Writing: Letter of Application

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

The Application Letter 

FORMAL VS INFORMAL

formal speech	informal speech
- unknown listener	- friends, family, etc.
- pay attention to what you're saying	- speak rapidly - use certain slang
- sound professional

FORMAL VS INFORMAL

• allowed in informal speech
• almost unavoidable
• never allowed in writing! 

formal speech	informal speech
going to	gonna
want to	wanna
have got to	gotta
give me	gimme
don't know	dunno
let me	lemme

formal speech	informal speech
I got you	gotcha
you	ya
I am not	ain't
something	somethin'
didn't know anybody	didn't know no one (-) (-)

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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