LJ2- Practice

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Writing

Lesson goals

• You know the content of a letter of application.
• You know what makes a good letter of application.
• You can check the content of a letter of application.

How satisfied are you with current writing skills in English?

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What are the main focus points for an application letter?

What are you strengths?

Application letter 

(layout and format)

• Have you ever written a letter of application before?
• What kind of information do you need to provide in a letter of application?
• Later on we are going to check what makes a good and what makes a bad letter of applicition.
• First, we are going to discuss what a letter of application should look like.

Layout

1) Your Address

The return address should be written in the top right-hand corner of the letter.

2) The Address of the person you are writing to

The inside address should be written on the left, starting below your address.

Date:

Different people put the date on different sides of the page. You can write this on the right or the left on the line after the address you are writing to. Write the month as a word and with a capital letter!

Salutation

1) Dear Sir or Madam,

If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, use this. It is always advisable to try to find out a name.

2) Dear Mr Jenkins,

If you know the name, use the title (Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms, Dr, etc.) and the surname only. If you are writing to a woman and do not know if she uses Mrs or Miss, you can use Ms, which is for married and single women.

Ending a letter

1) Yours faithfully

If you do not know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

2) Yours sincerely

If you know the name of the person, end the letter this way.

3) Your signature

Sign your name, then print it underneath the signature. If you think the person you are writing to might not know whether you are male of female, put your title in brackets after your name.

How should it look like? Content?

Opening Paragraph

Briefly identify yourself and the position you are applying for. Add how you found out about the vacancy.

Paragraph 2

Give the reasons why you are interested in working for the company and why you wish to be considered for that particular post. State your relevant qualifications and experience, as well as your personal qualities that make you a suitable candidate.

Paragraph 3

Inform them that you have enclosed your current resume and add any further information that you think could help your case.

Closing Paragraph

Give your availability for interview, thank them for their consideration, restate your interest and close the letter.

Tips from a clip

In the following clip were going to gather some information on how to write a good application letter!

Pay attention and we'll discuss it after.

What did you learn from the clip?

Vocabulary practice

The following activitiy is a vocabulary translation practice! 

Let's see how much words you know and can translate from Dutch to English. 

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