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E9 M - Create an English CV

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Einleitung

E9 M - Create an English CV

In this aiMOOC you learn how a simple English CV is organised and which English words you need. You then create a fully fictional practice CV. The level is B1-oriented for English as a first foreign language in Klasse 9, M-Niveau, Baden-Württemberg.

Mini goal: Understand the structure and key English terms of a simple CV and create a complete fictional practice profile.

Look first. What can you recognise in the CV image? Say three section names or ideas in English.

Deutsch-Hilfe öffnen

Ein CV ist ein Lebenslauf. In diesem Kurs arbeitest Du zuerst mit englischen Beispielen. Die deutsche Hilfe ist nur eine Stütze und keine Vollübersetzung.

I-can-Ziele

At the end, I can ...

identify common CV sections such as profile, education, experience and skills.
understand key words in a simple B1-level CV.
find relevant information in a short job advert.
talk about a fictional applicant and ask follow-up questions.
write a clear fictional CV with short, relevant information.
check language, relevance, privacy and sources before I use feedback.

Vorwissen

Quick start

Read these words: school – skills – experience – languages – interests.

Choose two and make one short sentence, for example: My strongest skill is ... or I have experience in ...

Then ask a partner one question: What skills are useful for a weekend job?

Media start: What does a CV look like?

A CV gives a short, clear summary of relevant education, experience and skills. The exact format can vary by country, employer and job. For this school task, use only invented data.

Privacy rule: Do not use your real home address, private phone number, date of birth, private social-media account or another person's data. Do not upload a real CV to an external service for this task.

Input

What is a CV?

In British English, CV means curriculum vitae. In North American English, résumé is common. A CV is used to show information that is relevant to an application.

For a simple school-level practice CV, these sections are useful:

Profile: a short introduction.
Education: your school or training.
Experience: work experience, volunteering or projects.
Skills and interests: abilities and relevant activities.
Languages: languages and realistic levels.
References: only when required; for practice, no real contact data.

Read a fictional practice CV

Everything below is invented. Do not copy it as real personal data.

Section	Fictional example
Name	Mia Northfield
Contact	student.cv@example.com
Profile	I am a reliable Year 9 student who enjoys working with people. I am looking for a short work-experience placement in a local bookshop. I learn quickly and work well in a team.
Education	2023–present: Northbridge Community School
Experience	2025: Helped at a fictional school reading event; welcomed visitors and organised books.
Skills	Teamwork, basic presentation skills, careful organisation
Languages	German: first language; English: B1-oriented school level
Interests	Reading, volleyball, school media club
References	Available on request

Reading check: Which part shows what Mia can do? Which part shows what she has done? Which information is deliberately missing for privacy?

A simple CV structure

A clear CV is easy to scan. Use short headings, consistent dates and relevant information. If you have little work experience, school projects, volunteering and responsibilities can be useful when they match the task.

Useful order for this course: Profile → Education → Experience → Skills → Languages → Interests → References.

Listening and Viewing

Viewing 1: How to write a CV

First viewing: Watch a short part without stopping. Listen for profile, employment, education, skills.

Second viewing: Use subtitles if needed. Write down two useful English phrases. Do not copy a complete model.

Respond: Which section seems easiest for a Year 9 student? Give one reason in English.

Hint

Try: I think ... is easiest because ...

Viewing 2: CV claims and an interview

This British Council scene has several speakers in a job interview. Listen for information that comes from a CV.

Viewing task: Find one claim about a skill or interest. Then decide: Is the claim supported by the speaker's answer?

Key idea: A CV should be clear and truthful. Never invent a real qualification or language level in a real application.

Optional short recap video

Use this video as a recap. Pause after a section and say the heading before it appears.

Media safety: Watching external videos is optional. Do not post private information in comments and do not create an account just for this course.

Kontextwortschatz

Word	Meaning in the CV context	Example
profile	short introduction	My profile explains what I can offer.
education	school or training	Education shows where I study.
experience	things you have done	I have experience from a school project.
skill	something you can do well	Teamwork is a useful skill.
reliable	someone others can depend on	I am reliable and punctual.
responsibility	a task you are expected to do	My responsibility was to welcome visitors.
achievement	something you completed successfully	Organising the event was an achievement.
relevant	useful for this job or task	Choose relevant experience.
reference	a person who can confirm information	References are available on request.
apply	ask formally for a job or placement	I want to apply for a work-experience placement.

Deutsch-Hilfe: Schlüsselwörter

profile = Kurzprofil; education = Bildung/Schule; experience = Erfahrung; skill = Fähigkeit; reliable = zuverlässig; responsibility = Aufgabe/Verantwortung; relevant = passend für die Stelle.

