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Writing

Formal letter: Writing about yourself

When you write a letter applying for a job, you want the reader to think you would be good at the job.
Introduce yourself and include any information that is relevant to the type of work you want. Write about
related qualifications you have, your work experience, and the things you do in your free time. In an exam
situation, you can use your imagination!

1 You are applying for a job as a hotel waiter/waitress in the summer holidays. Tick six pieces of
information you would write about in your letter.
my age sports medals
my family I worked in a café last summer
where I am studying my father works in a hotel
where I live my hobbies, eg cooking
my scooter driving licence chatting with friends on my computer
my qualifications eg Cambridge English the type of friends I have

2 Your hobbies and experience show a lot about you. For example, if you helped arrange a school
excursion then you are probably good at organising. Which of the skills below will you probably have if
you have done the following?
a can work under pressure
1 I was on the school committee for two years.
b good at working with people
2 I worked in a bookshop during the holidays.
c can do hard physical work
3 I helped my parents on their large farm.
d good with young children
4 I did baby-sitting at the weekends.
e good with money
5 I was captain of the sports team for two years.
f good organiser
6 I worked in a café during the busy tourist season.
g polite and helpful

3 Read this writing task and discuss in 4 Read this letter applying for the job in 3 and, using
class what experience and hobbies the writing task and the Language Bank on the next
you could include to match the skills page, fill in the gaps at the beginning and end of the
asked for. letter with the correct information. Then discuss the
questions at the top of the next page in class.
You have seen this advertisement for a
summer job.
Dear ,
summer shop
Summer shop assistants needed for our I am writing to apply for the position of y on the Internet.
new arts and crafts shop assistant which I saw adverti sed recentl
t at Melwa y High School,
You need to: I am a 16-year-old studen . I have
• be good at working with people specialising in languages for my final exams German,
level in English and
• have some knowledge of arts and crafts certificates at intermediate the last year.
• be able to work during the busy tourist and I have also been learning Italian forcashier at a local
season in July and August At the weekends, I currently work as a
Write saying why you would be suitable supermarket.
where we design
for the job to: In my spare time, I organise a local club we fly in
Robert Brown, Manager, The Art of Craft, and build our own model aeroplanes which hobbies and
High Street, Oxford competitions. Painting is another of my ion in
for an art exhibit
two of my pictures were chosen
London last year.
during the
Write your letter. (140-190 words)
I would enjoy working full-time in your shop ted in arts and
school holidays because I am very interes my knowledge
crafts. My experience of shop work and especially with
of languages would, I believe, be useful,
summer visitors from abroad.
.
I look forward to
Yours ,
Jack Green
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1 How does Jack show that he would be good at working with people?
2 Why would he be good at working with money in the shop?
3 The summer season is busy. Would he be good at working under pressure? Why?
4 How do you know he would be able to work in July and August?
5 Would you give him the job? Why?
6 Does he start every sentence with ’I’?

5 The writer avoids starting every sentence with ‘I’ by beginning sentences with phrases that tell us when
he does something or what he does. Underline three examples in the letter in 4. Then rewrite the
following information in a similar way in your notebook.
I enjoy camping in the summer with my club. I also do diving as a hobby. I have won two bronze medals. I often go
skiing with my parents during the winter.

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