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Efficient​ ​Communication.​ ​Lesson​ ​3

Exercise​ ​in​ ​Groups​ ​of​ ​Four​ ​Pupils:​ ​The​ ​Job​ ​Interview

A. Preparation​ ​(20​ ​minutes)
Actors​:​ ​Two​ ​of​ ​the​ ​pupils​ ​dramatize​ ​a​ ​job​ ​interview.​ ​The​ ​job​ ​you​ ​are
applying​ ​for​ ​is​ ​a​ ​job​ ​in​ ​a​ ​café​ ​where​ ​you​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​work​ ​as​ ​café​ ​staff,
and​ ​the​ ​job​ ​is​ ​a​ ​full-time​ ​job.
- One​ ​of​ ​the​ ​two​ ​pupils​ ​in​ ​the​ ​job​ ​interview​ ​is​ ​the​ ​job​ ​seeker​ ​and​ ​the​ ​other
pupil​ ​is​ ​the​ ​manager.
- Write​ ​down​ ​some​ ​notes​ ​for​ ​the​ ​drama:​ ​But​ ​try​ ​to​ ​do​ ​the​ ​drama​ ​without
script.
Observers​:​ ​Two​ ​pupils​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​observe​ ​the​ ​job​ ​interview:​ ​Look​ ​at​ ​the
keywords​ ​mentioned​ ​below​ ​to​ ​prepare​ ​the​ ​observation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​job
interview.
Keywords​:
- Mimic
- gestures
- posture
- eye​ ​contact

- extra-verbal​ ​codes
- distance,​ ​appearance
- body​ ​contact
- Low-power​ ​-​ ​vs.​ ​high-power​ ​poses?

​ ​B.​ ​Acting
Actors​:​ ​The​ ​two​ ​actors​ ​perform​ ​the​ ​job​ ​interview​ ​(try​ ​not​ ​to​ ​use​ ​the​ ​script).
Observers​:​ ​Apply​ ​the​ ​keywords​ ​mentioned​ ​above​ ​to​ ​the​ ​role​ ​play.

C:​ ​Evaluation​ ​in​ ​the​ ​groups:
Observers​ ​and​ ​actors:​ ​Evaluate​ ​the​ ​role​ ​play​ ​together.​ ​What​ ​keywords​ ​can​ ​you
find​ ​together?

Class​ ​evaluation.
What​ ​did​ ​you​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​this​ ​exercise?