2015-08-07 Core: 4 jobs project and cover letter

Greg Malivuk
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(This is the Core class.)
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Homework: lesson 4b workbook page
part 1
1 leave school
2 stay in school
3 pass a test
4 retake a test
5 go to college
6 get a job
7 get a degree
8 drop out of college
part 2
1 do you
2 very well
3 hair and make-up
4 the grocery shopping
5 nothing
6 homework
part 3
1 I’m starting my new job next week.
2 I’ll meet you tonight.
3 We’re moving to a new house soon.
4 My friend is going to drop out of college.
5 My friend is taking a test tomorrow.
6 I’ll help you study.
7 I’ll see you later.
(make, let, have - with base form, not infinitive: Let me do it. NOT *Let me to do it.)
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I will talk to you at the meeting tomorrow. (the meeting is decided, arranged, and scheduled)
We also use “will” for offers and promises.

We can use “won’t” for refusal (and things like refusal), not only for predictions:
No, you’ll have to ask someone else. I won’t do it.
The computer won’t print. We need to call the repair company.
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In pairs, choose a job that you will interview other classmates for.
With your partner, write 3-5 job interview questions for the job that you chose. (Each of you needs the list of questions.)
http://career-advice.monster.com/job-interview/interview-questions/100-potential-interview-questions/article.aspx
Group A - move one place to your right, and interview your new partner for the job you picked.
Group B - move one place to your left, and interview your new partner.
(repeat both steps again)
Back with your original partner, decide who you will hire for the job, and why. Explain to the class.
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BREAK
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Why would an interviewer ask these questions?
- What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
- What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
- What is your greatest fear?
- How would you weigh a plane without scales?
- With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes.
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p. 53
cover letter = a letter that you write and include with your resume when you want a job
reference letter = a letter that a former boss writes to explain what kind of worker you are
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part 2 - which information is included in this cover letter? and which can you omit if it’s an email instead of a paper letter?

a reference to something = an act of referring to something
“To eat, or not to eat,” is a reference to Shakespeare, because he famously wrote, “To be, or not to be,” in Hamlet, and most people recognize the similar sentence. (It makes you think about Shakespeare.)
“I am enclosing my resume,” is a reference to your resume. (It makes me think about your resume.)

“I am willing to relocate.” = If you ask me to relocate, I will say okay.
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part 4a - find examples of each convention for formal writing
concise sentences: I will graduate in Digital Media this month from Boston University. I am willing to relocate if necessary.
formal phrases to begin sentences: I am writing in reply to…; I consider myself to be…; I am available for an interview…; I am enclosing my resume; I look forward to hearing from you.
no contractions: “I am”, “I will”
standard opening and closing phrases: Dear Sir or Madam; Yours sincerely

other formal openings: Dear Mr. Malivuk; Dear Pat Robertson; To whom it may concern
other formal closings: Regards; Kind regards; Yours faithfully; Sincerely
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part 4b - rewrite these sentences in a more formal style
1 I will finish my degree in the near future. (present continuous is a little informal)
2 I look forward to hearing from you.
3 I am writing in reply to your advertisement in the newspaper. I am interested in the position of...
4 I am enclosing my resume, which gives my contact details.
  My contact details are on my resume, which I am enclosing. / which I have enclosed.
(“enclosed” = in the same envelope; if you email something, other documents are “attached”)
5 I will be available for an interview from the beginning of August.
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Homework: Write your own cover letter (for a job you really want, or one of the jobs you interviewed for in class today). Follow the layout and style of the letter on p. 53 of the textbook.