Listening practice: Jack the Ripper & letter of application

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Listening practice: 

Jack the Ripper

h4, March 2025

What's the plan?

Listening practice: Jack the Ripper 

(test next week on Thursday!)

Letter of Application

Warm-up questions:
In which year did the Jack the Ripper murders take place?

1. 1812
2. 1888
3. 1924

Where did the murders take place?

1. around Central Park in New York City
2. Edinburgh city centre
3. Whitechapel in East London

How many lives did Jack the Ripper take?

1. at least 5
2. 7
3. 10 to 12

What was the method typically used by Jack the Ripper to kill his victims?

1. poison
2. stabbing
3. strangulation

What did all his victums have in common?

1. They were all between 15 and 20 years of age.
2. They were all poor women.
3. They were all wealthy men.

Why did the killings stop?

1. Jack the Ripper probably killed himself.
2. Jack the Ripper was caught.
3. Nobody knows.

edition.thiememeulenhoff.nl

Listen to the article and fill in the missing words.
1.

1. are obscured by
2. finally reveal
3. turn unmistakably modern

2.

1. charged
2. identified
3. suspected

3.

1. curious onlookers
2. indifferent individuals
3. well-intentioned officials

4.

1. adjusting
2. going strong
3. withering

5.

1. more 'exclusive'
2. still 'shabby'
3. 'virtually indestructible'

6.

1. morbid
2. overpriced
3. pleasant

7.

1. incredibly humdrum
2. quite offensive
3. really exciting

8.

1. clear
2. cold
3. short

9.

1. mysterious
2. sensational
3. sensitive

10.

1. But
2. Consequently,
3. In addition,

11.

1. comforts
2. exhausts
3. upsets

12.

1. acceptance of
2. fear of
3. focus on

Letter of application

Who would you write a
letter of application to?

Letter of Application

Applying for a job

Explains why you are qualified for the position and should be selected for an interview.

& Resume (CV) - summary of work experience, skills, education.

Step 1: what does the employer want?

Where do you find this information?

Make a list, write notes, select and apply to your own situation.

Why are you qualified? Why are you interested?

Make an impact

• Find out what the employer wants by studying the job ad.
• Match qualifications with the employer’s wants and needs.
• List relevant experiences and skills.
• Structure your information
• The body of your letter is the most important: where you share relevant details on experience and accomplishments.

Structure and conventions

Use the structure and conventions of formal letters:

• introduction: you introduce yourself
• body of the letter: you write why you are interested and qualified
• last paragraph: thank you, offer follow-up & salutation

How do you write the date?

1. 15/2/2021
2. February 15, 2021
3. 15 February 2021
4. 15/9/2021

You are writing a letter to a woman whose last name is Snow. How do you start?

1. Dear Sir/Madam,
2. Dear Miss Snow,
3. Dear Ms Snow,
4. Dear Mrs Snow,

Which sentence is a grammatically correct, formal way to end the letter?

1. I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
2. I look forward to hear from you.
3. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
4. I look forward to hearing from you.

How do you sign of the letter to Ms Snow?

1. Yours sincerely
2. Yours faithfully
3. Kind regards
4. Greets

How do you sign off a letter when you DON'T know the name of the recipient?

1. Yours sincerely
2. Yours faithfully
3. Kind regards
4. Greets

Layout - content

Drag the components to the correct place to indicate the layout of a formal letter.

asking questions. 

"I wonder if you could tell me more about..."

reason for writing: 

"I'm writing in response to your job vacancy..."

Referring to their job vacancy:

"As you stated in..."  "With regard to..."

Closing expressions / call to action:

"If you require any further information..." "I look forward to..."

expanding on your opening paragraph. Use details, give context.

I understand how to write a letter of application.

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Language and phrases

Study the commonly used words and phrases in letters of application (page 15). So you can use these in the test!

I am writing in response to...

I am particularly interested in this job, as ...

I would be well suited to the position, because...

I am available for an interview to ...

Your turn:

• Read pages 14 - 17 of Writing a formal letter.
• Go to Write and Improve, find two tasks - letter of application
• Write a letter of application: 200-250 words
  (NOT including date, addresses, subject line)
• Remember to respond to specific points of job vacancy 
  (experience, education, what appeals to you)
• You can hand in your letter for feedback (ass. in Classroom)

Next week on Thursday

Listening test on woots. So:

bring a charged Chromebook 

& 

earplugs

(or you can't do the test!)

To practise:

Listen to podcasts

Watch CNN10 and other (news)programmes

Watch films/videos (with English subtitles)