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Writing

8 A COVER EMAIL WITH YOUR RESUME 9 A MAGAZINE ARTICLE-
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
a Look at the job advertisem ent. W hich job could you
apply for?
a Read an article for a student m agazine about the
advantages and disadvantages o f living w ithout a TV.
We are looking for dedicated, T he com puter has found t^pqiyisfql^s (gram m ar,
enthusiastic, and energetic people to work vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling). Can you

at the upcoming Olympic Games. correct them?

There are opportunities in the following areas:
Living without a TV
• Administration
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• Hospitality and catering
lmost every family today 1h§ye a TV, in fact probably
• Translation and language services
A more than one, and people everywhere spend hours
• M edical support
watching it. But a few families choose to live without a
All applicants must be appropriately qualified and an TV because they think there are advantages.
intermediate level of English is essential. Send your
The first advantage is that families spend more time 2 j^lk
resume and a cover email (in English) to:
to each other. Second, they spend more time doing more
recrultm ent@ theolym picgam es.com creative things like reading or painting. Third, they spend
more time outdoors, and are usually3 in goqdgr shape.

But on the other hand, there are also disadvantages.
b R icardo Suarez w ants to apply for a job, and is
For example, children who don’t have a TV may feel
subm itting his resum e. Read the cover em ail to go with 4diffgT$rjt§ from school friends, and often won’t
it.O r d ^ th e best phrase in each pair. know what they are talking about. Also, it is not true that
all TV are bad. There are good ones, like
From: Ricardo Suarez [Suarezr@chatchat.com] 7dQCiini£tlt3rxs, and people who live without a TV may
To: recruitment@theolympicgames.com know less about 8wh3t§ happening in the world.
Subject: Job application
In conclusion, 9aJihsqght living without a TV has some
Dear Sir / Madam:
advantages, I think today it’s unrealistic and that we
1I am writing / I’m writing to apply for a job with the should just try to turn the TV 10Qqt when there’s nothing
medical support staff at the upcoming Olympic Games. good on.

I am a qualified physical therapist, and 2/Ve been working /
I have been working at a rehabilitation center here since
January 2006.3My English is great / / speak English
fluently.
4l’ve enclosed / I’ve attached my resume.
5Hope to hear from you soon! / / look forward to hearing
from you.
6Sincerely yours, / With love,
Ricardo Suarez

c W r ite a cover email (to go with your resume) to apply
for a job in the next Olympics. P la n what you’re going
to write. Use the U se fu l lan g u ag e on p.119 to help you.
b Read the article again. Then cover it, and in pairs,
d C h e c k your email for m istakes (gram m ar, vocabulary, answ er the questions from memory.
punctuation, and spelling).
1 W hat are the three advantages?
< p .8 1 2 W hat are the two disadvantages?
3 Is the writer for or against having a TV?