El mundo de los cuentos LITERATURA

Our town has been chosen for our International Summ er Camp this year. We require 12 SU M M ER

h e l p e r s aged 17-29 who should have a good command of English as well as m asses of energy

and enthusiasm for working with children aged 12-15 from all over the world. The job is residential, with round-the-clock responsibility

for the success of the camp. We also require 4

COM M UNITY COORDIN ATO RS (min. 24 yrs, w i t h a good knowledge of the region and proven organizational ability) to coordinate the sports,

social and cultural programmes. W ritten applications to: W orld Study Tours,

37 F la n a g a n s Way, C ork, Irelan d .

(your local paper, May 7th)

(The L ad y, May 1st)

S itu ation s

vacant

Hotel And Catering

• H ig h c la s s re s ta u r a n t re q u ire s f u ll-tim e g e n e ra l a s s is ta n ts .

O n -th e -jo b tra in in g p ro v id e d a s w e ll a s th e o p p o rtu n ity to a tte n d c o lle g e f o r fu rth e r e d u c a tio n . I f y o u a re in te re s te d a n d n o t a fra id o f h a rd w o rk , p le a s e c o n ta c t: M r N . S tile s , T h e T u rk e y , H ig h S t, N o r w ic h N 0 4 6FH. • G e n e ra l a s s is ta n t re q u ire d f o r s m a ll 2 - s t a r fa m ily -ru n h o te l. P o s itio n o ff e r s e x p e r ie n c e o f w a itin g , b a r a n d re c e p tio n w o rk . G o o d p a y , a g r e e a b le a c c o m m ­ o d a tio n . E x p e r ie n c e n o t n e c e s s a r y , b u t s m a rt a p p e a r a n c e a n d p le a s a n t m a n n e r e s s e n tia l. W r ite : J e a n K e rr , R iv e r s id e H o te l, K e s w ic k C A 1 2 8D E . A Reading comprehension

1 How many different jobs are advertised altogether?

2 What are the abbreviations for 'as soon as possible’, ‘per annum’ (a year) and ‘minimum’?

3 You could send a CV with your application to any of these jobs, but for which two job applications is a CV m ost necessary?

4 In a business letter, you put the name and address of the people you are writing to on the left, above the salutation. In a personal letter, you do n ’t do this. Which of the job applications require a personal rather than a business layout?

Applying for jobs, courses and scholarships • Module 6B

B Writing

Imagine that you are interested in one of the jobs advertised, and that you have suitable qualities and / or experience. Write a letter applying for the job.

You should mention:

• what job you are applying for (get the job title exactly right).

• where you saw the advertisement or where you heard that a job might be available.

• your relevant qualifications and experience.

• why you are interested in the job. Be positive, confident and enthusiastic. • that your English is good enough.

Do ask questions about any aspects of the job that aren't clear to you - but be careful not to sound completely ignorant of the work the job involves.

It may be appropriate to refer to your enclosed CV. In an Gxam situation, however, you w on't need to produce a CV to support a job application. ’

Use the letter on page 95 as a model, and adapt phrases from the box below as appropriate.

Useful phrases Paragraph 1

I wish to apply f o r the post o f. . . which was advertised in today’s ' Daily

T elegraph’. '

With reference to your advertisem ent in the ‘G uardian o f January 5th, 1 should like to apply fo r the position o f . . .

Paragraph 2

As you will see fr o m my enclosed CV, I have fo u r years’ experience in hotels

and catering

At present I am em ployed as a . . . by the local Tourist Office, a position I have held f o r three years.

In the course o f my present jo b , I have been responsible f o r the planning an d organization o f. . .

My duties have included secretarial w ork as well as . . .

I graduated in Business Administration fro m Dundee University in 1990. 1 was em ployed as a cashier with Barclays Bank from 1988 to 1992, I attended the L ycee Paul Bert, w here I obtained the baccalaureat in 19S9. Du ring my apprenticeship I obta ined practical training in all aspects o f the

catering trade.

I am used to working under pressure / working to a deadline I working as part

o f a team.

I am fa m ilia r with W ord f o r W indows / recent developm ents in the industry . . .

I also have som e know ledge o f accountancy, ha ving kept the books fo r my fa t h e r ’s business . . .

Paragraph 3

I believe the post you offer will give m e the opportunity to . . .

I am especially keen to work in an organization such as yours which has a reputation fo r . . .

I fe e l that my present position offers little prospect o f prom otion I will be glad to supply you with any fu rth er information you may need. . . . have agreed to act as my referees.

Task bank: Task 26

Unit 6 • Formal letters

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Letters to the editor

Sometimes people who are not journalists wish to express their opinions in a newspaper or magazine, and they do this by writing a letter to the editor. Although their letters speak to the readers of the paper, the convention is that the letter is actually addressed to the e d ito r. This means that the word you must be used with care {and courtesy), as it addresses the editor in person.

A 1 Decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each space in the model below. Write the tetter in the gap. The exercise begins with an example (0). See page 9 for information and advice about this exercise type.

2 The writer of this letter has at least tw o purposes in mind. What are they?

sir,

Recent letters in your columns about insurance companies prompt me to (0)—