Arabic A2, Unit 16: A job interview (simple)

A job interview (simple)

Arabic A2 · Unit 16

GoalAnswer simple questions in a job interview with ready-made chunks.

New words

مُقَابَلَة (muqābala) · interviewخِبْرَة (khibra) · experienceشَهَادَة (shahāda) · certificate, degreeرَاتِب (rātib) · salaryدَوَام (dawām) · working hoursسِيرَة ذَاتِيَّة (sīra dhātiyya) · CVأَسْتَطِيع أَنْ (ʾastaṭīʿ ʾan) · I can

Explanation

In an interview you answer short questions. Use chunks you know: أُرِيد أَنْ أَعْمَل هُنَا “I want to work here”, and أَسْتَطِيع أَنْ أَعْمَل “I can work”. After أَنْ the verb matches the person: أَعْمَل for “I” and تَعْمَل for “you”. For experience say عِنْدِي خِبْرَة. “Two years” after another noun is سَنَتَيْن, the dual with ـَيْن from Unit 5: عِنْدِي خِبْرَة سَنَتَيْن, “I have two years of experience”. Salary is رَاتِب, and working hours are دَوَام.

Question	Answer
أَيْن تَعْمَل الْآن؟	أَعْمَل فِي شَرِكَة
هَل عِنْدَك خِبْرَة؟	نَعَم، عِنْدِي خِبْرَة سَنَتَيْن
لِمَاذَا تُرِيد هَذِهِ الْوَظِيفَة؟	لِأَنَّ الشَّرِكَة كَبِيرَة
هَل تَسْتَطِيع أَنْ تَعْمَل يَوْم السَّبْت؟	نَعَم، أَسْتَطِيع أَنْ أَعْمَل

Worked examples

Manager

مَرْحَبًا يَا كَرِيم. أَيْن تَعْمَل الْآن؟

Karim

أَعْمَل فِي مَصْنَع. عِنْدِي خِبْرَة سَنَتَيْن.

Manager

لِمَاذَا تُرِيد هَذِهِ الْوَظِيفَة؟

Karim

لِأَنَّ الرَّاتِب جَيِّد، وَالشَّرِكَة كَبِيرَة.

Manager

هَل تَسْتَطِيع أَنْ تَعْمَل يَوْم السَّبْت؟

Karim

نَعَم، أَسْتَطِيع.

Karim has an interview. Press each line.

Papers and hours. Listen and repeat.

The CV.

Class activity

Prepare for an interview. Write your answers to four questions: أَيْن تَعْمَل؟ هَل عِنْدَك خِبْرَة؟ لِمَاذَا تُرِيد هَذِهِ الْوَظِيفَة؟ هَل تَسْتَطِيع أَنْ تَعْمَل يَوْم السَّبْت؟ Then say them aloud to a friend.

Practice

Press Listen. Who is here: the manager, the driver or the nurse?

Write: “I have a degree and I have experience.”

The picture shows a coin. Write: “The salary is good.”

Write: “I can work on Sunday.”

The picture shows a clock. Write: “Working hours are from eight to four.”

School, study and work

A job interview (simple)