Student A
| You are planning to have a baby soon |
| You will be 70 later this year |
| You will be able to retire next year |
| You are going to quit after 6 months to study abroad |
| You actually want to be a film star and are just taking this job for the money |
| You will need to take a lot of afternoons off to visit the dentist |
| You are going to get married and take two weeks off for your honeymoon next month |
| You want to get training in this job and then set up your own business |
Future tenses job interview roleplays
Student B
| You are having 25 job interviews this week |
| You need a new job because you think that you will be fired from your present job |
| You are having a date with your interviewer’s boss later today |
| You won’t be able to start work until you do your military service |
| You aren’t going to quit your present job until the end of next year |
| You are going to continue doing your present job if you get this new one (for extra money) |
| Your wife/ husband is going to apply to work in the same office |
| You want to get promoted quickly and take your interviewer’s job |
Teachers’ instructions
Students pick a card or choose one of the problems on their worksheet and their partner interviews them until they find out why they shouldn’t employ them. You could tell them that all the problems are about the future to make it easier. The person being interviewed can make up any information that isn’t what is written on their card, e.g. their qualifications and experience.
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