3H2 - Application Letter (official letter)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

WRITING A FORMAL LETTER

THE APPLICATION LETTER

Today's goals

- I remember how to format the conventions of a formal letter (address, title, signature etc.) 

- I know how my formal letter will be scored

- I know what is expected during the test

At the end of class:

Agenda

- Lesson goals

- The formal letter test

- Scoring

- Format conventions/layout

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Formal Letter test

When: 8 June 2022

What: A letter of application

Format: Written

Time: 45 minutes

Weight of test: x2

Let's look at the conventions and layout of the formal letter

Tips and tricks

You will always be asked to include some of the same information regardless of the type of job.

Tip: learn a sentence off by heart & fill in the gaps with the info from the test

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH 

WILL LIKELY INCLUDE:

-Who you are

-Why are you writing

-Where you read about the job, incl. the name of the newspaper/website etc.

-The title of the job you are applying for

SKILLS PARAGRAPH 

WILL LIKELY INCLUDE:

-Why you are applying for the job

-Why should the company hire you

-Your skill set (what you are good at)

-Why you are suitable for the job

CLOSING PARAGRAPH 

WILL LIKELY INCLUDE:

-A thank you

-A polite message to close off the letter

- A good opportunity to ask a question

Remember 1 sentence is not a paragraph!

VOCABULARY - THINK ABOUT LOOKING UP USEFUL WORDS

WAGES - WORKING HOURS - STARTING DATE - SHIFTS - PAY

FLEXIBLE - CAPABLE - HARD WORKING - FRIENDLY - POLITE -

 ABILITY - RESUME - CV - MOTIVATED - CUSTOMER FOCUSED -

 COMPETENT - PERMANENT/TEMPORARY POSITION

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