Some interviews may seem unfriendly
G.B.C. テストで役立つ最良の文法、議論、流暢さ、デリバリーを学習します。「うーん」や「えっと」などの発言は避けましょう。
In order to simulate a variety of G.B.C. test situations, your teacher will do their best to not show emotion while you are speaking. However, don’t stop giving detail, even when your teacher doesn't seem interested.
Each test has a different style. This is a cold-type lesson.
(Not the whole time, just during the practices.)
Student goal:
Focus on your speech, regardless of what the listener is doing.
Being focused on the answer helps in situations where the listener is not actively showing understanding. This happens in some presentations, job interviews, and interview tests.
Teacher style:
Look/sound bored while asking questions and reacting to the student's answer
Use the follow-ups provided. Or, play the devil's advocate. Be nice! If your student is stressed, back off.
Warn your student that you’ll look and sound bored, sleepy or distracted.
General guidelines
- No need to try and win an Oscar. Just do your best to change your style.
- Typically ask 3-5 questions in a burst, then give feedback. There should only be about 3 feedback sessions during a mock-test, unless you see a benefit of more or fewer.
- Make up your own follow-up questions based on student answers.
- During feedback, pay special attention to the goal of the class.
Ask the questions below; skip the ones you feel don't suit the lesson or the level.
Remind your student that they need to relax and answer the questions as they would in a business situation
Student-specific goal
Ideally, establish a customized goal for your student. View the most recent G.B.C. score sheet and find a low score that you can teach to. Otherwise, you can use the default, avoiding non-word sounds.
How to avoid non-word sounds.:
- You can make a gesture when they say "um" or "ah".
- They should speak a bit slower if necessary.
- They should use effective silence by pausing after key words:
- bad—"I think that if // I went back to // school I'd probably // study IT because it's // a growing field."
- good—"I think that if I went back to school // I'd probably study IT // because it's a growing field."
Answer the questions your instructor has for you.