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Professional background
Past → ______ → ______
past → now → next
Cycle 1 · Experiences & Career · Class 4
From Support to Independence
Today we are not adding a big new list of English. We are making the language from Classes 1–3 easier to remember, faster to retrieve and clearer to use.
Today’s mission
Retrieve → use → refine → repeat. By the end of class, you will answer three professional questions with less support and a clearer structure.
Retrieve → use → refine → repeat. By the end of class, you will answer three professional questions with less support and a clearer structure.
RememberMatchListen againNoticeBuildRehearseRefineInterview
How today works
Support → Independence
You will see the same useful language several times, but with less help each time.
LEVEL 1
Full supportI was responsible for…
LEVEL 2
First wordsI was ______
LEVEL 3
Function onlyRESPONSIBILITY
LEVEL 4
Independent useNo prompt. You retrieve it.
Important: support is not cheating. The goal is to use it, close it and try again with less help.
Abra o painel de suporte apenas quando necessário. A lógica da aula é retirada gradual de apoio — não deixe os chunks visíveis o tempo inteiro.
Previously on… · 0–5 min
Bring Giulia up to speed
Giulia missed our last episode. Andrey & Sara: choose a card and explain it. Giulia: listen, then tell us what you understand.
02
Difficult situation
Responsibility → ______ → Action → ______
responsibility → problem → action → result
03
Pressure & deadlines
______ → Action → Result
strategy → action → result
Giulia’s turn: Which answer is mostly past? Which one is mostly present habits? Which one moves through past, now and next?
Não reexplique a Aula 3 para Giulia. Use Andrey e Sara como “teachers”. Isso recupera o conteúdo para quem esteve presente e atualiza Giulia sem aumentar TTT.
Game 1 · Memory Vault · 5–12 min
Can you unlock the chunks?
Say the expression before asking for help. Each vault gives you a small hint, then a stronger hint, then the complete chunk.
🚪
Career start
Try first — no help yet.
🎯
Current focus
Try first — no help yet.
➡️
Next step
Try first — no help yet.
👤
Responsibility
Try first — no help yet.
⚠️
Problem
Try first — no help yet.
🛠️
Action
Try first — no help yet.
✅
Result
Try first — no help yet.
Não transforme o jogo em explicação. Dê 3–5 segundos reais de retrieval. Se não vier: Hint 1 → nova tentativa → Hint 2 → reveal. Depois de abrir todos, faça uma rodada oral rápida só com as funções.
Game 2 · Chunk Snap · 12–18 min
Match the halves
Click one beginning and one ending. Build the complete chunk.
I ended up…
staying / changing / moving
I’m focusing on…
improving / learning / getting
I was responsible for…
leading / checking / supporting
Learn the whole pattern: end up + -ing · focus on + -ing · responsible for + -ing.
Após o matching, escolha alunos pelo nome e dê apenas a função: “RESULT”, “CURRENT FOCUS”, “RESPONSIBILITY”. Eles devem dizer o chunk completo sem olhar para os pares.
Quick lexical lens · optional 2 min
Run into · Face · Deal with
These expressions live in the same professional story, but they do different jobs.
⚠️ problem appearsrun into
We ran into a problem.
→
👀 problem is thereface
We faced a difficult situation.
→
🛠️ take actiondeal with
We dealt with the problem.
The problem already exists. Now we need to take action. Which fits best?
Use apenas se a dúvida reaparecer. Não transforme em aula de phrasal verbs. O objetivo é separar função: encounter → confront → handle.
Listening replay challenge · 18–25 min
Listen again — with a new mission
This is the Class 3 interview. Repetition is intentional. This time, hunt for useful chunks.
Audio included · replay from Class 3
Round 1 · Listen & Steal
Click a chunk when you hear it. Can the group “steal” all of them?
Round 2 · What job does the chunk do?
“I took the initiative and…”
“We managed to turn it around.”
“Right now, I’m focusing on…”
Interviewer
Could you tell me a little about your professional background?
Candidate
Sure. I started out as an assistant in a small travel agency. At first, I expected to stay for only a few months, but then I was given more responsibility. I ended up moving into corporate travel. Right now, I’m focusing on training new team members, and what I’d like to do next is move into management.
Interviewer
Tell me about a time you faced a difficult situation at work. How did you handle it?
Candidate
Last year, I was responsible for an important delivery, and we ran into a major issue because some of the materials hadn’t arrived. I took the initiative and called the client directly. In the end, we managed to turn it around by agreeing on a new delivery date.
