EF Online Instructors –Questionnaire

Please complete and return this form to the Contracts team with your availability. Save it as a PDF
file using the following format: First Name Last Name – Questionnaire, e.g., John Smith – USA
Questionnaire

Section One: Availability

1. What is your preferred start date? April 3rd, 2018.

2. Please indicate how many hours per week would be ideal (note there is no minimum
requirement): 40 hours

*During our call, we can talk about how our peak student demand may meet up with
your expectations for services. Note that we don’t guarantee hours.

3. Do you plan to reside in the US for the next 8 months? (yes/no) Yes.

Section Two: Technology

*so we can prepare for the call, please provide us with the following information:

1. Do you have Google Chrome? Note: you will need this installed on your computer for the
interview. Yes.
2. What type of computer would you teach from? Laptop.
3. Which operating system do you use? Windows 10.
4. Are you able to connect to the internet through a wired connection? Yes, ethernet.
5. Do you have a way to email or call us if your internet and/or power go(es) out? Yes, iPhone
6. Please conduct a connectivity test using this link in a Chrome browser tab and input the
results below. Please make sure you are using a wired connection as this is a requirement
for the role.

7. Please take a screen shot of the connectivity test results and paste the image below.
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Section Three:

1. What interested you in contracting with EF to provide online ESL services?

More than any other language, English is the lingua franca for global communication.
Mastery of English is a pathway to many successful careers and other opportunities. With
over two decades of experience, I believe EF has the resources and a proven track record
to help determined learners realize their objectives. Furthermore, as someone who enjoys
travelling and meeting people from other backgrounds and cultures, I believe that working
at EF would be an enjoyable and rewarding experience, as its services span multiple
continents. Finally, EF offers exciting opportunities for personal development, such as
continual professional development sessions, assistance with becoming a fully certified ESL
teacher, and even the chance to teach abroad. In my opinion, such incentives create a
positive work environment and motivate teachers to do their best.

Section Four: Language Awareness

This is an open-book exercise. You are encouraged to seek out reference materials and/or online
resources to answer each question.

For questions 1 through 3, please identify the part of speech highlighted in red in the below
sentences by highlighting the correct answer.

1. At the beginning of your lesson, ask the students to think about the topic.
A. Preposition
B. Adverb
C. Personal pronoun
D. Indefinite article

2. By addressing each student by name, the teacher builds good rapport within the class.
A. Noun
B. Indefinite article
C. Definite article
D. Infinitive

3. While the students are speaking, write notes about their use of the target language.
A. Auxiliary verb
B. Past principle
C. Noun
D. Adverb

Highlight which word(s) should be filled in the blank below.

4. During the lesson, you should ensure ______ not monopolizing the conversation.
A. Your
B. You’re
C. You
D. You were
5. Highlight the sentences that have grammatical or lexical errors:
A. I think London is more nice than Paris.
B. The tour guide gave us an excellent advice about visiting the museum.
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C. I have been in New York since three days.

D. I have visited Prague every year.
E. We had a very enjoyable meal at the restaurant.
F. I enjoy to look at architecture.
G. The tourists are taking a bus trip to the coast.

6. As clearly and briefly as possible, explain (in your own words) the difference between the
pairs of words to a non-native English speaker.

Accept / Except To accept someone or something (such as an idea) can be thought

of as a way of saying yes. Acceptance signifies inclusiveness and a willingness to
accommodate. In contrast, except is a way to say no, or exclude, someone or
something.

Your / You’re You’re is an abbreviated form of “you are” and should only be used
when such an abbreviation makes sense. For example, “you’re house” is incorrect
since it is equivalent to “you are house.” Whereas “you’re going to France” is
correct since it is equivalent to “you are going to France.”

Advice / Advise Advice is a noun. It can be thought of as someone’s opinion or

recommendation. A noun is a person, place, or thing. In this case, advice
corresponds to “thing.” In contrast, advise is a verb, since it denotes an action. The
action is one of offering a solution to a problem or proposing a way to do something.