letter 01

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

letter of application 1

this lesson

group 1: has written letters of application before. Check the paragrahs below. Skip extra if you did not make many mistakes. Start on letter 2

group 2: has not written letetrs of application before. Check the paragraphs and the extra below. If you did not make many mistakes start on letter 2

group 3: Check the paragraphs and the extra below. you have made many mistakes. We do letter 2 together. 

extra

• never use more than 2 elements on one line
• county before postal code
• country: safest bet is United Kingdom if the country is not given
• c/o = ter attentie van

date 

10 December, 2020

salutation

Dear Mr Tremadoc,

Niet:

Dear Peter,                                                  Dear Sir,

Dear Mr P. Tremadoc,                             Dear Sir Tremadoc,

Dear Mr Peter Tremadoc,                     Hi Peter,

extra salutation

• because you use a name in the salutation the conclusion must be Yours sincerely,
• No first names or first letters before the name in the salutation
• Mr for man, Mrs for married woman, Miss for unmarried woman, Ms for woman ( not known or not important whether she is married or not)

first paragraph

extra first paragraph

• If you use an adverb of time you can manipulate what tense you use: Last April .... -> past simple
• When I was five years  old .... -> past simple. A clause starting with when describes a time in the past
• Ever since -> this is a signalling word for the present perfect Ever since I have been interested in / fascinated by .....

Use these construction in your first paragraph to limit grammatical errors.

second paragraph

My name is Carolus Clusius. I am an eighteen – year – old boy. I am sitting my exams in June. I worked as a shop assistant for two years. I am working as a waiter at the moment.

extra second paragraph

• learn this paragraph by heart for the test.
• mind:  I am an eighteen-year-old boy                                                                   I am a seventeen-year-old girl.                                                   Do not forget the hyphens. Do not forget to write year instead of years.
• I worked for two years = you are not working there any more                                 I have worked for two years = you still work there                                                       I am working = temporary situation or what you are doing at the moment

third paragraph

I think that The Arthurian Centre might be the perfect place for a working – holiday this summer after my final exam. I do not only want to visit the battle site and make some money but I also hope to improve my fluency in English. I would like to apply for a holiday job as a guide. I can conduct tours of the battle site for visitors in Dutch, French and German.

extra third paragraph

• do not forget to ask for a job!!
• be polite and use would instead of want
• when there are severla things you would like you can use: not only ..... but also
•  I would like to apply for the job of guide                                                I would like to apply for a job as a guide                                                I would like to work as a guide

fourth paragraph

I would like to ask you one or two questions. What are the arrangements with regard to housing, pay and spare time?

extra fourth paragraph

• If you write I would like to ask you one or two questions you must ask a question (?)
• Learn the phrase   What are the arrangement with regard to by heart for the test.
• mind whether you must use the or nothing! 
• instead of housing you can say accommodation
• never use payment ( that would mean you have to pay them instead of them paying you for the work you do!)
• instead of spare time you can use time off

fifth paragraph

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible because I will have to arrange  my journey to England for the busiest period of the year.

extra fifth paragraph 

• I hope to hear   / I am looking forward to hearing
• Do not use the same line as the one in paragraph 6 because that would be wrong.
• learn this sentence by heart for the test!

sixth paragraph

I am looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

This sentence must be used as the last sentence (paragraph) of your letter. Anything else will be wrong!

conclusion

Because you used a name in the salutation, you must use:

Yours sincerely,

End the letter with your autograph and name ( girls put Ms in front of your name)

start on writing letter 2

• finish next week
• If you made many mistakes: we will do letter 2 together!