BUSINESS'ENGLISH'CLASS'

INTERNATIONAL'COMMERCIAL'CORRESPONDENCE'
CHAPTER 9: LETTER OF APPLICATION
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I.'JOB'DESCRIPTION'
1.1.'Overview'
A!job!description!gives!details!of!the!duties!and!responsibilities!involved!in!a!post,!including!any!supervisory!
duties,!specific!authority!and!any!special!features!of!the!post.!
Parts'of'Job'description:'
9!________________________________________!
9!________________________________________!
9!________________________________________!
9!________________________________________!
9!________________________________________!
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1.2.'Sample'Job'descriptions'
Sample'1:'Job'Descriptions'form'Intern.vn'
*'Job'____________:'
9!Edit!job,!content!posted!on!page!
9!Organize!and!follow!Marketing/!PR!compaigns!
9!Make!phone!calls!and!support!customer!service!
9!Supervise!on9going!projects!
9!Other!tasks!required!by!manager!
*'Job'____________:'
9!Good!command!of!English!is!a!must!
9!Strong!skills!and!experience!with!marketing!field.!Experience!in!
digital!marketing!and!HR/!Recruitment!is!an!advantage!
9!Excellent!inter9personal!skills!
9!Get9the9job9done!spirit!and!have!passion!with!startup!
9!Multi9tasks!ability!
9!Quick!leaner!with!creative!thinking!
9! Candidate! with! a! demonstrated! experience! on! writingK! blog!
posts!and/or!product!descriptions!is!highly!welcome.!
9!Excellent!time!management,!scheduling!skills!and!attention!to!detail.!
9!Ability!to!follow!up!on!deadlines!independently!and!working!in!team!well!
*'Job'____________:'
9!Opportunity!to!experience!the!whole!process!of!making!things!from!the!start!
9!Working!with!our!talented!team!in!both!HCM!and!HN,!our!founder!and!investors!too!
9!Experience!a!startup!working!environment!
9!Monthly!allowance,!review!for!official!position!based!on!performance!
*About:'
Intern.vn'is!a!project!which!aims!at!building!a!professional!internship!recruitment!system.!We!provide!
opportunity!for!those!who!is!looking!for!Internship,!Management!Trainee!position!in!Vietnam.!
Intern.vn'is!part!of!Jobwise–!fully!optimized!hiring!solutions!for!businesses!and!firms.!We!are!based!
in!HCM!city!and!has!received!investment!from!Vietnam!Silicon!Valley!fund.!
If!you!feel!interested!in!the!vacancies,!please!let!us!know!via!join@intern.vn,!CV!and!Cover!letter!are!
expected!to!be!in!English!and!stated!clearly!why!you!think!you!fit!with!us.!There!are!no!deadlines,!we!
treat!applications!in!the!first!come,!first!serve!basic!till!all!vacancies!are!filled.!
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Sample'2:'Job'description'from'Turner'Communications'
Turner'Communications'
JOB'DESCRIPTION'
JOB'TITLE:!Senior!Secretary!
REPORTS'TO:!Training!Manager!!
LOCATION:!Head!Office,!Sheffield!
MAIN'PURPOSE:!To!provide!a!confidential!secretarial!and!support!service!to!the!Training!Manager!
 REQUIREMENTS'
1.!Abilities:!use!initiative,!decide!priorities,!work!without!supervision!
2.!Previous!experience!at!senior!level!
3.! Skills:! Microsoft! Office,! notetaking! skills,! minute9taking! skills,! good! organiser,! good! interpersonal!
skills!
4.!High!standard!of!education!with!appropriate!secretarial/administration!qualifications!
MAIN'DUTIES'AND'RESPONSIBILITIES'
1.!To!provide!secretarial!support!to!the!Training!Manager.!
2.!To!deal!with!mail,!answer!telephone!enquiries,!take!messages!and!compose!correspondence.!
3.! To! take! shorthand! dictation! and! deal! with! instructions! from! manuscript,! audio! or! disk! and! to!
transcribe!documents!accurately!and!consistently.!
4.!To!maintain!the!diary!of!the!Training!Manager.!
5.!To!arrange!meetings!and!produce!accurate!minutes.!
6.!To!arrange!training!courses!and!seminars.!
7.!To!make!travel!and!accommodation!arrangements!as!may!be!required.!
