Week 38

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To Do:
  • Planning Term 1 & 2
  • Feedback writing assignment 
  • Listening
  • Letter of Application

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Planning
Term 1:  Writing Test (7 October)
                 Writing Exam ( 4 November)

Term 2: Conversations Test ( Week 49)
                 Conversations Exam ( Week 2,3,4,5)

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Word Order ( Active Voice)
Who - What - Where - When - Why

Deena ate breakfast.
Deena ate breakfast on the train.
Deena ate breakfast on the train this morning because she overslept.

I will tell you the story at school tomorrow because I don't have time now.

Emphasise the "when" : This morning ........

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Spelling 
  • Always check your spelling!  
  • Capital letters
  • Phonetic spelling:              their - there - they're 
  • Possessive or plural:        country - countries  
                                                                               the  country's economy
                                                            cat   -  cats
                                                                         the cat's tail / its tail
                                                       

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Punctuation
.          full stop / period          
,          comma                             
?         question mark             
!          exclamation mark      
:          colon
'         apostrophe
" "     quotation marks

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Listening
What happens if one million people actually stormed Area 51?


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Letter of Application- Salutation
To start: Dear Sir/ Madam
                   Dear Mr .....
                   Dear Mrs/ Miss / Ms ........

To end: Yours faithfully,
                Yours sincerely,          

A mistake that is made often:
Dear Tom Brown,     > Dear Tom,     or       Dear Mr Brown, 

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Letter of Application - Body
Paragraph 1:  mention the job you are applying for, where you saw the job advertisment and mention that you are attaching your CV.

Paragraph 2: Give reasons for your interest in this job/ company.

Paragraph 3: Refer the employer to specific information in your CV and show how this relates to the job.

Paragraph 4: Mention any other experience from school, part-time work or voluntary work which might be relevant to the job.
Paragraph 5: Request an interview.

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Letter of Application  - Strategies
1. Use facts, dates and numbers.
I've got a tennis coaching qualification
In July 2012, I received  a Level 2 tennis coaching certificate.

2. Avoid quantifiers, like some, a lot of, many .....
I did some work in a shop.
I worked for Harry's Pie Place for three months in 2011.


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Letter of Application  - Strategies
3. Give specific examples of how your experience and skills match the employer's requirements.
I'm hard-working and reliable.
I had the opportunity to develop my customer service skills during my work experience with Rocket Records in August.

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Task: Letter of Application
1. Go to: www.reed.co.uk  and search for a job vacancy in your sector.

2. Read the job vacancy carefully.

3. Write your letter of application.

4. Send your letter of application to: v.reinsma@alfa-college.nl

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