Aussprache und Fluency

Say these words slowly, then in a short phrase:

experience → relevant experience
education → my education
reliable → a reliable student
responsibility → my main responsibility

Now speak in chunks, not word by word:

I am a reliable student / with experience from school projects / and I enjoy working in a team.

Goal: Be easy to understand. You do not need to sound like a native speaker.

Speaking

Pair task: Which detail fits the job?

Fictional job advert:

Weekend helper – Northbridge Books

We are looking for a friendly student who can help customers, organise shelves and work in a small team on Saturday mornings. Good English is useful.

Student A reads the advert. Student B reads Mia's fictional CV.

Talk for about two minutes:

Which two CV details are most relevant?
Which detail needs more evidence?
Ask one spontaneous follow-up question.
Agree on one improvement.

Useful phrases: I think this is relevant because ... / Can you give an example? / I agree, but ... / We could improve this by ...

Writing

English first → understand → respond → ask → hint → improve → use again

1. Understand: Read the fictional job advert and underline three key requirements.

2. Respond: Draft a fictional CV with six sections.

3. Ask: Ask a partner one focused question, for example: Is my profile clear?

4. Hint: Use the help ladder below only if needed.

5. Improve: Change at least two parts after feedback.

6. Use again: Adapt the CV to a second fictional job.

Product target: one short profile of about 3–4 sentences plus 8–12 concise CV entries or bullet points.

Do not replace your first draft. Keep it so you can see what you improved.

Mediation

From German information to an English CV

Do not translate every word. Select the useful information and write short English CV entries.

Fiktive Ausgangsinformation: „Lina hilft seit einem Jahr einmal pro Woche in der Schulbibliothek. Sie sortiert Bücher, erklärt jüngeren Schülerinnen und Schülern die Ausleihe und arbeitet gern im Team. In den Ferien nahm sie an einem zweitägigen Erste-Hilfe-Kurs teil.“

Create:

one Experience entry,
two Skills,
one short sentence for a Profile.

Then explain in German which information you selected and why.

Functional grammar

Present or past?

Use the present simple for things that are true now:

I am reliable. / I work well in a team. / I attend Northbridge Community School.

Use the past simple for completed activities:

I helped at a school event. / I organised books. / I completed a first-aid course.

For current activities, you can also use a time phrase:

2025–present: Volunteer helper in a fictional school library.

Strong action verbs

Choose a clear verb instead of a long explanation:

helped – organised – created – supported – presented – planned – welcomed – completed

Example: Helped visitors at a school event is clearer than I was there and I did different things for visitors.

Hilfestufen

Help ladder

Hint 1 – words: reliable, friendly, organised, teamwork, project, helped, completed.

Hint 2 – sentence frames: I am a ... student who ... I have experience in ... My main responsibility was ... I would like to ...

Hint 3 – model profile: I am a reliable Year 9 student who enjoys practical tasks. I have experience from school projects and I work well with others. I am looking for a short work-experience placement where I can learn new skills.

Deutsch-Hilfe

Nutze zuerst Hint 1. Öffne Hint 2 oder 3 nur, wenn Du nicht weiterkommst. Schreibe danach wieder selbstständig weiter.

Feedback und Fehleranalyse

Check	Possible problem	Better choice
Relevance	Too many hobbies with no link to the task	Keep the most useful details
Evidence	“I am excellent at teamwork” with no example	Add a short example
Tense	“I organise the event last year”	“I organised the event last year”
Word choice	“I made a Praktikum”	“I completed a work-experience placement”
False friend	“My actual school”	“My current school”
Privacy	Real phone number or private social-media account	Use fictional practice data only

Feedback rule: Say one thing that is clear, ask one question and suggest one specific improvement.

Datenschutz, KI und Quellen

For this course, your profile and application data must be fictional.

If an AI tool is allowed by your school, use it only with fictional text. Do not enter real names, addresses, phone numbers, private messages or real application documents. Check AI facts, language suggestions and sources yourself. Keep your own draft and decide which feedback you accept.

No recording is required. If you practise speaking with audio, recording is voluntary and should stay private unless you have clearly agreed otherwise. Do not upload recordings without permission.

Transfer

Tailor the CV

A CV should not be the same for every task. Compare these two fictional jobs:

A: Bookshop helper – customers, shelves, teamwork.

B: Sports-event helper – visitors, outdoor tasks, punctuality.

Choose three CV details for A and three for B. Explain one change:

For the bookshop job, I would include ... because ...

Can-do-Check

Mark each statement for yourself: not yet – with help – independently.

I can name at least five CV sections.
I can understand the main idea of a simple B1-level CV.
I can select relevant information from a job advert.
I can describe fictional experience with clear action verbs.
I can use present and past forms appropriately.
I can give and use short feedback.
I can protect personal data in a practice application.

