There Seems To Be A Gap During--On Your Resume, What Were You Doing During Those Times?

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Lesson 33

There Seems To Be A Gap During--On Your Resume, What Were You Doing During Those Times?

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Lesson 34

THERE SEEMS TO BE A GAP DURING--ON YOUR RESUME, WHAT WERE YOU DOING DURING THOSE TIMES?

Practice English with your teacher

Interview 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

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

  1. Have you ever had a gap on your resume? If so, what did you do during that time?
    이력서에 공백 기간이 있었던 적이 있나요? 있었다면, 그 기간 동안 무엇을 하셨나요?
  2. If an interviewer asks about a gap in your work history, what do you think is the best way to answer honestly without sounding negative?
    면접관이 경력 공백에 대해 질문하면, 부정적으로 들리지 않으면서도 솔직하게 답하는 가장 좋은 방법은 무엇이라고 생각하시나요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

reading /reading/
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read /read/
a key word from this lesson  |  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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seems /seems/
a key word from this lesson  |  seems
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resume /resume/
a key word from this lesson  |  resume
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5 min

Reading

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

There seems to be a gap during…on your resume, what were you doing during those times?Give a brief, direct to the point, but not defensive answer because your answer says something about your personality.
Ex. “ Because during that time my partner just had a job and I took the responsibility to take care of my family, which I consider as very important

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ "I was resting during that time because I was very tired."
✅ "During that period, I took some time to recharge and also completed a professional development course in project management."

한국어로 "쉬었어요"라고 하면 자연스럽지만, 영어 면접에서 "I was resting"이라고 하면 의욕이 없어 보일 수 있습니다. 공백 기간에 대해 답할 때는 단순히 쉬었다고 하기보다, 그 시간 동안 자기 개발이나 의미 있는 활동을 했다는 점을 함께 언급하는 것이 좋습니다. 솔직하되, 긍정적인 프레이밍이 중요합니다.

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: THERE SEEMS TO BE A GAP DURING--ON YOUR RESUME, WHAT WERE YOU DOING DURING THOSE TIMES?

Level: Interview (ITV)

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