1.1: Video: Amazon Employee Profile
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Analyzing a Profile Video
Watch the employee profile video and answer the questions below. Then discuss with your instructor and classmates.
- Where would you expect to see this video? (genre)
- On Instagram
- On a dating website
- On a college website
- On a company website
- Who is the audience for this video? Choose all that apply.
- The company Amazon
- The general public
- John's friends and family
- A company that needs employees
- What is the purpose of this video? Choose all that apply.
- To help John find a new job
- To explain step by step how to get hired at Amazon
- To show how happy an employee is working for Amazon
- To make the company feel more personal by introducing some of its employees
- What elements of the reading helped you decide the answers to the questions above? Choose all that apply.
- The topic
- The format
- The register (formal or informal language)
- The pictures
- The vocabulary
- Other
This is a video of an employee profile. From watching this video, what are some of the features of a profile? Choose the best answer to each question.
- A profile is:
- About one person
- About many people
- A profile is:
- Short
- Long
- A profile has:
- A person's whole life history
- A few facts about the person's history
- A profile focuses on:
- One part of a person's life, such as work, school, a hobby, or a special interest
- Everything that is important to that person
- A profile has:
- A negative tone
- A positive tone
- A profile is about:
- Someone famous
- Anyone
An answer key is attached, but answers may vary.
Contributed by Michele Weaver, Grossmont College