Folgekurs

Continue with E9 M - Write a covering email. Use the same fictional profile and adapt it to a short application email.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

What is the main purpose of a simple CV? (To summarise relevant education, experience and skills) (!To tell your complete life story) (!To publish private contact details) (!To write a long opinion text)

Which section usually gives a short introduction to the applicant? (Profile) (!References) (!Date) (!Footer)

Which information is suitable for a fictional school CV? (A made-up practice email address) (!Your real private phone number) (!A private social-media account) (!Another person's home address)

Which verb form fits a completed activity last year? (I organised a school event) (!I organise a school event last year) (!I am organise a school event last year) (!I organising a school event last year)

Which detail is most relevant for a bookshop helper? (Experience organising books) (!Favourite ice-cream flavour) (!A private family story) (!The colour of your bedroom)

What should you do before using AI feedback in this course? (Check the suggestion and keep your own draft) (!Replace your text without reading it) (!Enter real private application data) (!Assume every AI fact is correct)

Which heading is used for school and training information? (Education) (!Hobbies only) (!References) (!Contact comments)

Which sentence gives evidence for teamwork? (I worked with three classmates to organise a school event) (!I am the best team player in the world) (!Teamwork is a word) (!I like everything)

What does relevant mean in a CV? (Useful for the job or task) (!Secret and private) (!Very long) (!Written only in German)

What is the best goal for pronunciation practice here? (To be clear and understandable) (!To copy one native accent perfectly) (!To speak as fast as possible) (!To avoid speaking)

Memory

Profile	short introduction
Education	school and training
Experience	activities you have done
Skills	abilities you can use
References	confirmation on request
Relevant	useful for the task

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Profile	Short introduction
Education	School information
Experience	Completed or current activities
Skills	Useful abilities
Languages	Language knowledge

Kreuzworträtsel

Profile	Which CV section gives a short introduction?
Education	Which section shows school and training?
Experience	Which section shows activities you have done?
Skills	Which section lists useful abilities?
References	Which section may be available on request?
Relevant	Which word means useful for the job or task?

LearningApps

Lückentext

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

CV headings: Create six English section headings for a fictional Year 9 CV and put them in a sensible order.
Vocabulary card: Design one small visual card with eight useful CV words and one example sentence for each.
Profile practice: Write three different opening sentences for a fictional student profile and choose the clearest one.
Media notes: Watch one embedded video section and write down three useful phrases without copying full sentences.

Standard

Fictional CV: Create a complete fictional CV for a Year 9 student applying for a weekend or work-experience role.
Job match: Compare your fictional CV with two fictional job adverts and adapt three details for each job.
Peer interview: In pairs, conduct a two-minute interview based on a fictional CV and ask at least two spontaneous follow-up questions.
Mediation task: Turn a short German description of fictional school experience into concise English CV entries without translating every word.

Schwer

CV redesign: Compare two different CV layouts and justify which one is easier to scan for a specific fictional job.
Evidence challenge: Replace five unsupported claims such as “I am excellent” with short examples that show evidence.
Application package: Combine a fictional CV with a short covering email and check that both texts give consistent information.
Feedback cycle: Keep version 1 of your CV, collect two pieces of feedback, create version 2 and explain which changes you accepted or rejected and why.

Lernkontrolle

Relevance transfer: You receive a new fictional job advert. Select four pieces of information from a longer practice profile and explain why each one belongs in the CV.
Language transfer: Rewrite three weak CV entries so that they use clear action verbs, correct tense and concise wording.
Privacy decision: Examine a fictional CV containing mixed safe and unsafe data. Remove the risky information and explain your decisions.
Mediation performance: Read a short German description of a fictional school project and create suitable English entries for Profile, Experience and Skills.
Speaking transfer: Present a fictional applicant for one minute, answer two unprepared follow-up questions and then improve one answer after feedback.
Source check: Compare one CV tip from a video with one trusted written source and state whether they support the same idea.

Lernnachweis

For a successful learning record, show that you can:

recognise and use common English CV headings.
select relevant information instead of including everything.
write a short, coherent fictional profile and concise CV entries.
use simple present and past forms appropriately.
explain skills with short evidence.
mediate selected German information into suitable English CV language.
react to questions and feedback in understandable English.
protect personal data and keep practice profiles fictional.
check sources and AI-supported feedback before using it.
keep an earlier draft so your improvement is visible.

OERs zum Thema

Further learning sources:

British Council LearnEnglish Teens: A CV – B1 writing practice.
University of Oxford Careers Service: CVs – guidance on clear, relevant CVs.
Wikimedia Commons: Curricula vitae – freely licensed media collection.

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