Were You Ever Fired?

면접 영어 2

Lesson 52

Were You Ever Fired?

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Lesson 72

WERE YOU EVER FIRED?

Were you ever fired?

Interview 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

  1. Have you ever left a job on bad terms, or do you know someone who has? What happened?
    안 좋게 직장을 그만둔 적이 있나요? 아니면 그런 사람을 알고 있나요? 어떤 일이 있었나요?
  2. If an interviewer asked you about a negative work experience, how would you answer without sounding like a problem employee?
    면접관이 부정적인 직장 경험에 대해 물어본다면, 문제 있는 직원처럼 보이지 않으려면 어떻게 대답하시겠어요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

reading /reading/
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read /read/
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passage /passage/
a key word from this lesson  |  passage
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teacher /teacher/
a key word from this lesson  |  teacher
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ever /ever/
a key word from this lesson  |  ever
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fired /fired/
a key word from this lesson  |  fired
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5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

Were you ever fired?
Try not to sound like a problem employee. A large percentage of firing of employees is due to work relationship conflicts. Be very careful about your reply especially if you are the object of a disagreement that resulted to the termination. You can add comments like, “I definitely learned from that experience.”

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ "I was fired because my boss and I had a bad relationship."
✅ "The position wasn't the right fit, and I learned a lot from that experience."

한국어로는 솔직하게 "상사와 사이가 안 좋아서 잘렸어요"라고 말하는 것이 자연스럽지만, 영어 면접에서는 이렇게 직접적으로 말하면 부정적인 인상을 줍니다. 해고 사유를 설명할 때는 상대방을 탓하기보다 상황을 객관적으로 설명하고, 그 경험에서 배운 점을 강조하는 것이 훨씬 좋은 전략입니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. How would you apply what you learned today?
    오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요?
  2. What was the most useful part of this lesson?
    이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요?
  3. Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
    이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요?
  4. What would you like to practice more?
    더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: WERE YOU EVER FIRED?

Level: Interview (ITV)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!