8.!To!ensure!the!security!of!the!office!and!confidential!documents.!
9.!To!carry!out!any!other!duties!as!may!be!expected!in!a!post!of!this!level.!
Send!your!documents!to!us!via!…!before!…/20…!
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II.'LETTER'OF'APPLICATION'/'COVER'LETTER'/'COVERING'LETTER'
2.1.'Overview'
A!letter!of!application!for!a!job!is!essentially!a'S____________'L____________.!In!such!a!letter!you!are!
trying!to!S____________'yourself,!so!your!letter!must:!
9!capture'A____________!by!using!a!good!W_________"S_____________________"
Format: T________ or handwriting?
A well-D_______, easy-to-R_______ letter will attract attention at once and create a favourable first
impression.!
9!arouse'I____________!in!your!Q____________"
9!carry'C____________!by!your!past"R_________!and!T____________/"R________________!!
Preferably you should write a S_______ letter applying for the post and stating that your curriculum vitae
(or résumé) is enclosed.
Do not C_______ such information in your covering letter.
R'bring'about'the'action!you!want!the!prospective!employer!to!take!9!to!grant!an!____________!and!
eventually!give!you!the!_______.!
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2.2.'Sample'Letters'of'application'
SAMPLE'LETTER'1'
' 26!Windsor!Road!
CHINGFORD!!
CH4!6PY'
' 15!May!200—!
' Mrs.!W!R!Jenkinson!!
Personnel!Manager!!
Leyland!&!Bailey!Ltd!!
Nelson!Works!
CLAPTON!
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Dear!Mrs.!Jenkinson!
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I!was!interested!to!see!your!advertisement!in!today’s!Daily!Telegraph!and!would!
like!to!be!considered!for!the!post!of!Private!Secretary!to!Managing!Director.'
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I! am! presently! working! as! Private! Secretary! to! the! General! Manager! at! a!
manufacturing!company!and!have!a!wide!range!of!responsibilities.!These!include!
 attending!and!taking!minutes!of!meetings!and!interviews,!dealing!with!callers!and!
correspondence!in!my!employer’s!absence,!and!supervising!junior!staff,!as!well!as!
the!usual!secretarial!duties.!
The!kind!of!work!in!which!your!company!is!engaged!particularly!interests!me,!and!
I!would!welcome!the!opportunity!it!would!afford!to!use!my!language!abilities!which!
are!not!utilised!in!my!present!post.!
A!copy!of!my!curriculum!vitae!is!enclosed!with!copies!of!previous!testimonials.!
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' I!hope!to!hear!from!you!soon!and!to!be!given!the!opportunity!to!present!myself!at!
an!interview.!
' Yours!sincerely!
' Jean Carson
JEAN!CARSON!(Miss)!
' Encs.!+!01!CV!
+!02!copies!of!Testimonials
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Sample'2'
Dear"Mr."Barker"
Mrs."Phyllis"Naish,"your"Personnel"Officer,"has"told"me"that"you"have"a"vacancy"for"a"Marketing"Assistant."
I"should"like"to"be"considered"for"this"post."
As" you" will" see" from" my" enclosed" curriculum" vitae," I" have" several" A" levels" as" well" as" secretarial"
qualifications"gained"during"an"intensive"oneGyear"course"at"Walthamstow"College"of"Commerce."
I"have"been"Shorthand"Typist"in"the"Marketing"Department"of"Enterprise"Cables"Ltd"for"2"years"and"have"
been"very"happy"there,"gaining"a"lot"of"valuable"experience."However,"the"office"is"quite"small"and"I"now"
wish"to"widen"my"experience"and"hopefully"improve"my"prospects."
My"former"headmistress"has"written"the"enclosed"testimonial"and"has"kindly"agreed"to"give"further"details"
should"they"be"needed."If"you"are"interested"in"my"application"my"present"employer"has"agreed"to"provide"
further"information."
I"am"able"to"attend"an"interview"at"any"time"and"hope"to"hear"from"you"soon."
Yours"sincerely"
Jenny"Ken"
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2.3.'What'to'write'and'How'to'write?'
What'to'write?' How'to'write?'
___________:'! When! replying' to' a' job' advertisement,! it! is! best! simply! to! state!
________________________________",!and!give!a!date!or!_______.!
9! I!would!like!to!apply!for!the!post!of!Programmer!advertised!in!this!month's!edition!
