writlng I covering letter • writing sklll formal style
Unit 4 Opportunities
4e I enclose my CV
Writing a covering letter
1 Work in pairs. Which do you think is the most
common way to apply for a job? Tell your
partner.
a CV
a letter
a personal contact
a phone call
an application form
2 Read the covering letter in rep ly to the advert
on page 52. Match the information (a-j) with the
parts of the letter. What (if any) information can
you leave out if you send the letter asan email?
a a reference to you r CV
b the date
e the name and address of the person
you are writing to
d the reason for your lette r
e your address
your interest in the position
g yo ur phone number
h yo ur qualifications
i your relevant experience
yo ur skills
3 Compare the letter to the style yo u use in your
country. Answer the questions.
1 Is the layout different? How?
2 Does it include the same information ?
3 Is the information in the main part of the
letter sequenced in the same way?
4 Writing sk ill formal style
a A formal letter in English uses these featu res.
Underline examples of each one in thc lette r.
l concise sentences
2 formal phrases to begin sentences
3 no contract.ions
4 standard phrases to open and close the letter
b Rewrite the sentences in a more formal style.
1 1'11 finish my degree soon.
2 Give me a call .
3 1 was Jooking thro ugh the paper and
J saw yo ur ad, and I thought it looked
really interesting. . ,
4 My phone number is on my CV, whteh I ve
sent you as well.
5 1'11 be free from August .
l'tlEDICTIONS • PIANNING YOUR WORK
my life
iii•i?i·JUIN!ieii;I
27 Harbour Road
Manchcstcr
M21 7PF
7July20 17
NHNTV
Burton House
Brislol
BS9 2HL
Dcar Ms Jones.
I am writing in rcpl y 10 your advcrt isemcnt in thc
Daily Htrald for thc position of Assistant Rescarchcr.
I will graduare in Digital Media 1his month from
Manchcstcr Universi ty. 1 hnvc cxpericncc in film
production and pos1-produc1ion as I havc workcd pan-
time in my univcrsi1y tclcvision slation for the last year.
I consider myself 10 be hard-working and organizcd
in my work. As part of my job with lhc univcrsity
tclcvision station, 1 was rcsponsible fo r planning
schedules and programme archiving.
1 am available for intcrview at any time and avai lable
to slart work after July. 1 am willing 10 relocate if
neccssary.
I endose my CV which gives full details of my
qualifications, work expc riencc and skills as we ll as my
contact dctails.
1 look forward 10 hcaring from you.
Yours sincerely.
Mark Nolan
5 Write a covering letter to go with an application fa r a
job you wou ld like. Follow the layout and style of the
letter from Mark.
6 Exchange le tters with your partner. Use these
questions to check your partner's Jette r.
• Is it clear how to con ta et th is person ?
• Is the style appropriate>
• Does the person sound li ke a good candidate'
7 0n the basis of the letter your partner has wri tten,
would you give him / her a n interview? Explain you r
reasons to your partner.
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