voice is the grammatical issues that will be studied in this unit, together

with the phrasal verb to take for the lexical approach.

2.2. Objectives and competences

Objectives:

- To inform about job mobility and exchange programmes for young

peo
ple;
- To provide the writing requirements for effective formal cover letters;
- To provide useful tips for effective CVs;
- To learn to use correctly the Passive Voice.

Competences:

- Students will extract information about job opportunities for the

youth in EU;
- Students will be able to write out their own CV;
- Students will enrich the lexis specific to employment;
- Students will use for formal cover letters appropriate layout
and paragraphs;
- Students will produce appropriate greeting, opening, body
and complimentary close for a cover letter;
- Students will use the the Passive Voice.

Time necessary for this unit: 4 hours.

2.3. Unit’s contents

2.3.1. CV: Europass

2.3.1.1. Read the following words and phrases related to the world
of work and fill in the sentences:

Employer employee skilled workers unemployment employability

working environment on-the-job-training gain experience handicrafts
leisure unemployment vocational experience commuting trainee
labour market make redundant workforce sample life job shadowing
branch partnership lay off incur expenses outplacement work
placement employment unskilled workers lifelong learning

1. Nowadays changing your job can mean changing your…………or even the
country you work in.
2. ……has grown a lot in all European countries there is a great percentage of
unemployed
people.
3. It is easier for ………………..to find a job and they are paid better than
……………..
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