Opening: o/Computers.!
purpose 9!I!am!writing!_______!your!advertisement!in!the!Guardian!_______!12!May!_______!
+ reference:
#1: job ads a!bilingual!secretary!post!to!work!in!your!Export!Department.!
#2 9!Tôi!đang!viết!thư!này!để!phúc!đáp!mẫu!quảng!cáo!tuyển!dụng!cho!vị!trí!Thực!Tập!
recommended: Sinh!Ngân!Hàng,!xuất!hiện!trên!tờ!báo!Times!ngày!hôm!qua.!
_____________________________________________________________________!
_____________________________________________________________________.!
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For!unsolicited'applications,!i.e.!applying!for!a!job!which!has!not!been!A_______:!
9!I!am!writing!to!_______!if!you!might!have!a!vacancy!in!your!…..!department!for!a(n)!
administrative!assistant!/salesperson!/!accounts!clerk.!
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For!applications'with'R________________:!
9!I!was!r_____________!by!Mr…,!who!is!currently!working!in!your!company!/!who!has!
had!a!long!association!with!your!company/who!is!15!one!of!your!suppliers,!to!contact!
you!concerning!a!possible!post!in!your!…..!Department.!
B___________' !!
of'the'letter'
E$_______$ Mention!any!parts!of!your!E____________'relevant'to'the'post.!
9!You!will!see!that!I!graduated!from!….!University!/!College!in!20—,!where!I!gained!a!
degree!/!diploma!/!certificate!in…..!
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Previous! This!is!an!opportunity!to!highlight'your'R____________$D______$&'A____________,!
E____________! e.g.! any! special! responsibilities! or! projects! you! undertook,! changes! you! made,! or!
schemes!you!introduced.!
9!During!my!employment!with!……!my!work!was!specifically!concerned!with!…..!
9!While!I!was!a!Team!Leader!at!(company),!I!____________!a!team!of!six!technicians!
and!introduced!new!quality!control!procedures!which!resulted!in...!
9!During!my!time!at!(company),!I!was!____________!for!marketing!software!services.!
A!large!part!of!this!role!____________!successfully!implementing!change!in!the...!
9!During!my!time!at!(company),! I!studied! ____________for!an! ____________,!which!
I!completed!in!20—.!Since!then!I!have!gained!more!____________!experience!in...!
9!As!____________!of!my!degree!course!in!Business!Studies,!I!worked!for!three!months!
in! the! Data! Processing! Department! of! a! large! computer! corporation! where! I! gained!
experience!in...!
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Reasons! for! This!not!only!means!explaining!why!you!W_____!the!J____,!but!also!why!you!think!
A____________" your'particular'S____________'and'E____________'would'be'V____________'to'
" the'company.'
and/or" 9!I!am!particularly!interested!in!the!post!ad!could!__________!my!previous!experience!
Reasons! for! in!(area!of!work).!
L_________" 9!I!am!sure!I!would!be! ____________!in!this!post!as!I!have!the! ____________!and!
previous"jobs! experience!you!describe,!as!well!as...!
9!I!believe!my! ____________!in! (area!of!work)! equips!me!for!the!post!you!advertise,!
especially!my!recent!experience!of!(specialist!area,!e.g.!project!management,!website!
development).!
9!I!have!some!experience!of!(area!of!work),!and!am!____________!about!developing!
a!career!in!this!field.!
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If!you!want!to!explain!why!you!left!a!job,!it!is!best!to!sound!P____________.!
9! I! left! (old! employer)! because! (new! employer)! offered! me! a! chance! to! use! my!
(languages,!it!training,!etc.).!
9! I! was! offered! a! chance! to! join! (company)! where! there! was! an! ____________! for!
further!____________!and!experience!in! .!
9! I! was! ____________! the! post! of! Senior! Technician! by! (company)! in! (date),! and!
therefore!_________!(company)!in!order!to...!
9!I!joined!(company)! in!(date)! as!part!of!their!new!Eastern!Europe!sales!team.!This!
was!an!excellent!opportunity!to...!
E__________! Documents! to! be! enclosed:! _______! /! _____________________! (_______),!
documents! _______s,!copy!of!_______!/!_______!/!_______!…!
9! __________! please! _________! a! copy! of! my! Curriculum! vitae! with! copies! of!
