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1. Warm Up

Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. What kind of job do you have or want?

2. Where do you work or want to work?3. Where do you look for jobs?

4. What are some ways to apply for a job?5. What kind of education do you need to get the job you want?

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Lesson 1 of 15 : Lee Applies for a Job

June 28th, 2008

_____ My college classes taught me to be a hard worker and good businessman.

_____ Lee Timson

_____ I read your job posting for a sales representative on your companys website.

_____ Sincerely,

_____ My education and experience would make me a good member of your team.

_____ I have a degree in business from the University of Bonnville.

_____ To Whom It May Concern:

_____ I also have experience from working in sales at Josephs Book Company.

_____ Please let me know if I can meet with you for an interview.

_____ I am interested in applying for the job.

_____ We can meet at your earliest convenience.

June 28th, 2008

_____ Sincerely,

_____ Dear Mr. Timson,

_____ Please ask the administrative assistant to call me when you get here.

_____ You sound like a good candidate for the position.

_____ Mr. William Michaels, President of Sales

_____ Please come to the office at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 1.

_____ Thank you for your interest in our job posting.

_____ The office is located at 1530 Fordshackle Street.

_____ I look forward to meeting you and talking during the interview.

_____ I would like to meet with you in person.

2. Correspondence Building

The correspondence below is not in the right order. Work alone or with a

partner to put the email messages in the right order. Then practice reading the

correspondence. Underline any words or phrases you dont understand.

3. Find business words and

phrases.

Circle any words or expressions from the

emails that you think are useful in the

office. Write them below.

____________________________

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____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

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____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

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____________________________

[email protected]

Online Job Advertisement

[email protected]

Re: Online Job Advertisement
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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4. Match these words or phrases to their correct definitions.

1. job posting

2. apply3. degree

4. experience5. education6. interview

7. candidate8. administrative assistant

9. resume (CV)10. president

5. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the correct word or phrase.

1. A lot of companies put a new _______________________ online or in local newspapers.

2. Darrin got his college ______________________________ at Stanford University.

3. The boss liked the ___________________________ because he wrote a good letter explaining his education.

4. When Nathan finished college, he started ___________________________ for jobs.

5. The candidate had a ___________________________ in business from the local college.

6. John worked a long time before he became the ___________________________ at the technology company.

7. Most people have an ___________________________ so the boss can learn more about a candidate.

8. The boss hired a new ___________________________ to help file papers and answer the phones.

9. Marty was happy he had ___________________________ working at three restaurants because he wanted to be the

manager at a big restaurant in the city.

10. Yumin listed her education and work experience on her ___________________________ and sent it to the company

she wanted to work for.

____ a. to request something officially____ b. a meeting between a job candidate and an employer

____ c. a posted description of an available job

____ d. educational accomplishment____ e. knowledge or skill achieved over time

____ f. a qualification for completing university

____ g. a person who is the boss at a company____ h. a person who is being interviewed for a job____ i. a person who helps run an office

____ j. a list of personal employment history andqualifications

6. Reading

Now practice reading the email messages with a partner. Take turns practicing the pronunciation. Discuss what you think is good

about the correspondence. (Your teacher will provide you with the full emails on a separate sheet.)

7. Speaking

Write your own dialogue. Work with a partner and write your own conversation using at least four words or phrases from todays lesson.

Practice and memorize the dialogue, then present it in front of the class.

8. Writing

Find a listing for a job you would like online or in a local newspaper. Write an email message to the company applying for the job.

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June 28th, 2008

To Whom It May Concern:

I read your job posting for a sales representative on your companys website. I am interested inapplying for the job.

I have a degree in business from the University of Bonnville. My college classes taught me to bea hard worker and good businessman. I also have experience from working in sales at JosephsBook Company. My education and experience would make me a good member of your team.

Please let me know if I can meet with you for an interview. We can meet at your earliestconvenience.

Sincerely,

Lee Timson

June 28th, 2008

Dear Mr. Timson,

Thank you for your interest in our job posting. You sound like a good candidate for the position.

I would like to meet with you in person. Please come to the office at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 1.The office is located at 1530 Fordshackle Street. Please ask the administrative assistant to callme when you get here.

I look forward to meeting you and talking during the interview.

Sincerely,

Mr. William Michaels, President of Sales

[email protected]


[email protected]


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My college classes taught me to be a hard worker

and good businessman.

I also have experience from working in sales at

Josephs Book Company.

Please let me know if I can meet with you for an

interview.

Lee Timson

We can meet at your earliest convenience.

I have a degree in business from the University of

Bonnville.

I am interested in applying for the job.

My education and experience would make me a

good member of your team.

To: Human Resources

From: Lee Timson

Date: June 27, 2008

Subject: Online Job Advertisement

Sincerely,

To Whom It May Concern:

I read your job posting for a sales representative

on your companys website.

In Task 2, your students are required to put the email in the correct order. Its more fun for students to put the email inorder by physically rearranging cut up strips. Below are two shuffled copies of the emails. Have your students cut theminto strips and rearrange them until theyve put them in the correct order.

Email 1

Sincerely,

To: [email protected]

From: [email protected]

Date: June 28, 2008

Subject: Re: Online Job Advertisement

Please ask the administrative assistant to call mewhen you get here.

You sound like a good candidate for the position.

The office is located at 1530 Fordshackle Street.

Mr. William Michaels, President of Sales

Thank you for your interest in our job posting.

Dear Mr. Timson,

I look forward to meeting you and talking during

the interview.

I would like to meet with you in person.

Please come to the office at 3 p.m. on Monday,

July 1.

Teachers Handout for Task 2.

Email 2 (reply email)

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4. Matching

1. c 2. a 3. f 4. e 5. d 6. b 7. h 8. i 9. j 10. g

Teachers Answer Key

2. Correspondence Building Note. Do not hand out Page 3 until this task is completed.(Also, see page 4 for the dialogue strips to hand out to students before starting.)

5 My college classes taught me to be a hard worker and good businessman.

11 Lee Timson

2 I read your job posting for a sales representative on your companys website.

10 Sincerely,

7 My education and experience would make me a good member of your team.

4 I have a degree in business from the University of Bonnville.

1 To Whom It May Concern:

6 I also have experience from working in sales at Josephs Book Company.

8 Please let me know if I can meet with you for an interview.

3 I am interested in applying for the job.

9 We can meet at your earliest convenience.

___________________________________________

9 Sincerely,

1 Dear Mr. Timson,

7 Please ask the administrative assistant to call me when you get here.

3 You sound like a good candidate for the position.

10 Mr. William Michaels, President of Sales

5 Please come to the office at 3 p.m. on Monday, December 1.

2 Thank you for your interest in our job posting.

6 The office is located at 1530 Fordshackle Street.

8 I look forward to meeting you and talking during the interview.

4 I would like to meet with you in person.

5. Fill in the blanks.

1. A lot of companies put a newjob posting online or in local newspapers.

2. Darrin got his college educationat Stanford University

3. The boss liked the candidate because he wrote a good letter explaining his education.

4. When Nathan finished college, he started applying for jobs.

5. The candidate had a degree in business from the local college.6. John worked a long time before he became thepresident at the technology company.

7. Most people have an interview so the boss can learn more about a candidate.

8. The boss hired a new administrative assistant to help file papers and answer the phones.

9. Marty was happy he had experience working at three restaurants because he wanted to be the manager at a big restaurant inthe city.

10. Yumin listed her education and work experience on her resume and sent it to the company she wanted to work for.

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