Interviewer
How do you deal with pressure and deadlines?
Candidate
I usually start by setting priorities. I also keep everyone involved updated, and if a deadline is too tight, I ask for more time when necessary. What I learned from past situations is that clear communication prevents bigger problems.
Não faça gist novamente como na Aula 3. O áudio agora serve para retrieval/noticing lexical. Pause apenas quando necessário e peça a função do chunk, não tradução palavra por palavra.
Game 3 · Time Zone · 25–31 min
Before, now or next?
Select an expression, then place it in the correct zone.
🕰 Before / Past
🎯 Now / Habits
➡️ Next / Future
Challenge round · The question chooses the zone
Tell me about a time you faced a difficult situation at work.
How do you deal with pressure and deadlines?
Could you tell me a little about your professional background?
Useful question: Is the interviewer asking about before, now, or next?
Use “before / now / next” como prompt corretivo no lugar de uma explicação longa de tempos verbais. Isso reduz TTT e mantém o foco comunicativo.
Pattern Power · 31–36 min
Keep it or fix it?
Choose quickly. Then say the whole correct pattern aloud.
1. I was responsible for leading a team.
2. I was responsible for lead a team.
3. Right now, I’m focusing on improve my English.
4. I decided to call the client.
5. We managed to solved the problem.
6. I ended up staying there.
7. Last year, I work on an important project.
8. The client didn’t want to wait.
responsible for + -ing
I was responsible for leading…
I was responsible for leading…
focus on + -ing
I’m focusing on improving…
I’m focusing on improving…
end up + -ing
I ended up staying…
I ended up staying…
decide to + base
I decided to call…
I decided to call…
manage to + base
We managed to solve…
We managed to solve…
didn’t + base
The client didn’t want…
The client didn’t want…
Se houver atraso, faça apenas itens 2, 3, 5 e 7. Não derive regra geral. Repita o padrão inteiro: “managed to solve”, “focusing on improving”.
Build a strong answer · 36–41 min
From situation → clear interview answer
Situation
- You were responsible for an important project.
- Two days before the deadline, one team member got sick.
- Part of the work wasn’t ready.
- You reorganised the tasks.
- The team finished on time.
Interview question: Tell me about a time you faced a difficult situation at work. How did you handle it?
👤 Responsibility
⚠️ Problem
🛠️ Action
✅ Result
Model answer
Choose the stronger sentence in each step to build the answer.
👤 Responsibility
⚠️ Problem
🛠️ Action
✅ Result
Rebuild it orally: Can the group produce the model again from function only?
Depois de montar o modelo, retire o texto. Essa reconstrução oral é a ponte para o rehearsal. Evite pedir uma nova história imediatamente sem essa etapa intermediária.
Triad rehearsal · 41–48 min
Candidate · Interviewer · Coach
No timer yet. Key words are allowed. Full scripts are not.
If you get stuck: say “Can I have a chunk?” The teacher gives the smallest useful hint first.
Background
What made you change areas?
What are you focusing on now?
What would you like to do next?
Challenge
What was the hardest part?
What did you learn?
Would you handle it differently now?
Pressure
What do you do when a deadline is too tight?
How do you decide what to do first?
Proteja esta etapa. Não use timer visível. Dê feedback apenas depois da fala. Se Sara travar, cue por função (“Responsibility…?”) antes de oferecer o chunk. Se Andrey expandir demais, use “One problem. One action. One result.”
Final Interview Challenge · 48–60 min
Second attempt. Less support. Clearer answer.
This is not a test. The timer helps you organise your answer. When it reaches zero, finish your sentence.
Could you tell me a little about your professional background?
🕰 PAST → 🎯 NOW → ➡️ NEXT
40
Last 5 seconds = finish your idea, not panic.
🛟 Andrey
1 support token
🛟 Giulia
1 support token
🛟 Sara
1 support token
Follow-up
Ordem sugerida: Andrey → Giulia → Sara. Feedback após cada aluno = 1 coisa que funcionou + 1 foco para a próxima versão. Se faltar tempo, faça 1 pergunta principal por aluno e mantenha a segunda tentativa — não corte o interview por inteiro.
Close the cycle
Today I can…
Most important: fluency grows when the second version becomes clearer than the first.
Homework preview
One question · Two attempts
Choose one interview question. Answer once without checking the lesson. Review one useful chunk. Answer again. Send only your second version.
Attempt 1
No lesson. No script.
Review
Choose one chunk you can use better.
Attempt 2
Maximum 60 seconds.
Reflection: What changed between your first and second answer?