_____________!in!computing,!English!and!Japanese.!
C_______' Offer!to!_________________________________!if!necessary.!
9! I! look! _____________________! hearing! from! you.! HoweverK! if! there! is! any!
____________!information!you!require!in!the!meantime,!please!let!me!know.!
 9! Please! let! me! know! if! there! are! any! other! ________! you! need.! Meanwhile,! I! look!
forward!to!hearing!from!you.!
9!I!would!be!happy!to!discuss!with!you!at!interview!how!my!skills!and!experience!could!
be!used!to!your!________________!.!
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2.4.'Points'of'guidance'
9!Remember!the!purpose!of!your!application!is!not!to!get!the!J______!but!to'get'an'I___________.!
9!Ensure!your!application!looks!attractive'and'neatly'presentedK!make!it!stand!out!from!the!rest.!
9!Be!b__________K!give!all!the!relevant!information!in!as!few!words!as!possible.!
9!Write!____________,!in!a!friendly!tone,!but!without!being!familiar.!!
9!Do'not'make'exaggerated'claims!or!sound!boastfulK!simply!show!a!proper!appreciation!of!your!abilities.!
9!Do!not!imply!that!you!are!applying!for!the!job!because!you!are!bored!with!your!present!one.!
9!If!your!main!interest!is!the!salary,!d_______!state!the!figure!you!expect.!Instead!mention! your"current"
E_________.!!
9! Do' not' enclose' O____________' of' your' T____________"or"Q_____________K! send! C________! with!
your!application!but!take!the!O______________"to!the!interview.!
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PRACTICE
PRACTICE'1:'Vocabulary'and'Grammar'
1.1.'Read'the'email'of'application'on'the'right'and'choose'the'more'formal'phrase'in'each'pair'
of'words'in'italics.'
A! Dear!Sir!or!Madam,!
1! I’m! /' I' am! writing! 2' to! apply! /! in! application! for! the! 3post/job! of! North9Western! Area! Sales!
Manager,!as!currently!advertised!on!your!website.!
B! As!you!will!see!from!my!attached!4'curriculum!vitae!/!CV,!I!am!a!289year9old!graduate!in!Business!
and!Marketing!from!Hamburg!University,!with!five!years!of!experience!in!marketing!and!sales!with!
Audi!AGF!based!in!Bremen.!My!5'present!job!/!current!position!is!Assistant!Sales!Manager!for!the!
Bremen!and!Neidersachsen!region.!
C! Since!leaving!university,!apart!from!6'working!/!practical!experience!in!the!various!posts!I!have!7'
held!/!worked!in,!I!have!studied!8'a!lot!/!extensively!at!night!school,!9'going!on!/!attending!courses!
in!Negotiating!Skills,!Personnel!Management!and!Marketing.!I!have!also!10' attended!/!gone!on!
various!internal!courses!in!the!same!areas!in!the!companies!I!have!worked!for.!
D! 11!I’m!/'I'am! interested!in!the!post!advertised!because!it!seems!to!me!to!12' represent!/!be! the!
type!of!opportunity!I!am!13'looking!for!/!seeking:! to!move!into!a!large!international!producer!of!
consumer!products!and!to!14'have!the!experience!of!managing!regional!sales!/!be!a!regional!sales!
manager!myself.!
E! I!hope!my!application!and!my!15'curriculum!vitae!/!CV! will!be!of!interest!to!you.!I!am!16' ready!
to!come!to!an!/!available!for!interview!at!any!time,!and!my!present!17'employers!/!boss!would!be!
happy!to!18'give!/!supply!a!reference.!
F! I!19'look!forward!/!am!looking!forward!to!hearing!from!you.!
Yours!faithfully,!
Christa!Schmidt!
christaschmidt@fastmail.com!
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In'which'paragraph'(ARF)'Christa'mentions'each'of'these'things?'
Her!CV! …………….!
A!summary!of!relevant!work!experience! …………….!
Details!of!her!academic!background! …………….!
Her!availability!for!interview! …………….!
Reasons!for!applying!for!this!job! …………….!
References!from!her!employers! …………….!
The!reason!for!writing!the!letter! …………….!
Where!she!saw!the!advertisement! …………….!
The!job!training!she!has!received! …………….!
