Can you tell me about your previous work experience?
Tell me something that you would have done differently in your previous job.
These are some of the common interview questions
that you will be able to answer without hesitation and fluently
by the end of this course.
Welcome to this intermediate course.
My name is Cesar Cordero and I will be your teacher.
But, who is Cesar?
If you have taken other courses that I have taught, you probably know me.
But if this is your first time, I'm super excited to get to know you.
I have been an English teacher since 2016.
And I currently work as a content creator at Platzi.
I live in Bogota, Colombia.
So what will you learn in this course? Well, many things.
Take notes because this will be fun.
One of the things that you'll be learning is how to use the third conditional.
You might be familiar with this name, right? Conditionals.
Yes, I think I have studied this before.
Don't worry if you don't remember.
This is not so important. It's just for you to have a reference.
An example for you to know or have an idea
of what the third conditional is about, is this one.
If I hadn't worked so much, I wouldn't have burnt out.
So we will go over this structure and you will understand
and know how to use it in different contexts.
Next, you will also be able to use these words
Whoever, whatever, whenever.
You might be familiar with this famous song, whenever.
Well, if you are not familiar, that's fine.
But you will be able to use these words in different conversations.
One example is, whoever comes to the party, needs to wear a costume.
Next, we have smooth orders with think and wonder.
So sometimes we want to be polite, we don't want to be so informal.
So you are going to be able to use these words
that you might be familiar with to make polite requests or orders.
For example, I wonder if we could schedule
a follow-up meeting to discuss the progress.
You will also be able to use these words that, I'm sure,
you are also familiar with, right?.
Get, have, and make. Of course, Cesar, I have learned this before.
But you are going to learn how to use them in a different way.
In a more advanced way.
Because you are here in this intermediate course, you are getting your level up
and you will be able to use these words in a different way.
Example, the manager had the team members
attend a training session to improve their skills.
You will also be able to use the transitive verbs.
Remember, you don't have to worry about these crazy names.
It's just for you to have a reference. For example, I was given a promotion
after six months of working as a teacher.
So, you know, these sentences and words,
I was given, I was told, I was gifted, etc.
You will also be able to use the present continuous passive to talk about things
that are happening at this moment, but also with a different approach.
For example, the donations are being collected at the moment.
Also, if you want to talk about cause and consequence,
in a more advanced way, you can use due to and owing to.
For example, the project was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
And also, and finally, you will be able to give strong advice.
You may be familiar with the word should. We use should to give advice.
You should go to the doctor, for example.
But in this course, you are going to learn
how to give strong advice by using had better.
For example, if you don't want to be late, you'd better leave now.
So, how will you learn in this course?
How will you learn all this information that I mentioned to you before?
Well, next class you are going to find a real interview.
Yes, you are going to watch an interview and the classes,
that we are going to be having in this course,
will be based on this interview.
That means that you'll learn some structures
that you can use when answering different interview questions.
Apart from that,
you are also going to learn vocabulary related to work.
And finally, there will be a lot of practice during every class.
And I want you to pay close attention here.
This is one of the most important things.
Every class will have practice.
If you don't practice, it is very likely that you will forget information.
So, please practice.
Now, let's talk about the project.
This is the most important thing about the course.
Why is this important?
Because at the end of the course, you will apply the knowledge
and everything you learned into one project.
You will record an audio or a video.
You can record either of them,
answering some questions that I will show you later.
And the idea is that you see yourself having more confidence
when using certain words or structures.
Now, apart from speaking confidently in interviews,
What else can you do with everything that you're going to learn in this course?
You are going to speak more fluently
in meetings and also everyday conversations.
Now, I would like to get to know you a bit more.
Tell me about yourself. Why are you learning English?
If this is your first time, I'm super excited to get to know you.
And I will see you in our next class.