Oi gente,
Tudo bem?
Eu sei que dei uma breve sumida, mas vou fazer um outro post atualizando.
Hoje eu vim falar sobre as perguntas para fazer para as Host Families. A Dee e a Paulinha haviam me pedido, e mesmo a Paula já tendo match eu resolvi fazer o post pois tenho certeza de que vai ajudar outras pessoas também (sorry pelo atraso Paula :/ ). Então vamos lá!
Nos meus skypes, como eu falei pra vocês, a maioria das perguntas foram feitas pelas kids, então eles queriam saber sobre minhas coisas favoritas, como comida, lugar, cor, princesa da Disney, esporte, sabor de sorvete, tv show, animais, brinquedos, etc. Acho válido se preparem para essas perguntas, pois as vezes tem coisas que nunca nem paramos pra pensar né, e também se preparem pra faze-las. Essa é uma maneira legal até de conquistar as kids e saber o que fazer com eles quando chegar lá.
Uma vez, eu achei em algum blog (não me lembro qual) algumas perguntas para fazer no skype. Elas são separadas em perguntas para as kids, family, sobre a cidade e sobre os deveres.
Sobre as kids:
1) Let's say her name is
Caroline]. Hi, how should I call you? Is Caroline fine?
2) How many children are
there and what are their names?
3) How
old are they?
4) How is their daily
schedule like?
5) What do they like to do?
6) Do they have favorite
toys or games?
7) Do they practice sports?
If YES, which ones? Do they
swim yet?
8) Are they going to school
yet? If so, how far from your house is the school?
9) Do they go to school by
bus or by car? Do I have to drive them?
10) Are they allowed to
have friends over?
11) What do they like to
eat? Do you follow a speciel diet?
12) Would I be responsible
for their dinner, lunch and breakfast every day?
13) What time do they go to
bed?
14) Are they allowed to
watch tv/listen to music/play video games?
15) Are they allergic to
something?
Sobre os parents:
16) Where do you work and
what do you do?
17) Do you have any
hobbies?
18) Do you have family
members living near by?
19) Do you travel a lot? If
Yes, where do you go? Would I have to go, too?
20) Do you live in a house
or apart.?
21) Have you ever traveled
to other countries? Did you like it?
22) Do you know anything
about my country?
23) Have you lived abroad?
If so, how hard was that for you?
24) Why are you hosting an
au pair?
25) What qualities do you
think your au pair should have?
25.1) Have you ever had an
au pair before? What do you mind if I talk to her or send her an e-mail? Why
did she go home? How was her relationship with your kids?
Sobre a cidade:
26) How is your city? What
are the other cities nearby?
27) Are there a lot of
schools/colleges/universities near your town/city? If YES, which ones?
Are they
too expensive?
28) Do
you have pets?
29) Do you have a
housekeeper? Is she/he going to clean my room, too? Does she/he come every week?
30) Are there many au
pairs in the area?
31) Where can I take the
kids? What things are there to do with kids? Any parks? Library? gym centers?
Sobre os deveres:
32) Do you have any house
rules? What are they?
33) Where is the au pair
room located? Can you describe the room?
34) Do I have to share the
bathroom with the kids or do I have my own?
35) What happens if I am
talking to your kid and he/she is not behaving well? Am I allowed to give them
some time out?
36) Am I reponsible for
any household duties? If so, which ones?
37) Are my friends and family members allowed
to come over to visit me?
38) Is there a car for the
au pair to use?Can I drive it during my free time, too? Am I be responsible for
gas?
39) Is there a cellphone
for the au pair to use?
40) What activities do you
expect me to do with the children?
41) Will I have access to
internet? Is there a computer I can use?
42) How will my schedule
be like?Will I have the weekends off?
43) Will I have time to
study?
44) Will I have a curfew?
Apesar de no geral parecer bastante perguntas na hora do skype (pelo menos acontece comigo) elas foram poucas, até porque nem todas as perguntas se adequam a host family. Então de uma lida antes e adapte a realidade da sua família.
Além dessas perguntas, a Gisella havia me passado uma vez um arquivo com 100 perguntas que toda au pair deveria saber responder ou perguntar, e eu tomei a liberdade de vir aqui dividir com vocês. Tem perguntas pra fazer para as HF, para AP responder, para a entrevista do visto, tem as mais importantes que devemos saber responder, etc. E elas estão separadas por cores. Deem uma olhada:
1- Tell
me about your experience with kids.
2-
Tell me what you like to do with children.
3-
What can you do to entertain a child?
4- In your opinion, what are
the main qualities we need to have as an Au Pair?
5- What
do you think the family hopes for in an Au Pair?
6- Tell
me about you: your interests, skills, what you enjoy
doing in your free time and weekends.
7- What
do you most like to do in you free time?
8- Talk
about interesting courses you've done (not just relating to
children), sports that you do or have done.
9- Why
did you decide to be an Au Pair?
10- What
do you expect to learn from this program?
11- Do
you think the experience you have with children here will be different in
the United States?
12- Are
you graduated? What will you do when you return?
13- Tell
me about your family, how is your relationship, if you have
siblings… What do your parents do? Do you
live together? Have you lived alone?
14- What
are your responsibilities at home?
15- How long have you been driven? Are you
afraid of driving in the United States?
