Lesson 54: Unit 194 - Vocabulary. Appointments And Applications.
This lesson introduces key vocabulary for looking for a job, applying and having an interview in English, including authentic dialogues and a sample letter of application.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn the English vocabulary related to appointments and job applications. You will get to know useful words and phrases such as "qualifications", "experience", "applicant" and "track record", used in real dialogues between managers and candidates. You will read an authentic job advertisement, follow a telephone conversation about an application and learn how to write a formal letter in English. Mastering this vocabulary will help you cope confidently in situations related to looking for a job, interviews and submitting documents in English.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Learn and use key vocabulary for job hunting and applying for a job.
- Understand and act out a dialogue between managers discussing a job description.
- Read and understand a job advertisement in English.
- Answer questions about your CV and work experience.
- Recognise the formal style of a letter of application in English.
- Use the modal verb 'need' and expressions such as 'is likely to be' correctly.
Lesson vocabulary
- advertisement I've just seen an advertisement in the 'Capital' newspaper.
- application If the advertisement is not specific enough, hundreds of people will send their applications.
- to apply for I am really interested but I wonder if it's too late to apply.
- appointment Appointments and applications are key topics when looking for a job.
- experience Experience may count for much more than qualifications.
- interview The aim is to attract a small number of well-qualified applicants you actually want to interview.
- qualifications I can tell you something about the qualifications we'll be looking for.
- classifieds Pages with job advertisements are usually headed 'classifieds'.
- applicant The successful applicant is likely to be under 35.
- to recruit Most companies recruit new staff by advertising in the press or on the Internet.
- track record The successful applicant should have an outstanding track record in the field of software engineering.
- fringe benefits The job offers a company car and generous fringe benefits.
- to draft What we need to do now is to draft the advertisement.
- postgraduate qualification Preferably a postgraduate qualification plus at least three years' experience.
- fluent They must be fluent in English and Romanian.
In other languages: Български