1、Unit 14 Communication Workshop,Writing,A Letter of Application,Exercise 1 Read the advertisementand the letter. Answer these questions,STUDENT POST,We are looking for applications for the following posts:reporter for schools newsreporter for community eventseditor of language sectioneditor of sports
2、 section Write to Jiang Baohua ( Student post, PO Box 1798,Riverside City), saying which post you are interestedin. Give details about yourself, say why you areinterested 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
3、 to show 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 wantsto learn more about the city. 2.a)she has participated for the last threeyears in a voluntary programme.
4、b)she has co-operated with lots of differentpeople on many projects for community eventsc)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 qualities c) qualifications d) reasons for interest e) reas
5、on for writing1. 2. 3. . 4. 5. .,e,d,b,c,a,Exercise 3 Look at the underlined words in the letter. Do they express addition, contrast or reason?,Mr. Jiang baohua Student post, PO Box 1798, Riverside CityDear Mr. Jiang,87 Tai Yuan Road Riverside City, China September 15,2005,I am writing to apply for
6、a position at Student Post,which I saw advertised in the school newsletter last week. I would be interested in the role of reporterfor 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
7、interested in journalism. I wouldalso like to learn more about things that are going on in the city as I feel that it is important to knowabout the city we live in.,I am a hard-working and committed person. I haveparticipated for the last three years in a voluntaryprogramme,Community Links,visiting
8、elderly peoplein my local area. I feel that I can get on well with people from different backgrounds, since I have co-operated with lots of different people on manyprojects for community events.I think I would be a good journalist due to my languageskills. I have always been a good writer. Last year
9、 I won the second prize at our District Writing Competition . 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 Meiling Ms. Li Meiling,Answers: Reason: because, as since, due to Addition: in addition,Spea
10、king,A short speech Give a short speech aboutwhich of these jobs shouldbe 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 t
11、hese headings:1.the present pay and conditions of the job. 2.the qualifications, skills and personal qualities needed. 3.the important of the job for society. 4.why the other jobs are less important 5.what pay and conditions the job should have,Stage 2Practise saying your speech to yourself.,Stage 3
12、Read the Strategies.Speaking Strategies:Making short speeches,1.Look at the people 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 expressyour
13、self with different words.5.If you cant think of what to say, use hesitationwords.,Listening:A song,If 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
14、know that ghost is me, And I will never be set free, As long as Im a ghost that you cant see.,If 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 heartachecomes, The hero would be me. But h
15、eroes often fall, And you wont read that book again, Because the endings just too hard to take.,Id walk 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
16、 thought I could feel this way. And Ive got to say that I just dont get it I dont know where we went wrong, But the 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 dar
17、k 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 way And Ive got to say that I just dont get it But the feelings gone, And I just cant get it back.,Homework,
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