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1.2.'Complete'this'letter'of'enquiry'by'putting'the'correct'preposition'in'each'space.'
Dear!Sir!or!Madam,!
I!am!a!229year9old!student!(1)!_________!psychology!(2)!_________!the!University!of!Hanover!in!Germany!
and!I!am!writing!to!enquire!(3)!_________!career!opportunities!(4)!_________!your!company.!I!have!visited!
your! website! and! I! see! that! you! have! an! innovative! and! open9minded! approach! (5)! _________! the!
recruitment!and!management!(6)!_________!personnel!within!your!company.!I!am!(7)!_________!my!final!
year!of!a!five9year!course!of!studies!and!am!particularly!interested!(8)!_________!working!(9)!_________!
the!area!of!personnel!recruitment.!
My!particular!specialisation!is!psychometric!testing,!and!(10)!_________!my!final!project,!I!have!investigated!
the!efficiency!of!such!tests!(11)!_________!predicting!the!work!performance!of!prospective!employees.!I!
would!be!most!grateful!if!you!could!send!me!information!(12)!_________!what!opportunities!exist!in!your!
company,!either!(13)!_________!a!graduate!trainee!(14)!_________!a!year!s!time!or!for!an!internship!(15)!
_________!the!near!future.!Could!you!also!tell!me!how!I!should!apply?!
Thank!you!(16)!_________!advance.!
Yours!faithfully,!
!
1.3.'Make'these'direct'questions'more'formal'by'starting'them'with'the'words'given.'
1.!When!will!you!be!holding!interviews?!
!!Could!you!tell!me!when!.............................................................................................................!!
2.!How!long!are!the!annual!holidays?!
!!I!would!also!like!to!know!...........................................................................................................!!
3.!What!are!the!working!conditions?!
!!I!would!be!grateful!if!you!could!give!me!information!on!!..............................................................!!
4.!When!should!I!apply?!
!!Please!let!me!know!!..................................................................................................................!!
5.!Is!there!a!graduate!trainee!programme?!
!!I!would!like!to!know!!.................................................................................................................!!
6.!Do!you!offer!internships!for!undergraduates?!
!!Could!you!tell!me!......................................................................................................................!!
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1.4.'Read'the'following'letter'of'application.'In'most'lines,'there'is'one'extra'word.'It'is'either'
grammatically'incorrect'or'does'not'fit'in'with'the'meaning'of'the'text.'Some'lines,'however,'
are'correct.'If'a'line'is'correct,'put'a'tick'(").'If'there'is'an'extra'word'in'the'line,'underline'it.'
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Dear!Sir,! !
I!am!writing!for!to!apply!for!the!post!of!manager!in!your!new!branch! 1.!…………..!
to!be!opened!in!Lewisham,!as!advertised!in!the!Daily!Gazette!of!5! 2.!…………..!
November.! !
As!you!will!now!see!from!my!enclosed!curriculum!vitae,!I!am!a!! 3.!…………..!
339year9old!graduate!qualification!in!social!sciences!from!the! 4.!…………..!
University!of!Bristol,!with!eight!years'!of!experience!in!management! 5.!…………..!
posts!within!the!retail!trade,!my!current!position!is!being!that!of! 6.!…………..!
assistant!manager!at!a!branch!of!Dixons!in!Southampton.! 7.!…………..!
Since!my!leaving!university,!apart!from!practical!experience!in!the! 8.!…………..!
various!posts!I!have!held,!although!I!have!studied!extensively!at! 9.!…………..!
night!school,!attending!courses!in!Negotiating!Skills,!Personnel! 10.!…………..!
Management!and!Marketing.!Dixons!have!also!sent!for!me!on! 11.!…………..!
various!of!internal!courses!in!the!same!areas.! 12.!…………..!
I!am!so!interested!in!the!post!advertised!because!it!seems!to!me!! 13.!…………..!
14.!…………..!
15.!…………..!
 to!represent!the!type!of!opportunity!I!am!looking!for!9!to!move!into! 16.!…………..!
a!large!international!retailing!organisation!and!going!to!have!the! 17.!…………..!
experience!of!setting!up!a!new!store!from!the!start.! 18.!…………..!
I!hope!for!my!application!and!my!curriculum!vitae!will!be!of!! 19.!…………..!
interest!to!you.!I!am!available!for!interview!at!any!other!time,!and! 20.!…………..!
my!present!employers!would!be!happy!to!supply!you!a!reference.!
