Text 2. Application for a job

A sample cover letter

20 Princess Street

Northampton

15 November 1998

City Council

21 Church Road

Coventry

Dear Sir or Madam

In reply to your advertisement in "The Star" on Monday, November 14th, I would like to apply for the position of a social worker with your Council.

As you can see from my enclosed curriculum vitae, I am a twenty-six-year old graduate from the University of Cambridge, where I read the social sciences.

Since graduating I have had considerable practical training in dealing with handicapped children of all ages. During the two years in which I was employed as a teacher in Paris, I spent my vacations in a holiday centre, which has been established especially to cater for the needs of the mentally and physically disabled. I feel that the experience I gained there has furnished me with an insight into the problems such people face.

Since returning to England I have been engaged in doing voluntary social work at local schools in Northampton, and now extremely keen to broaden my horizons at an establishment such as yours.

Should you wish to pursue my application, I would be able available for an interview at your convenience. Perhaps you could contact me at the following phone number: (052)62743892.

Yours faithfully, John Brown.

Text 3.

A sample curriculum vitae Personal details

Name: John Brown

Date of birth: 20 March 1972

Address: 20 Princess Street

Northampton

Telephone: (052)62743892

Marital status: Married

Education: Cambridge University; awarded a master's degree in 1991 –1996

Social Sciences-July 1996.

Experience: Worked in a school for handicapped children of all ages (Paris). Made major contributions to the organization and development of the school. Supervised the raising of money for children in need. Maintained close relations

with other schools of this type.

1998-present: Voluntary social worker at local schools in Northampton. In charge of informal groups involved in voluntary social work.

Additional: Travelled in France. Fluent in French/with working knowledge of Italian.

Interested in parachuting and hang-gliding.

Special qualifications: Currently conducting research related to my dissertation.

T a s k 6. Vocabulary exercise.

Put in the following words into the given sentences:

supervise, contribution, award, personal details , development, major, marital status, relations, maintain, raise, in

charge, dissertation, fluent, additional, hang-gliding, conduct, research, working knowledge, currently, parachuting.

1. When applying for this job you must give as many ____ as possible.

2. What do we know about his _____ ?

3. Which university _______ you the degree?

4. This is one of the ______ cities in this country.

5. What _______ would you like to make?

6. My language ______ is very slow now.

7. We shouldn't let her ______ this work.

8. I don't think you'll ______ enough money to solve all problems the school is facing now.

9. The police failed to ______ order during the match.

10. We have no choice but to establish friendly ____ with this country.

11. Who is ______ here?

12. We don't need any ______ evidence to accuse

him of committing the crime.

13. I speak ______ English, but I still make errors.

14. My ______ of Spanish allows me to communicate

in everyday situations.

15. I've been interested in ______ since childhood.

16. Is it true that you want to take up ______ ?

17. ______ we want to make as much profit as

possible.

18. The government is now ______ an antismoking

campaign on television.

19. This ______ is very expensive.

20. It's a pity you want to write a ______ .