1、Unit 14 Communication WorkshopWritingA Letter of ApplicationExercise 1 Read the advertisement and the letter.Answer these questionsSTUDENT POSTWe are looking for applications for the following posts:reporter for schools news reporter for community events editor of language section editor of sports s
2、ectionWrite to Jiang Baohua(Student post,PO Box 1798,Riverside City),saying which post you are interested in.Give details about yourself,say why you are interested and why you are suitable for the work.1.What reasons does Li Meiling give for applying for the job?2.What evidence does she give to show
3、 that:a)she is hard-working and committed?b)she gets on well with people from different backgrounds?c)she would be a good reporter?Answers:1.She was interested in journalism and wants to learn more about the city.2.a)she has participated for the last three years in a voluntary programme.b)she has co
4、-operated with lots of different people on many projects for community events c)she has always been a good writer and a keen photographer.Exercise 2 Match the parts of the letter(1-5)with these topics:a)signing off b)personal qualitiesc)qualifications d)reasons for intereste)reason for writing1.2.3.
5、4.5.edbcaExercise 3 Look at the underlined words in the letter.Do they express addition,contrast or reason?Mr.Jiang baohuaStudent post,PO Box 1798,Riverside CityDear Mr.Jiang87 Tai Yuan RoadRiverside City,China September 15,2005I am writing to apply for a position at Student Post,which I saw adverti
6、sed in the school newsletter last week.I would be interested in the role of reporter for community events.I enclose a copy of my CV.I am 17 years old and I am in my second year at No.5 Senior High Scholl.I would like to work for you because I am very interested in journalism.I would also like to lea
7、rn more about things that are going on in the city as I feel that it is important to know about the city we live in.I am a hard-working and committed person.I have participated for the last three years in a voluntary programme,Community Links,visiting elderly people in my local area.I feel that I ca
8、n get on well with people from different backgrounds,since I have co-operated with lots of different people on many projects for community events.I think I would be a good journalist due to my language skills.I have always been a good writer.Last year I won the second prize at our District Writing C
9、ompetition.In addition,I am also a keen photographer,which might be useful for some of the Articles.I look forward to hearing from you.Yours sincerely,Li MeilingMs.Li MeilingAnswers:Reason:because,as since,due toAddition:in additionSpeakingA short speechGive a short speech about which of these jobs
10、should be paid best.Follow the stages below.Stage 1Choose the job you think is the most important.doctor,farmer,fashion model,nurse,police officer,professional footballer,scientist,teacher.Now write notes for your speech.Use these headings:1.the present pay and conditions of the job.2.the qualificat
11、ions,skills and personal qualities needed.3.the important of the job for society.4.why the other jobs are less important5.what pay and conditions the job should have Stage 2Practise saying your speech to yourself.Stage 3Read the Strategies.Speaking Strategies:Making short speeches1.Look at the peopl
12、e you are talking to.Use gestures to help you express yourself.2.use firstly,secondly,finally to give your reasons.3.If you make a small mistake,continue speaking.4.If peop0le dont understand you,try to express yourself with different words.5.If you cant think of what to say,use hesitation words.Lis
13、tening:A songIf you could read my mind love,What a tale my thoughts could tell,Just like an old time movie,bout a ghost from a wishing well,In a castle dark or a fortress strong,With chains upon my feet.You know that ghost is me,And I will never be set free,As long as Im a ghost that you cant see.If
14、 I could read your mind love,What a tale your thoughts could tell.Just like a paperback novel,The kind the drugstores sell.When you reach the part where the heartache comes,The hero would be me.But heroes often fall,And you wont read that book again,Because the endings just too hard to take.Id walk
15、away like a movie star,Who gets burned in a three way script,Enter number two,A movie queen to play the scene,Of bringing all the good things out in me.But for now love,lets be real.I never thought I could feel this way.And Ive got to say that I just dont get itI dont know where we went wrong,But th
16、e feelings gone.And I just cant get it back.If you read my mind love,What a tale my thoughts could tell,Just like an old time movie,Bout a ghost from a wishing well,In a castle dark or a fortress strong,With chains upon my feet.But stories always end,And if you read between the lines,Youll know that Im just trying to understand,The feelings that you lack.I never thought I could feel this wayAnd Ive got to say that I just dont get itBut the feelings gone,And I just cant get it back.Homework