I!am!look!forward!to!hearing!from!you.!!
Yours!faithfully,!
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1.5.'Match'the'words'(1R6)'with'their'definitions'(aRf).'
1.!challenging! ! a.!difficult,!in!a!way!that!tests!your!ability!
2.!reputation! b.!things!we!get!because!of!our!job!that!are!additional!to!our!pay!but!are!not!money!!
3.!atmosphere! c.!the!character!or!feeling!of!a!place!
4.!promotion! d.!the!opinion!that!people!in!general!have!about!someone!or!something!!
5.!benefits! e.!the!opportunity!for!doing!something!
6.!scope! f.!when!someone!is!raised!to!a!higher!position!
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PRACTICE'2:'GapRfilling:'Fill'in'the'blanks'with'only'ONE'word'
Dear!Mr.!Curtis!
I! am! writing! to! you! on! the! recommendation! of! David! McLean,! Assistant! Manager! in! your! Securities!
Department.! We! met! last! month! on! a! course! in! Hanover,! and! he! suggested! that! I! should! contact! your!
company!and!(1)!____________!his!name.!He!told!me!that!you!often!(2)!____________!people!from!other!
countries! on! one9year! temporary! (3)! ____________,! and! I! am! writing! to! (4)! ____________! about! the!
possibility!of!such!a!post.!
I! am! at! present! employed! by! the! International! Bank! in! Hanover,! in! their! Securities! Department.! I! have!
worked!here!since!20—,!when!I!(5)!____________!from!the!University!of!Munich!with!a!degree!in!Economics.!
In! my! present! position! as! Assistant! to! Wolfgang! Luers,! Director! of! the! Securities! Department,! I! (6)!
____________! with! a! wide! range! of! investments! from! companies! throughout! Europe,! buying! shares! and!
bonds!for!them!on!a!worldwide!basis.!As!well!as!speaking!(7)!____________!English,!I!also!have!a!good!
working!knowledge!of!French.!
I! would! like! to! spend! a! year! in! the! UK! to! gain! further! (8)! ____________! in! securities! investment! with! a!
British!bank,!and!believe!that!my!experience,!training,!and!language!(9)!____________!would!prove!useful!
to!your!organization.!My!employer!encourages!all!its!staff!to!spend!a!year!abroad!and!Mr!Liiers!would!be!
willing!to!give!you!a!reference.!
I! would! be! grateful! if! you! could! send! me! an! (10)! ____________! form! and! further! information! about! the!
posts! currently! available.! If! you! need! any! further! information,! I! can! be! contacted! by! email! on!
bauerm@aol.com.de!or!telephone!on!49!511506941x155.!
Yours!sincerely!!
Marcus!Bauer!
!
Dear!Mrs!Hastings!
I!would!like!to!apply!for!the!(1)!____________!advertised!in!the!Guardian!on!16!June!for!a!Personal!Assistant!
to!the!Sales!Director.!
As!you!will!see!from!my!(2)!____________,!I!am!currently!Personal!Assistant!(3)!____________!the!Sales!
Manager!of!a!small!engineering!company.!In!addition!to!the!day9to9day!administration!work,!I!represent!the!
Sales!Manager!on!some!occasions!and!am!delegated!to!take!certain!policy!decisions!in!his!absence.!
I!speak!(4)!____________!French!and!Italian,!and!use!(5)!____________!languages!in!the!course!of!my!
work.!
I! am! particularly! (6)! ____________! in! this! post! as! I! would! like! to! become! more! involved! with! an! IT!
organization!and!am!very!(7)!____________!with!many!of!your!software!products.!
If!there!is!any!further!information!you!(8)!____________,!please!contact!me.!I!look!forward!to!hearing!from!
you.!
Yours!sincerely!
Carol!Brice!(Ms)!
!!!+!Enc.CV!
!
Dear!Sir!
I! was! very! (1)! ____________! to! see! your! (2)! ____________! for! a! Sales! Manager! in! yesterday’s! Daily!
Telegraph!and!should!like!to!be!considered!for!this!post.!
My!full!particulars!are!shown!on!my!enclosed!curriculum!vitae,!from!which!you!will!see!that!I!have!had!10!
years’! (3)! ____________! in! the! sales! departments! of! two! well9known! companies.! My! special! (4)!
