The Ultimate Guide to Relative Clauses and Job Interview Skills

Complete: With, who, which, or that.

• In the first London Olympics which/that were held in 1948, only 59 countries participated.

• The athletes who/that won the most gold medals were the swimmers Michael...

• Sebastian Coe, who used to be an Olympic athlete, was the chairman of the London...

• The equipment (which/that) the athletes used was supplied by companies like Adidas.

• The race that/which generated the highest...

• Usain Bolt, who comes from a small town in Jamaica...

• The opening ceremony, which the film director Danny Boyle...

• The country that/which was chosen to host...

Combine the two sentences

• Avery Brundage, who was the fifth president of the IOC, was an Olympic...

• Women's boxing, which featured 36 competitors, was included in the...

• The Orbit, which was designed..., is a 115...

• The Olympic Tennis tournament, in which matches were...

Combine:

• The Titanic, which sank, was...

• Marius, who works..., is...

• Our company, which was..., has...

• Cairo, which has..., is one...

• My manager, who is Russian, speaks...

• Thomas Edison, who held..., invented...

Text:

• ...that companies will pay...

• ...money which they earn...

• Federer, who both...

• Woods, who earned...

• Players who are the best...

• Cristiano Ronaldo, who...

Vocabulary:

• IT

  Do you like working in an exciting, modern industry? We are looking for web designers to join our talented team. We need creative thinkers, but you also need to be practical. Of course, you'll also be hard-working; the hours are long, but the rewards are high! Have you got what it takes?

• Retail

  With a chain of stores throughout the country, we can offer an exciting career for ambitious people. We are looking for trainee managers, so we need people with good leadership skills (habilidades de liderazgo) who are also team players (trabaja bien en equipo). Find out more at...

• Sales and Marketing

  Do you want to be part of our busy call centre team? We are recruiting now for sales staff with good communication skills and the ability to be independent and self-motivated. Excellent telephone skills are essential in this job. Call us now for more information.

Match:

• Able to work alone: independent

• Good at working with other people in a group: team player

• Good at talking to people and explaining things: good communication skills

• Having a natural ability to do something well: talented

• Putting a lot of effort into a job: hard-working

• Willing and able to work hard without being told what to do: self-motivated

• Determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.: ambitious

• Able to think of new ideas or produce something new: creative

• Able to lead a team successfully: good leadership skills

• Sensible and realistic: practical

Descriptions:

• Barbara is really relaxed. She never seems to get stressed: laid-back

• Martin always turns up late and doesn't do much work: lazy

• You can depend on Tippawan. She always gets her work done: reliable

• Vasily takes too many risks. He needs to calm down a bit: reckless

• Irwan has been doing this job for 15 years. He's very experienced.

• Jenny has a really positive attitude to work. She's very enthusiastic.

More words to describe personality:

• Unreliable: unreliable
• Uptight: nervous
• Reliable: reliable
• Hard-working: hard-working
• Sensible: sensible
• Lazy: lazy
• Experienced: experienced
• Enthusiastic: enthusiastic
• Inexperienced: inexperienced
• Unenthusiastic: negative
• Reckless: reckless
• Pessimistic: pessimistic
• Laid-back: relaxed
• Optimistic: optimistic

What do you think are your key skills?

My skills are teamwork, I work very well in my team, I understand people.

What do you think are your main weaknesses?

My main weakness is being a little impatient when doing my job. I want to see things perfectly done.

Why do you want this job?

Because it is a job that suits my needs.

Can you tell us about...?

I work with very energetic people. I can handle stressful situations and control my nerves.

What do you know about our organization?

It is an organization that values the qualities that I have, and that makes me want to work here.