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A formal letter of application.




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1. A letter that you write if you want to get a job is called a letter of 
2. This is one of the correct ways to start the letter of application:
 Dear Sir or Madam;
 Dear Miss or Mister;
 Dear Madam/Sir. 
 3. If we know whom we are writing to, we sign off the following way:
 
 
 4. If we don't know whom we are writing to, we sign off the following way:
 
 
5.  This is the correct way to start the first paragraph:
 I'm writing because I want a job.
 I am writing to apply for the position of a manager...
 Hi, dear, I missed you so much!
 I am available for an interview at any moment.
 
 6. What information cannot be included in the second paragraph?
 our age
 our work experience
 our features
 our ability to come to an interview 
 
7. What should be used in the letter of application?
 proper formal vocabulary
 short forms of verbs
 smileys 
 informal phrases 
 
 
8. At the end of our letter we write:
 our name and surname
 only our name 
 only our surname 
 our surname and name
 
9. What features of character are there?
 tall and blonde
 strong and curly
 honest and reliable
 busy and experienced 
 
10. When you write about your age, you write:
 about your family
 how old you are
 where you study
 what languages you know
 
 11. What qualifications may be important if you want to be a tourist guide?
 being able to swim
 being able to speak many languages
 being able to type really fast
 being able to drive a car 
 
 12. What sentence should be written at the end of the formal letter?
 Thank you for your consideration.
 I look forward to hearing from you.
 I am writing to apply for the programmer position advertised in the Times Union.
 
13. 'Mrs.' is used if a woman is .
14. 'Ms.' is used if a woman is .
15.  'Mr' is can be used for  men. 
 
16. What is a formal synonym to the verb 'give'?
17. A person who gives you work is your .
18. If you work for someone you are their
19. A meeting that you have before you get a job is called an .
20. A synonym to 'a feature' is a
 
Have a nice day,
Mrs. Olia.