16- How
do you consider your English (basic, intermediate or advanced) and
how long have you studied English?
17- Do
you have piercing or tattoo? Do you wear make up every day?
18- Who
is the most important person for you? Why?
19-
What would you do if a friend decide to visit your city?
20-
What kind of books do you like to read?
21- What
country would you like to visit? Why? Give examples.
22- Which places would you like to go
in the U.S.? Why?
23- Talk
about something difficult that you've done and explain how you overcame
it.
24- Tell
me about something you've been afraid to do and why?
25- Talk
about things that you consider right or wrong.
26- Talk
about things that you enjoy doing with your family.
27-
Do you like to study? What was your favorite subject in school?
28-
What would you change in your school?
29-
What would you do if a child does something that was
not suppose to do and how will a child listen to your advices?
30-
What you would you do if a child gets angry, crying or kicking?
31-
What can you do if siblings fight or cannot play good together?
32-
What can you do if two children want your attention at the same time?
33- How
can you help a child who cries when his mother leaves?
34- What
kind of activities do you like to do with children?
35-
How was the longest period of time you have spent away from your family
and friends?
36- Do
you think you will get sad or lonely while you are away from your family? What
can you do about it?
37- What
do your parents think about your decision to become an au pair? Do you think
they will visit you while you are in the U.S.? How do you plan to keep in touch
with them?
38- What
will you do if you feel like you are under a lot of pressure?
39- Do
your parents have any rules that you must have to follow in your house? Do you
let your parents to know where you are going and what time you are coming back?
Do you have to be home by a certain time at night? How do you feel about house
rules?
40- Based
on the time of day that you will start work (give a concrete example), what
time do you think you would need to be sleeping in order to take good care of
the children in the next day?
41- Who
is responsible for things like cooking, cleaning and doing laundry in your
house? How much do your parents expect from you to help? How much do you help?
42-
Describe your town or city. What do you like or dislike about it?
43- If someone were describing you, what would
the person say?
44- If you took a picture of your room right now,
what would it look like? Are you neat or messy? How would you feel living with
someone who is neat or messy?
45- Do you like to plan your day or prefer things
to “just happen”?
46- When
you go out with your friends, where do you go? What do you guys do? How many
times for week do you go out with friends?
47- Describe
the kind of relationship that you have with your parents and sibling. What
activities do you do together as a family? What is your favorite thing to do
together?
48- What
is the best memory that you have from your family?
49- How
many times a year do you usually have to go to the doctor because you are sick?
50- Do
you regularly need to visit your doctor for a medical condition such as
allergies, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, etc.?
51- What
is your favorite meal? What kinds of foods do you usually eat? Are there any
kind of foods that you cannot eat? Are you a vegetarian? Do you follow a diet?
52- Do
you smoke cigarettes on a daily basis? Do you smoke cigarettes when you go out
at night? If so, do you think that you will be able to stop smoking when you
are in the house and car and around the children?
53- What
things would you like to do while you are in the U.S.? Do you have any hobbies
or activities that you would like to continue doing while in the U.S.? Are
there any new activities that you would like to do?
54- What
kind of course would you like to take while you are in the U.S.?
55-
How long have you been driving? How often do you drive? What kind of roads
do you normally drive on? Have you ever driven on a highway? What kind of
vehicle do you drive?
56- Have
you ever been stopped by a policeman while you were driving because you did something
wrong? If so, what happened?
57- How
would you feel about driving the children?
58- What
qualities do you think are important in as an Au Pair?
59- What are you
going to do in the U.S.?
60- Have
you ever travel abroad?
61- Why
do you want to be an au pair?
62- How
does the Au Pair program work? How did you meet this host family?
Have you talked to them?
63- How
much did you pay for the agency?
64- What
are the hosts names?
65- What
do they do?
66- How
many kids do they have? Names, ages.
67- How
did they know about the program?
68- Do
you have experience with child?
69- How
long will you be there?
70- Where
will you live there?
71- What
else will you do there?
72- Do
you live with your parents?
73- What
do your parents do?
74- What
is the amount of money your family make per month?
75- What
do your siblings do?
76- Do
you study? Where? What? When?
77-
Where did you study English? For how long?
78- Who
is paying for this exchange?
79- Do
you work? What do you do? Since when?
80- When
are you leaving the country?
81- What
will you do until there?
82- How
old are you?
83- What
will you do when you come back?
84- Do
you have family or friends in the U.S.?
85- When
did the last Au Pair leave?
86- How
do the children feel about having an au pair taking care of them?
87- What
will be my responsibilities for each child?
88-
Is there anything you don't want me to do with them?
89-
When are their birthdays?
90-
What are their favorite colors?
91- What
are their favorite games and toys?
92- Do
they have friends that live close to them?
93-
Will I be able to help the kids with homework?
94-
What time do they go to school and come back?
95-
Are there any English schools near to your house?
96- Will I be
able to drive to my school while the kids are in school for example?
97- Is there gym
close to the house?
98- Do their
grandparents live close?
99- Do you
go to the church?
100- Is
there anything else you'd like to know about me?
Uffa! Quanta coisa não? Agora quero vê aupairzada sem saber o que perguntar e responder! rsrs
Acho que depois de tudo isso não preciso dizer mais nada né?
Espero muito que ajude vocês!
Beijinhos
Lari
