APPLYING FOR A JOB

Exercise 1

When you apply for a job, you write a letter of application. What information should you put into your letter? Make a list.

Exercise 2

Watch this learning video and learn how to apply for a job

Exercise 3

Look at this advert. Would you like this job?

CREW MEMBERS WANTED

We are planning an expedition to sail the Atlantic Ocean in a replica of the ship used by Christopher Columbus in 1492. We are looking for two young, fit and enthusastic people to join our crew.You need to be hard-working,flexible and good at working in a team. Travel experience is essential. Experience of sailing would be an advantage.We offer a unique opportunity for the right people. Apply in writing, with your CV.

Exercise 4

Read this advice for writing a letter of application and the letter from Helen King. Is Helen right for the "job"?

1 Read the advertisement. Think about exactly what kind of person the organization wants.

2 Look at the personal qualities (e.g hard-working, enthusastic ) and the experience they ask for. Talk about them in your letter.

3 Your letter should be polite and formal:

* say where you saw the advertisement

* say why you are applying

* give a short summary of your experience

* talk about personal qualities

* include a closing statement

Exercise 5

Look at this application letter and decide whether this letter follows the rules?

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Read the curriculum vitae (CV) quickly and answer the questions

Exercise 8

Exercise 9

Please read this text and learn the words in bold

Fred is a van driver, but he was fed up with long trips. He looked in the situations vacant pages of his local newspaper, where a local supermarket was advertising for van drivers for a new delivery service. He applied for the job by completing an application form and sending it in.

Harry is a building engineer. He saw a job in the appointments pages of one of the natuional papers. He made an application, sending in his CV - (curriculum vitae - the story of his working life) and a covering letter explaining why he wanted the job and why he was the right person for it.

Note: Situation, post and position are formal words often used in job advertisements and applications.

BrE: CV = AmE: resume

BrE: covering letter = AmE: cover letter

Exercise 10

Watch the video and learn how to write a great resume

Exercise 11

Listen to this interview (track) and say whether these statements are true or false

1 Emily has been a mechanic for three years.

2 She`s a production planner.

3 She has a Portugese boyfriend.

4 She worked for a TV crew in the Sahara for 4 years.

5 She is good at troubleshooting mechanical problems.

6 She`s had a lot of experience in research.

7 She`s been interested in saving rainforests since she was a child.

Now check your answers.

Present Perfect versus Past Simple

We can use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple to talk about actions that have finished. It

often depends on what kind of time expressions we use.

We generally use the Present Perfect with time up to now expressions.

For example ever, never, yet, recently, since, already.

We generally don`t use the Present Perfect with finished time expressions.

For example ago, then, after that, when, last week, yesterday