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8. Look at Tammy Vo’s resume. Find words or phrases with similar meanings to the words in the table.1

1. curriculum vitae

2. specialist

3. looking for

4. job

5. work experience

RESUME

Tammy Vo

1376bViolet Parkway

Tucker Grove, CA 95646

(917) 0987-9876

tamvo06@sseal.com

An electrical engineer with experience of management, Tammy Vo is an expert in 3G systems for mobile telecommunications networks. She is now seeking a position as an engineer in a large telecom company in Malaysia or Singapore.

Employment history

2002 to present Staff Engineers, Oliphant Industries, Palo Alto, California

2001-2002 Night manager, Cicadian Supermarket, Columbus, Ohio

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Ohio (2000)

9A. Read the advertisement for a job and answer the questions:

What is the job? Where is it?

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 OX2 7PT

Or email: awatson@oxfordint.co.uk

9B. Carol is interested in the job. Read the information about her. Do you think she is the right person for the job in the advertisement above?

Name

Carol Barnes

Age

28

Address

4 Hope Road, Oxford OX6 5PP

Present job

Tourist guide

Last job

Hotel receptionist

Languages

French, Spanish

9C. Look at Carol’s cover letter and complete it with the information from the chart and the advertisement.

4 Hope (1) ______

Oxford OX6 5PP

Anne Watson, Director

4 Hope (2) __________

The Oxford International School

Oxford OX6 5PP

19 August

Dear Ms Watson,

I am interested in the job of (3) _____ in your school. I’m (4) ______ years old and I (5) _____ in Oxford. At the moment I’m a (6) _____ guide, but last year I worked as a (7) _____.

I like working with people very much and I can speak two (8) ______, French and a little Spanish. I can also use a computer. I was born in (9) _____, so I know it very well.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Carol Barnes

Grammar

Past Simple and Past Continuous (See Grammar Reference on page …)

10. Complete this description using the past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.1

My name is Gurnam and my family originally 1) came (come) from India. My grandparents 2) _____ (move) to Britain in 1975 and they went to live in the city of Leicester. My grandfather 3) ___ (open) a restaurant there and he 4) ___ (become) very successful. He 5) ___ (not speak) much English when he 6) ___ (arrive) in Britain but he 7) ___ (learn) very quickly. Lots of people 8) ___ (eat) at his restaurant. He 9) ___ (work) very hard for many years and he 10) ___ (make) plenty of money.

My father 11) ___ (be) born in Leicester and he 12) ___ (go) to school there. He 13) ___ (do) very well at school and 14) ___ (pass) all his exams. Then he 15) ___ (study) at university for three years and 16) ___ (get) a Business degree. After that, he 17) ___ (set) up his own business. At first he 18) ___ (sell) clothes in a shop near the city centre, and after a few years he 19) ___ (own) five shops all over the city. When I was a small child, we 20) ___ (live) in a small house but my father 21) ___ (buy) a bigger one two years ago.