Below are some sample questions and answers. Your interviewing officer may or may not ask these questions, or he may ask them in a different way using different words. You must therefore listen carefully to the officer's questions and answer the question according to how it is asked. The sample answers are just a few of the possible answers and may not fit your situation. Try to make your answers sound natural , not memorized.
I. English Ability
1. Do you know English ? (Will you able to read English?) --Yes, I do. (Yes I can.)
2. How are your English ? -- I think my English is good. --I think my English is good. I have been studding English for 20 years. I used it at my job. I have to read have to write and have to speak English with other people.
3. I'm afraid your English is not good enough to work in this occupation in Canada. --I'm a little bit nervous right now. I usually speak much better. I took the intermediate spoken English training course and passed English examination for senior professional position in 1992. I worked with some Canadian engineers before I talked with them in English. When I get to Canada. I have more opportunities to practice English and I will improve in Canada. --I'm a little nervous right now. I usually speak much better. I've been working hard to improve my English. Here is an English training certificate. I plan to continue studying English in Canada. I'm sure my English will improve a lot after I'm in Canada. I've used English a lot in my job, so I know I can do this job in Canada.
II Education:
1. Please tell me something about your education. --I studied at Shanghai Jiaotong University for 4 years. I majored in electrical engineering and I received a bachelor of engineering degree.
2. What are your educational background ? --I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from ___. I majored in art. --I received a Bachelor of Engineering degree form Shanghai Jiaotong University.Majored in electrical engineering..
3. How many years of education do you have ? How long have you gone to school? ---I went to the primary school for 6 years. the middle school for 2 years, the high school for 2 years and the university for 4 years. ---I have __years of primary, __years of secondary and __years of university.
4. Which university did you graduate from ? What kind of course did you learning the University?
5. What did you learn in Univ.? What are your courses ?
6. What about your practical lessons ? What did you learn ?
7. Your intended occupation in Canada is Executive Secretary, so what kind of education have you got ?
III Skill:
1. So you can type and use computer ?
2. What about shorthand ? How you learned it ?
3. Have you received any additional training ? ---Yes, I have attended several training courses for example__(LIST OF COURSE) --After university, I immediately went at the Beijing Electric Power Research Institute. Meanwhile, I read materials about my job and I study new technology. I once worked at some power plants and substations.
