A) Complete the table using the words in the box

Adjective 1: enthusiastic, professional.

Other suggestions: dedicated, innovative, reliable, organized, ambitious, dynamic, flexible.

Sort of person: motivator, team leader.

Other suggestions: purchasing executive, brand manager, IT specialist, presenter and trainer, team player.

Adjective 2: broad, consistently high.

Other suggestions: first-class, numerous, wide-ranging, thorough, specialist, high-quality.

Experience / skills: ability to, interest in.

Other suggestions: background in, understanding of, reputation for, people-management skills

6a) Look at the education section of Silvia’s CV. Identify five sentences which mention her education and qualification.

1. Geography graduate with recent professional experience of developing communication strategy for positive change.

2. Currently completing Master’s in Development Studies with specific focus on sustainability.

3. I researched top international universities for my degree course.

4. I am currently completing in-depth research on reforestation techniques for the African subcontinent for my Master’s degree dissertation.

5. Research for my dissertation includes substantial use of the Internet and professional journals, and interviewing experts in the field.

A) Add some more action verbs.

Facilitated, delegated, demonstrated, supervised, recommended, implemented, evaluated, established.

B) Match the questions (1-7) to the following expert advice.

a-2 b-5 c-7 d-6 e-3 f-4 g-1

Listening. A job interview

1. Computer science

2. Analyst programmer for a year

3. General commercial use

4. IBM mainframes

5. Microsoft Access and dBase 5

6. wants something more demanding and with more responsibility; wants to learn about a new industry

UNIT 6. EFFECTIVE COVER LETTERS