Answering Behavioral Questions

B1 · Intermediate46 minInterview PreparationLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: answer any 'Tell me about a time...' question with a clear two-minute STAR story — and walk into interviews with stories already prepared.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Tell me about a time...

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Understanding Behavioral Questions

    Read a 104-word text about Understanding Behavioral Questions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Action Verbs Vocabulary

    5 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The STAR Method

    STAR Method, 4 steps

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build STAR Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the two-minute story

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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