B. Carol is interested in the job. Read the information about her. Do you think she is the right person for the job?
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 1356.
A. Work in pairs. Read the advertisement for a job. What is the job? Where is it?
Endings (AmE)
Endings (BrE)
Body of latter
Salutation
When you know the name of the recipient:
Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss von Trotta.
Note: in AmE Mr., Mrs., and Ms include a full stop/ period, e.g. Mr. von Trotta
When you don't know the name of the recipient:
Dear Sir or Madam (BrE)
Dear Sir or Madam: (AmE)
4 –Date
5 - Heading
It is good idea to put the main point at the beginning of the letter. People read the first paragraph carefulli, but not always everything else.
Use the pronoun we when writing for your company. This is more formal than I.
When you know the nameof the recipient:
Yours sincerely
When you don't know the name of the recipient:
Yours faithfully
Yours truly,
Sincerely
8 -Sign the letter with both first and second names.
9 -Then print your name and position under the signature.
| THE OXFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL wants a receptionist · Do you like working with people? · Can you speak two foreign languages? · Can you use a computer? · Do you know Oxford well? Please write to: Anne Watson, Director The Oxford International School 16 College Street, Oxford 0X2 7PT or email: awatson@oxfordint.co.uk |
| Name | Carol Barnes |
| Age | |
| Address | 4 Hope Road, Oxford OX6 5PP |
| Present job | Tourist guide |
| Last job | Hotel receptionist |
| Languages | French, Spanish |
C. Look at the Carol's letter and complete it with the information from her chart.
Anne Watson, Director 4 Hope (1)___________
1 The Oxford International School Oxford OX6 5PP
16 College (2) ______________
Oxford OX2 7PT
2 19 August Paragraph 1*Introduction
3 Dear Ms. Watson,
I am interested in job of (3)_______ in your school.
I (4) __________ years old and I (5)__________ in Oxford. At the moment
I (6)___________ guide, but last year I (7) __________ a hotel receptionist.
I (8)___________ working with people very much and I (9)________speak
Two (10)__________, French and a little Spanish. I can also (11)_______a
Computer. I (12)________ born in Oxford, so I know it very well.
I look forword to hearing from you. Paragraph 2 *
The main part of the letter
4 Yours sincerely
5 Carol Barnes , Paragraph 3* Ending
1) The name and addess of the person you are writing to goes here.
2) The date goes here.
3) We use Ms., Miss or Mrs for a woman. We use Mr for man.
4) We end a formal letters with Yours sincerely.
5) Sign the letter and print your name.
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