Interlocutor Good morning. My name is John Smith, and this is my colleague, Mary Clinton. And your names are Li Hua and Wang Wei?
Li: Yeah
Wang: Yeah
Interlocutor: Thank you. Now, first of all, we d like to know something about each of you. Mr. Li, can you tell me about yourself?
Li: My pleasure. As you know, my name is Li Hua. I m from Jiangsu province. I m now studying in Suzhou University. And I m majoring in international trade there.
Interlocutor: Thank you. Mr Li. Now Mr. Wang, can you tell me about your ambitions?
Wang: Yes. I am now a student with Suzhou University majoring in business administration. I hope I can get my MBA and join a world-famous multinational company. And after I have had enough experience, I am going to start a company of my own.
Interlocutor: Thank you, Mr. Wang. And Mr. Li, could you tell me about your ambitions?
Li: A big question for me indeed. I ve never thought about it, but I bet I ll work towards a CEO of a big multinational corporation. That s my goal in life. And that s why I am spending so much time on English, business English in particular.
Interlocutor: Mr. Li, you said you re spending a lot of time on business English. Do you think business English is difficult to learn?
Li: Not exactly, though it may be difficult at the initial stage. The thing is that you need to have some business knowledge before you start to learn business English.
Interlocutor: How about you, Mr. Wang? Is it difficult for you?
Wang: Not really. You know, I like English very much, and my major is business administration. So I have always found business English very interesting.
Stage II
The importance of having a good CV
Well, in my opinion, you can never underestimate the importance of having a good CV. In the majority of cases, your CV is the employer s first impression of you, your first chance to impress your potential employer, let s say. It is the essential illustration of your suitability for the job, showing how your skills and experience match your employer s requirements.
But more than that, it shows your ability to summarize, prioritize and present information effectively, essential skills in today s job market. It also shows your linguistic and communicative abilities.
Even though employers these days use a variety of 0selection techniques, such as analyzing your handwriting, a good TV is still the single most important part of any application.