Week 38

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

English

To Do:

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

Planning

Term 1:  Writing Test (7 October)

                 Writing Exam ( 4 November)

Term 2: Conversations Test ( Week 49)

                 Conversations Exam ( Week 2,3,4,5)

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 ........

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

                                                       

Punctuation

.          full stop / period          

,          comma                             

?         question mark             

!          exclamation mark      

:          colon

'         apostrophe

" "     quotation marks

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, 

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.

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.

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.

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: [e-mail]