Learning English

Four paragraphs

Did you notice Sunny's letter was written in four paragraphs?

They were:

1) Introduction

2) Why she wants the job 

3) Why she's a good person for the job

4) Conclusion

Read the text and complete the activity

To do

Now it's your turn to write a covering letter. Pick one of the three jobs below - or choose a job of your own - and write a 4-paragraph covering letter.

1) Dessert chef

2) Pilot

3) Radio presenter

Thank you for emailing your covering letters to us. We enjoyed reading them. This task is now closed.

Here are a few of the covering letters that we received.

Rennan's covering letter

My name is Rennan, I'm a student from Brazil. I'm writing to apply for the position of Pilot as advertised.
The position seems very exciting for me. Working in the Airplane industry is a challenge. I have observed how the company has grown during the last few years and I think it is quite interesting what the organization and market strategy have done to attract people.

During my internship, I learned that teamwork, collaboration, knowledge exchange with experienced professionals will help me to develop and become more responsible.

I'm not afraid of facing problems and looking for solutions. I believe that this experience will allow me to apply the knowledge that I'm learning throughout my course. I'm determined to be fluent in the English language because it’s very important for my career. Therefore, I believe that I'm a suitable person because I keep calm, work under pressure, and make fast decisions.

I have decided to look for a job where I can show my skills and grow as a professional in this area. I am available if you wish to arrange an interview.

Yours sincerely

Rennan

Luci's covering letter

Dear BBC

My name is Lucielma, nickname is Luci. I am a graduete in teacher. I teach Portuguese and English. I love to teach to children. But now, I am writting to get to be a radio presenter.

I want to be a radio presenter, because is very interesting to me. Sometimes I work like tour guide, I like to talk about my city, Maceió. I believe that this work experience allowed me to use knowledge of the English language. I am learning to speak English. I love to speak the English language.

I believe that I am a suitable candidate for this job, because I speak a lot. A radio presenter need to be creative and to have a beautiful a voice.

I have decide looking for a job that will help me develop my skills of speak. Too, I to like working with a lot of different people.

Thanks much,

Luci

Sebastían's covering letter

Dear BBC, 

My name is Sebastián. I am entrepreneur and artists. I play the guitar, write and sing songs. I work in personal projects. I am writing to apply for the radio presenter that you advertised. 

I am want to work like a radio presenter because the radio is a great challenge to me. Working in the radio will give me more knowledge. I have the progress of the radio since 2011. The grid and content is excellent. I like particularly very much the program "Bad seeds". 

During my first entrepreneurship, a magazine, i learn a lot about the role of a media. I think that working like a presenter improve my voice imposition. I will know a lot of interesting people. I really think It is the job for me. 

Actually i am studying song and english. These really help me in the job. 

Thanks. 

Sebastían

Send your letter to us at [email protected]. We'll publish our favourites on this page.

End of Session 3

That's the end of this session. We hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to send us your covering letter. In the next session, we join Sunny again - was her application successful? Will she get an interview?

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