____________!at!Oral!Plastics.!Ltd!include!the!training!of!sales!personnel,!dealing!with!the!company’s!foreign!
correspondence! and! (5)! ____________! market! research! and! sales! promotion! programmes.! I! thoroughly!
enjoy!my!work!and!am!very!happy!here!but!feel!that!the!time!has!come!when!my!experience!in!marketing!
has!(6)!____________!me!for!the!responsibility!of!full!sales!management.!
Mr!James!Watkinson,!my!Managing!Director,!and!Ms!Harriet!Webb,!Sales!Manager!of!my!former!company,!
have! both! agreed! to! provide! (7)! ____________! for! me:! their! details! can! be! (8)! ____________! on! my!
curriculum!vitae.!
I!shall!be!pleased!to!provide!any!further!information!you!may!need!and!hope!I!may!be!given!the!opportunity!
of!an!interview.!
Yours!faithfully!
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PRACTICE'3:'Vietnamese'–'English'translation'
1.!Tôi!viết!thư!này!để!xin!ứng!tuyển!vào!vị!trí!Quản!trị!viên!tập!sự!tại!phòng!Marketing!được!đăng!tải!trên!
website!của!công!ty.!
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2.!Tôi!viết!thư!này!để!xin!ứng!tuyển!vào!chức!vụ!trợ!lý!giám!đốc!nhân!sự!của!quý!công!ty!theo!thông!báo!
được!đăng!trên!báo!Tuổi!trẻ!TpHCM!ngày!20/8/2099.!
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3.!Như!quý!ngài!sẽ!thấy!trong!sơ!yếu!lý!lịch!của!tôi,!nhiều!công!việc!tôi!làm!trong!chức!vụ!hiện!nay!là!công!
việc!của!trợ!lý.!
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4.!Tôi!đã!liên!tục!học!tiếng!Pháp!và!tiếng!Ý!tại!các!lớp!học!buổi!tối!trong!hai!năm!và!thường!xuyên!đi!công!
tác!tại!Bỉ!và!Ý!với!Giám!đốc!của!tôi!trong!vai!trò!một!phiên!dịch!viên.!
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5.!Tôi!rất!quan!tâm!đến!công!nghệ!thông!tin!và!vừa!học!xong!một!khóa!học!về!thiết!kế!Website!kéo!dài!hai!
tháng!tại!Trung!tâm!Kỹ!thuật!điện!toán!9!Đại!học!Bách!Khoa!TpHCM.!
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6.!Ngoài!các!kỹ!năng!thư!ký!và!kinh!nghiệm!điều!hành!một!văn!phòng!bận!rộn,!tôi!cũng!thường!làm!việc!với!
các!kỹ!thuật!viên!và!chuyên!viên!trong!lĩnh!vực!máy!tính.!
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7.!Tôi!thực!sự!quan!tâm!đến!việc!phát!triển!các!dịch!vụ!của!công!ty!và!cả!những!người!làm!việc!liên!quan.!
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8.!Xin!vui!lòng!cho!tôi!biết!nếu!quý!ngài!cần!thêm!thông!tin!nào!khác.!
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9.!Tôi!rất!vui!khi!nhận!được!thư!đề!nghị!vào!chức!vụ!giám!đốc!kinh!doanh!của!quý!công!ty!ngày!25/5,!và!
xác!nhận!rằng!tôi!sẽ!bắt!đầu!làm!việc!vào!lúc!8g30!thứ!hai!ngày!1/6/2099.!
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10.!Tôi!chấp!nhận!các!điều!khoản!trong!thư!và!các!điều!kiện!trong!sổ!hướng!dẫn!nhân!viên!IOS!661.!Tôi!gửi!
kèm!theo!một!bản!sao!hợp!đồng!lao!động!đã!ký!tên.!
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PRACTICE'4:'Concept'application'
4.1.'Read'the'following'job'ad:'what'can'attract'you,'what'might'be'the'drawbacks?'
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Work'in'Bermuda!'
ACME'Atlantic'are!a!well9known!and!respected!trading!company.!We!handle!imports!directly!from!
manufacturers!in!35!different!countries,!and!currently!export!to!46!different!countries!worldwide.!
