Writing Formal and Informal Letters. Part 1. Домбровская И.В - 45 стр.

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Follow these notes when you write your letter of application.
1 Remember it is not necessary to write any addresses.
2 Write in a formal style. Avoid informal language.
3 Cover the three qualities they ask for (good with children, sports, personality),
 explaining clearly why you think you have these qualities. Use your imagination
 here. Don't be afraid to exaggerate a little.
4 Use some of the phrases from the letter in B.
5 Be sure to tell them something about your present situation and when you could
 begin working.
6 Arrange your letter in clear paragraphs.
7 Don't write more than 180 words.

Exercise 11
In addition to writing a letter of application for a job, you may also be asked to ap-
ply for something else, such as a scholarship or a grant.
A Sample task
The Green Foundation is offering grants of up to £5000 to fund new projects at
schools and universities which are aimed at improving the environment. If you
would like to be considered for a grant, please write to us, telling us what you will
do in your project, how much money you will need and how you plan to spend the
money.
B Read the following answer. There are ten extra words that should not be
  there. Can you find them?
  Dear Sir or Madam
  I am writing with reference to your announcement and would like to apply me
  for a grant.
 I am a seventeen-year-old student at Brandon School in London. I am studying
 science because I intend to do medicine at the university. I have always been in-
 terested in the environment. I feel that we should to make people more aware of
 the benefits of re-cycling.
 Last year, as part of our chemistry course, we did a project on re-cycling. The
 project had two aims. The first aim it was to study the problem of disposing of
 ordinary household products such as like bottles and plastics. We worked out
 which products were enough safe to throw away, and which ones could be re-
 cycled. Our second aim was to give this information out.
 We produced leaflets for students and parents and at the weekends we handed
 more leaflets out in supermarkets. The cost of this it came to about £1000. We
 also spent £500 in writing to local shops near, supermarkets and other businesses
 asking them to provide re-cycling facilities.
   I hope you will consider us for a grant for £1500, and am look forward to hear-
 ing from you.
 Yours faithfully,
 Paul Porritt