Unit 6 Writing

_To be a tourist guide, we need the following qualifications Healthy/ strong Good English Smart Get on well with other people willing to work hard for long hours Work far from home Wh

English 12

Let’s learn English

Look at these pictures and answer the question:

Which job is closely related to these pictures? a tour guide

_To be a tourist guide, we

need the following

qualifications

Healthy/ strong Good English

Smart Get on well with other

people willing to work hard for

long hours Work far from home

What qualifications do you need to be a tour guide ?

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Unit 6:

D WRITING

A letter of application

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Thursday, October 9th, 2010

We are a travel company managing holiday tours

We need English-speaking local guides to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam If you have a high school diploma, have experience as a tour guide, a good manner, speak fluent English and are willing to work hard for long hours, please contact: The Manager, Vinatour, 450 Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi Telephone No: 04 824 0139.

Type of job: _

 Level of education needed:

 Work experience: _  Character and interests: _

tour guide

high school diploma experience as a tour guide, fluent English

good manner, willing to work hard for long hours

TASK 1 : Read the following advertisement

and fill in the notes

Answer the following questions before

writing (Task 2)

1 Where did you see this advertisement?

2 Would you like to apply for the post of an

experienced English-speaking local guide to

accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam?

3 Do you think you meet all of the qualifications

that they specify?

4 Did you have a high school diploma?

5 Have you ever worked as a tourist guide? Where

is it?

6 What kind of person are you? (friendly, strong,

get on well with other people)

7 Are you willing to work hard and work far from home?

 I saw this advertisement in a newspaper.

 Yes I’d like to apply for the post of an

experienced English-speaking local guide

to accompany foreign visitors on trips

throughout Vietnam.

 Yes I think I meet all of the

qualifications that they specify

 Yes I had a high school diploma.

 Yes I have worked as a tourist guide in

Dat Thu tourism in Binh Duong

 I am friendly, strong and get on well

with other people.

7 I am willing to work hard and

work far from home.

A brief form of a letter

 Name and Address of sender

 Date of writing

 Address of receiver.

 Greeting,

 Introduction.

 Body.

 Conclusion.

 Closing.

Say whether you saw the advertisement and why you are writing the letter of application

Mention your education, work experience and your character/ interests

Express your willingness to work for the company and when you are available for the interview

125, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Binh Duong

9 October, 2010

Hanoi Vinatour

250,Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi

Dear Sir or Madam ,

I saw this advertisement in…… and I would like to…

I think I meet all … I had a school … and I have worked as a…in Dat Thu Tourism in Binh Duong I can get… I am willing to …

(Yours, )Yours faithfully, /

I would like to work for you and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this position with you in person.

I am looking forward to…… soon.

Yours faithfully, Nguyen Quoc Anh

Flat 3, Ly Thuong Kiet Street,

Hanoi

23 October, 2009

Hanoi Vinatour

250, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi

Dear Sir or Madam ,

I saw your advertisement in the Vietnam News and I would like

to apply for the post of an experienced English-speaking local

guide to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam.

I think I meet all of the qualifications that you specify I had a school diploma two years ago and attended a training course on tourism in Binh Duong University I have worked as a tourist guide

in Dat ThuTourism in Binh Duong and I can speak English fluently

In addition, I’m a friendly person and I can get on well with other people I am willing to work hard and work far from home

I would like to work for you and would appreciate the

opportunity to discuss this position with you in person.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully ,

Nguyen Quoc Anh

 Rewrite the letter of

application in the notebooks.

 Prepare Language focus (P.69)

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