We!are!looking!for!enthusiastic!people!to!work!in!our!office!in!Bermuda!on!temporary!39,!69!and!99
month!contracts.!Applicants!must!be!able!to!speak!and!write!at!least!one!foreign!language!fluently!
and!can!be!nationals!of!any!country.!
Experience!in!import/export!will!be!an!advantage,!but!as!special!training!will!be!available!this!is!not!
essential.!The!main!requirements!are!a!willingness!to!work!as!a!member!of!a!team,!to!cope!with!
pressure,!to!use!the!telephone!in!a!foreign!language!and!in!English!and!to!be!prepared!occasionally!
to!work!long!hours!when!necessary.!
There!are!several!posts!available!and!long9term!prospects!are!good,!though!initially!all!successful!
applicants!will!be!contracted!for!a!maximum!of!9!months.!
The!salary!we!will!offer!is!excellent.!We!will!pay!for!your!return!air!fare!and!provide!adequate!
accommodation!at!a!nominal!rent.!
!
Please'apply'in'your'own'handwriting,'enclosing'you'resume,'to'Charles'Fox,'European'
Sales'Office,'ACME'Atlantic'Ltd,'45'Pentonville'Road,'London'EC2'4AC.!
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4.2.'Look'at'this'résumé.'If'you'were'interviewing'Kevin'Willis'for'the'job'in'Bermuda,'what'
questions'would'you'ask'him'about'his'career'history?'
Kevin'Miguel'Willis'
Address:' 1090!Madison!Avenue!Sheboygan!WI!53081!!
e9mail:!kmw@aol.com!!
Res.'phone'&'fax:' 55595656898!
Date'of'birth:' 2/21/76!
Professional'experience:' Aug.!19999present!Valentine!International:!Export!clerk!!
Jan.!1998!–!July!1999!Chicago!Products:!marketing!assistant!!
May!1997!–!Dec.!1997!Self9employed:!travel!guide!!
Jan.!1997!–!May!1997!Unemployed!
Education'and'training:' 1993!–!1995!Green!Bay!High!School,!Green!Bay,!Wisconsin!
1991!–!1993!Oshkosh!Junior!High!School,!Oshkosh,!Wisconsin!
Interests:' Mountain!biking,!reading,!hiking,!skiing,!sailing!
Languages:' Fluent!Spanish!(my!mother!is!Mexican),!good!conversational!French!
References:' Ms'Daphne'Stern,!Sales!Vice9President,!Valentine!International,!!
2205!Jackson!Street,!Oshkosh,!WI!54901!!
Mrs'Francine'Dexter,!Marketing!Director,!Chicago!Products!Inc.,!!
4450!Capitol!Drive,!Milwaukee,!WI!52303!!
 Mr'James'Wong,!Atlas!Travel,!!
9004!South!Michigan!Avenue,!Chicago!IL!60607!
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4.3.'Read'the'application'letter'from'Arthur'Dent'–'an'applicant'for'the'job'and'answer'the'
questions'below'
Dear!Mr.!Fox!
Work!in!Bermuda!
I!noted!with!interest!your!advertisement!in!today’s!Daily!Planet.!
You!will!see!from!my!enclosed!CV!that!I!have!three!year!experience!in!marketing.!My!responsibilities!
include!all!types!of!administrative!work,!working!with!clients!and!solving!problems!that!arise.!
Although!I!have!an!excellent!relationship!with!my!present!employer,!I!think!that!my!prospects!
with!them!are!limited!and!that!there!would!be!more!scope!for!my!talents!with!a!larger,!more!dynamic!
company.!
If!you!consider!my!qualifications!and!experience!are!suitable,!I!should!be!available!for!
interview!at!any!time.!
Yours!sincerely!
(signed)!
Arthur!Dent.!
!
1.!In!what!way!do!you!think!Arthur!Dent!is!suitable!(or!unsuitable)!for!the!job?!
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2.!In!what!way!are!YOU!better!qualified!for!it?!
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3.!What!professional!skills!and!personal!qualities!should!one!highlight!to!get!the!job!advertised?!
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FOR'INTERNAL'USE'ONLY'
All!right!reserved!©!
Compiled)by:"Mr."CHAU$THE$HUU$(M.A.)"
Email:$$CHAUTHEHUUFTU@GMAIL.COM$or$
HOCTIENGANHTHUONGMAI@GMAIL.COM$
Mobile)No.:"0907414021"
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