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Monday, 12 September 2011

FCE - Writing Task: a letter of application

You have seen the following job advertisement in your local youth centre.


ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATOR WANTED!
(Weekends only)
  • Would you like to work with young children aged 5-11?
  • Do you have lots of energy?
  • Are you an excellent swimmer?
If the answer to these questions is 'yes' then we want to hear from you. Our Children's Club is looking for someone to be in charge of a group of 10 children to teach them swimming and to do a range of other activities. Please send a letter to Mrs Sykes saying why you are suitable for the job.

Write your letter of application to Mrs Sykes. (around 120-180 words)

8 comments:

  1. Dear Mrs. Sykes,

    I have just seen your advertisement on a brochure and I must confess, I got extremely excited about the idea of taking care of a bunch of kids and teaching them how to swim, since a I took swimming classe for seven years, from age three until age ten, so I reck I am a very capable person in this subject, and also it would be a pleasure to pass further the experience I have been through some years ago, besides seeing the kids so glad playing and swrimmiing all by themselves, a scene wich is going to remind me of my childhood and will bring back so many nice memories.
    Besides being a good swimming teacher, I also love kids and I really enjoy spending some time playing and taking care of them, since I usually work as a babysitter on weekends and holidays.
    Well, here I am just summarizing my desire of having the opportunity of working with you and taking place in this great experience. Hope to get your answer back soon.
    Thank you,
    Amanda.

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  2. Dear Mrs. Sykes,

    A friend of mine saw your advertisement and she said that the momment that she saw it, she thinks on me, and when i read that i'm really imaging me teaching tham, I really loves children, my family and my friends always told that i will be an amayzing father, i do have a lot of pacience and i took class os swimming for 10 years, nowadays i'm just take the class because i really love to swim, to be on the wather. When i was in my phisics education college i have a lot of oportunity to teaching childrens a lot of sports, and swim too, so i think i can be a good teacher and a good friend of these childrens, i will work hardly and give me the best to teaching the pleasure of swim, i hope that i can get these job and these will make me very happy.
    I hope get you answer soon.
    thank you,
    Vitor.

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  3. Ana Caroline do Couto Michirefe12 September 2011 at 16:35

    Dear Mrs Sykers,
    The Our Children's Club is a great club for children because the kids from nowadays can only think about internet, videogames and this electronic things, and it is very important that they do an outside activite.
    I am the right person for this job, since my father is a basketball player I have been doing a lot of exercises since I was born, and I am great with children I have already been a babysiter several times.
    I am sure that you will not regret if you choose me, you will not receive any complains, I am telling you kids just love me, because I can be fun and strict at the same time, and I am not exagerating I will send an anex in this email with all the references that I have from my previous jobs and profesors and my resermate.
    I hope you choose me, like I said before you will mot regret of your choice.
    Thoughtfully, Ana Michirefe

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  4. Dear Mrs Sykes,
    I saw your job advertisement and I really want to work on it because taking care of children is something that I've always loved to do.
    I'm used to have kids around me, because I have 2 brothers and 1 sister younger than me. Playing with them is something that I really like to do. I think I have lots of energy because we are always running, dancing, jumping, and doing this things that kids love to do.
    Since I was a child I swim, especially because I used to live near the beach and I went there every weekend. I'm an excelent swimmer and I was the one who taught my brothers and sister how to do it.
    It would be a pleasure to work on your Children's Club and make sure that choosing me you will not regret.
    Thank you, Juliana

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  5. Dear Mr. Sykes,

    I've seen the job opportunity that you are offering and I want to candidate myself to this.
    My name is Pedro and I'm a 26 years old man that loves to be and to play with children. I have to admit that I don't have a formal experience taking care of them, but my little brothers and his friends love to be with me in the wekends when we play soccer, table tennis, basketball and, of course, swim a lot.
    By the way, I love to swim and I know very well all its four modalities.
    I have some experience on teaching youngers too, so I have the patience and responsability that the job with children demands.
    That's all. Hope to get your answer soon.

    Sincerely,

    Pedro

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  6. Dear Mrs Sykes,
    I've just read your job advertisement for activity co-ordinator in the youth centre of the neighborhood and I would like to apply. I really love to work with children and I have done it for many years as a teacher.
    Right now I have a part time job during the week as a teacher in a secondary school. It have been doing a good experience dealing with adolescents, but I miss the energy, the smiles, the joy of the children. I'm sure that work with children in the weekends will supply all this things that I miss and will make me a better teacher.
    Other thing that called my attention in the advertisement is the fact that you are looking for an excellent swimmer. For me, swimming is a hobby and I never thought that I could use it in a job. I think that you will do a swimming test and I'm read for it.
    To finish, I'd like to add that this job is a real chance for me to do something that I like and that I think that I'm qualified for.
    I hope you will consider my application.
    Yours sincerely,
    Danyela

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  7. Mrs. Sykes,
    Yesterady I was coming back from work and I saw your advertisement about the Children's Club.
    Well, I am a swimming teacher and since ever I am used to work with children. You might know that when we work with children we must have a lot of energy and pacience and I thing I basically have these qualifications. Besides that, we need to be alert all the time and need to have responsibility specialy because we are taking care of others people sun.
    The greatest thing that I do is swim, it is my passion since ever. Since I was 5 I started swin, and now I am graduate in gym teacher. I enjoy all the others sports and different activities. I thing it is really nice to have all kind of experience with diferent people ( specially kids). I'm sure we will have a lot of fun with them, and I hope they enjoy the experience as I will.
    Well, I thing that's all. It would be a nice experience on my curriculum to work with you and I hope to have your answer soon,
    Thanks you
    Letícia

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  8. Hello Mrs Sykes,
    I saw your job advertisement for taking care of ten children and I want to do this. I am a good person to do this. I like to talk with the young children about my life expenrience. I am used to take care with young children even in the good and bad situations. Children for me is like they leave their imagination for us as a dream. I want to say that I have lots of energy to do many things with the children like some arts, some sports and other activities with them. My energy is so big that I can walk and run everywhere. Well I am excellent swimmer because I swim since I was a kid. I used to swim in the warmer and hot water of swimming pool. But I can get used to swim in the cold water of the swimming pool. Sopmetimes I am a friendly, honest, receptive, intelligent and happy person. If you want me to work just send the letter and the address of the job ok. Thanks for the opportunity Mrs Sykes and I want this job for get well with the children. Here my name is Daniel.

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