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CV and Letter of Application

If you want to practise and have your CV in English you can click on Curriculum Vitae and work on your own curriculum vitae.
Also it is essential to know how to write a letter of application so to check on that click on Letter of Application


Writing Formal Letters

Writing Exercises and Prompts
Writing for English Learners


The five features of effective writing





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British Council

British Councill Learning Skills offer you the possibility to practise your writings, among other things. Describe an object

Selling online Describing a picture

LawebdelIngles.com Informal emails

Essay titles

Using computers and the Internet

Technology has created less free time rather than more

Leisure activities have become too expensive

Children need more play time in order to develop into healthy adults

IELTS Exam Writing Samples

See the sample IELTS Exam Preparation Samples to know how you can prepare your next writing

Proper Punctuation Cheat Sheet

Punctuation Sheet

Writing E-mails

You tube can be used as a listening to find some references to write emails like in Writing E-mails, also all the other links related to this matter.
Or maybe you prefer to read some rules you could get familiarized with in Rules to write emails or checking whether you have followed these steps on Writing emails





Writing formal letters

Formal letters are normally sent to people in an official position you don’t know well (e.g. Director of Studies, Personnel Manager, etc). They are written in a formal style with a polite, impersonal tone.

• You can write a formal letter to apply for a job/course, make a complaint, give/request official information, etc.
• A formal letter should consist of:

a) A formal greeting (e.g. Dear Sir/Madam; To whom it may concern- when you do not know the person’s name; Dear Ms Green- when you know the person’s name);
b) An introduction in which you write your opening remarks and mention your reason(s) for writing e.g. I am writing to apply for the position of …);
c) A main body in which you write about the main subject(s) of the letter in detail, starting a new paragraph for each topic;
d) A conclusion in which you write your closing remarks. Nevertheless, you should not include the expressions in conclusion, in short in the letter as this is normally reserved for other types of writings like stories and “for and against” essays.
e.g. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible …;
e) A formal ending (Yours faithfully – when you do not know the person’s name; Yours sincerely – when you know the person’s name; + your full name).
Main characteristics of formal letters:
1 Absence of contractions as they are more likely to be found in a more informal style (I am writing …./ I’m writing …)
2 Use of Passive structures to give it a more formal, impersonal style (I was informed …/ They informed me; The parcel was not delivered properly/ in the stipulated date; I can be contacted …etc)
3 Use of formal language and an indirect style. You should not state facts in a very direct way
e.g. I have no intention of paying … / I’m not paying …
I wish/ expect/ would like a complete refund …./ I want a refund.
I would like to inform you that I intend to ask for a compensation/ It is my intention to ask for a compensation.
I would strongly recommend ….
I would be very grateful if your department looked into the matter…
I would really appreciate some information on this matter …
I would like to enquire about… / I’d like to ask about …
4 A clear, straight to the point style. You should explain your point clearly and thoroughly avoiding very long complicated sentences and personal anecdotes that, unless they have a specific reason, may seem irrelevant.
e.g. It was very hot and my wife and I argued constantly ….
It was very hot and the Air Conditioning did not work. As a consequence/ Consequently my wife and I had continuous arguments.
Some useful words and expressions

• Please find ….attached/ enclosed…. I have attached/ enclosed…
• I hope you/your department will take the necessary measures to ensure that this incident will not happen again
• Consequently/ As a consequence …./ As a result… This resulted in+ing
• I would be grateful if… I would appreciate it if you could…I would like to apply

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Katlyn Glatz suggested this link for you to use what are called 'Transition Words'. The ones that are not very well known are difficult to use but if you click on Essay writing you can pratice. Also you can click on Write effectively and correctlyto work on Facts sheets, quizzes and tips. Finally, with this link recognize and identify mistakes you can practice with punctuation, capitalization, spelling, etc.

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