it:

Among the outdoor activities, I like ______the best. I like it because


______________.

(good at / keen on, keeps me fit, good to my body, challenging, relaxing,


enjoyable, practical, can meet a lot of people, learn more, can be more
knowledgeable, know more about the history and culture of different
countries)
Hobbies
• What is /are your hobby/hobbies?

• What hobbies do you like?

• Do you have any hobbies? / Who do your hobbies with you?

• Do you like collecting old things?


Tips
• Do you join any activities?
-Don’t tell that you like playing
• What do you do when you are free / in your spare time? computer games/ watching TV
very much
-Try to tell some hobbies that
you have prepared e.g. reading,
playing the piano, sports…Talk
about your achievements.
Hobbies
Achievements (if any)

-school representative, have joined some competitions, won several medals,

got a merit/distinction / keep on learning…

Others: (if you are not very good at it)

- I believe that practice makes perfect.

- I will never give up. / I will try hard


Hobbies
• How do you relax when you are stressed?

• Do you prefer to be alone or around people?

• If you have a day off school, do you sleep in late?

• What are some things that you consider to be a waste of time?


Tips
-Don’t tell that you like playing
computer games/ watching TV
very much
-Try to tell some hobbies that
you have prepared e.g. reading,
playing the piano, sports…Talk
about your achievements.
Do you have any hobbies?
(Hobby 1)
What:
Who & Where:
When & How often:

Why do I like it:

Achievements (if any):

Others:
Do you have any hobbies?
(Hobby 2)
What:
Who & Where:
When & How often:

Why do I like it:

Achievements (if any):

Others:

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