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Read the following advertisement from a job searcher on the Internet:

https://hilton.taleo.net/careersection/pr_jobs/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=362267&src=JB-11960

Write an application or covering letter for this job. Use the following guide and label it "covering letter"

Paragraph 1 (Where you saw the ad and the job)

I saw your advertisement in _________________ and I am writing to apply for the job as _______.

Paragraph 2 (Information about yourself and your personality

I am ____ years old and I have a degree in Sociocultural Coordination and Tourism. I am ________,______,____(Qualities).

Paragraph 3 (Work experience that you can invent if not)

Last Summer/ One year ago/... I worked as ______, My duties included _______..

Paragraph 4 (Enclose with your letter)

I enclose my CV and a recent photograph.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

Now, go to Europass and fill in your documents to be ready to work somewhere in Europa

TRAVELLING OR WANDERING?

Presenting some useful information ;)

                                                                                                                    knowrisk.com.au

• Hottest experiences for this year - April, 15th
• The don'ts of staying in a dorm room - April, 22th
• Literary walking tours - April, 22th
• Extreme eating -  April, 22th
• US 2015 -  April, 29th
• Careers for travelling - April, 29th
• How to pack light - April, 29th
• A wild camper's guide to the world -  May, 6th
• Places to feel like you're in the future -  May, 6th
• Do leave home without it - May, 6th
• Travelling close to home - May, 13th
• How to go green when you travel - May, 13th
• Valuable destinations - May, 13th

                                                                                                                  m.cdn.blog.hu

Remember to summarize your presentation and post it with the label 'travelling'.
Deadline: May, 14th 

WRITING PRACTICE

Your task:


Four writings, 130-150 words each.

1 - A report

Your local café wants to improve customers’ sensory experience to increase sales. You have been asked to write a report including the following information:
• first impressions
• other factors affecting customer enjoyment
• a recommendation on how to improve the café

Deadline: February 24th         Tags: surname, report

 

2 - An opinion essay

Read the statement and write an essay giving your opinion about it: ‘Globalization of tourism is good for the world.’

Outline:
Paragraph 1: Introduction

Introduce the topic and the situation as you see it.

Paragraph 2: Justifying your opinion

Present an argument that is against your opinion and explain why you think it is mistaken.

Paragraph 3: Main argument

Present your main argument that supports your opinion.

Paragraph 4: Conclusion  

Summarize the main points and try to give the reader something to think about. 

Deadline: February 25th          Tags: surname, opinion essay

 

 

3 - A ‘for and against’ essay

Should we restrict freedom of speech on social networking sites? Write an essay giving arguments for and against the topic.

Outline:
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Give a general introduction to the topic.Paragraph
2: Arguments for the topic
Give two or three main arguments for the topic.
Paragraph 3: Arguments against the topic
Give two or three main arguments against the topic.
Paragraph 4: Conclusion
Give your own opinion, explaining why.

 

Deadline: March, 11th                      Tags: surname, foragainst essay 

 

 

4 - A formal email or letter

Imagine you have just been to a music festival which you had seen advertised on a music website. You think that the advert was misleading. Write a formal letter of complaint to the ‘Magic Music Fest’ organizers at 7 Long Way, Corbette, CB2 3SX.

Outline:
Greeting: Start the letter: Include two addresses, a date and a suitable greeting.
Paragraph 1: Reason for writing: Explain why you are writing.
Paragraph 2: Your complaint: Give details of your complaint.
Paragraph 3: Next steps: Say what you want to happen next.
Sign off: Close the letter: Include a suitable ending and signature

Deadline: March, 12th                       Tags: surname, formal letter

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF A GAME    - 3rd task

The Game of the Goose isn’t much known in England. In the Wikipedia we’ve found this article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_the_Goose, with this image:

"Goosy Goosy Gander 02". Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goosy_Goosy_Gander_02.JP

That’s quite different from our version, very common here, together with El Parxís.

 

How would you describe the rules of this, or any other game, to somebody new to it?

Write your instructions and post it with the label ‘game’.

Snakes and ladders

 Task 2: Preparing the Oral Interaction

                                                                                                                                                             

  (umabreakfastclub.blogspot.com)

 By the last week of October you have to get ready your oral interaction:

 1) Meet your partner to think about the way you are going to present each other.

 2) Write down a draft and polish it.

 3) Post it on the blog.
 4) Practise it until you can apply variations to it.

 Each speaker must at least:

 - Ask for a telephone number and say another one.
 - Ask for a surname and spell another one.
 - Explain your job and at least one hobby.

1st task: Avaluació inicial 2014-15

Dear students,

Over the last few decades, English has become the international language. While we, the inhabitants of this planet, haven’t decided this through a democratic process, the fact is that we need English to get a job, to study at university, for business and for leisure activities, such as listening to music and meeting new people from different countries and discovering other cultures.

Learning a language is not something that can be achieved in a certain number of hours, or in a single course like this one. Improving your mastery of a language is a life-long undertaking! Even your mother tongue can be improved all the time.

I’m conscious that each of you is beginning this year with a different level of English. It is not easy to move a heterogeneous group forward, and this will depend on the effort of each and every one of you.  From my side, I will try my best!  Nowadays there are many tools for practicing English on the web, and I would very much like to help you discover them and encourage you to take advantage of them. I’m new in this school and I’m still not sure of the computer resources available here. Moreover, and it’s a pity, I don’t know much about the technical studies you are working on. I’m sure I will learn a lot from you!

Now, in order to find out your experience with the English language, I would like you to write about how and when you started to learn it – your first years at school or/and at private academies, if you have used the language travelling abroad, or with tourists or friends in Barcelona, etc. Please comment on your feelings about your experiences, whether they were pleasant or disagreeable. Are you happy with the idea of working again on this subject?

In conclusion, please write a little story about you and your relationship with the English language.

Welcome back to school!

Your teacher