5 Complete this extract from an application letter with the correct prepositions. Vocabulary

	5	Complete this extract from an application letter with the correct prepositions.
VOCABULARY
Presenting		Be careful – one expression does not need a preposition!
yourself
		and I am now looking^1forwork in Human Resources.
		As you can see from my CV, I have a degree^2				business studies
		and a diploma^3		marketing. I have experience ^4			marketing
		and have been^5		PR for about two years now.
		I enjoy^6	working in a team and am good ^7			working under
		pressure. I have always wanted^8			work for a large company and

MYEnglish

6. 
   Read what these people say about using English at work. Are these sentences true or false?
   

1. 
   Lyudmila doesn’t speak English very often.
   

2. 
   Kamal has difficulty using technical English.
   

3. 
   Marisa only speaks English when she goes to England.
   

TRUE / FALSE

TRUE / FALSE

TRUE / FALSE

I make phone calls in English to my

colleagues abroad nearly every day. Kamal, Sudan

	I only use technical language for my
	work, so I have difficulty with everyday
	conversation in English, for example
Lyudmila, Ukraine
	when we go out for dinner with clients.

I use English to communicate with our customers in Japan and China.

Marisa, Portugal

Your English

7. 
   Do you use English like these people? Complete the language profile for you.
   

How do you use English in your job? If you’re not working, how would you like to use English in the future?


Tick (✓) one or more, or write your answer.

Making phone calls

Speaking to people face to face

Reading and writing emails

and letters

Writing reports and

presentations

Other

I never use English at work.


Where have you studied English?

At school or university

I’ve done courses at a

language school.

I’ve had in-company

English training.

I’ve done a course in an English-speaking country.

Other

I’ve never studied English

properly.

What would be useful for you to improve your English?

Regular English lessons

(e.g. one or two a week)

Short courses on specific

skills (e.g. telephone English,

writing emails)

An intensive (full immersion)

course for a week

Other

If possible, show your profile to your teacher, and ask for their suggestions to improve your English skills.

For more practice, go to Unit 2 of the Self-study DVD-ROM. 11

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EXPLOREWriting

8. 
   Read this announcement from a company magazine. Are the sentences true or false?
   

1	Anyone who works for the company can apply for this opportunity.	TRUE / FALSE
2	The company will only pay for the English lessons.	TRUE / FALSE

WIN a two-week English course!

	Uniton is offering FIVE of its employees the chance
Applications in English by	to attend a two-week English course in the UK or
email to Simone Lidowski,	United States, with all expenses, including flights and
HR Department,
	accommodation, paid.
[e-mail]

9. 
   Read the email of application. The underlined phrases are inappropriate or too informal. Replace them with phrases from the box.
   

advertised

Dear Ms Lidowski

I enjoy

I have difficulty in

I have studied

I have worked

I would like

improve my spoken English

project the company’s image effectively

Regards

Dear Ms Lidowski ¹Hi


²I want to apply for the English course ³you talked about in the recent company newsletter. ⁴I’ve been in the export department for two years and I use English every day. In addition, ⁵I’ve done English in a private language school to try and improve my level.


⁶I really like communicating by email, but ⁷I’m not very good at speaking to customers on the phone. A course in the USA would ⁸make my spokenEnglish better and help me to ⁹make the company look good.
¹⁰Love

R. Schultz

10. 
    Write your application for the opportunity in Exercise 8. Include information from your language profile (Exercise 7) and use a polite, formal style.