4ESO: Cover letter and job generator

A lot of jobs are getting automated, this video talks about what would be in high demand in the next 5-10 years.


GAME:

Visit this page and create a new job:

https://www.mithrilandmages.com/utilities/Occupation.php

Then, read this information and follow the steps to compelte your cover letter!

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/advanced-c1-writing/cover-letter

Cover letters accompany your CV. Use a formal style!

BEGINNING:

-Begin with Dear Sir / Madam, --> use a comma, don't use a colon  (:)
(Don't use contractions --> Do not use contactions)

BODY

I am writing to...
a) ask for information about...
b) ask about the position of...
c) apply for the job you advertised in...

You can use this formal style for other purposes:
d) complain about...
e) make a reservation...
f) ask for a refund...

ENDING
I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

Name Surname


EXTRA! Why don't you try with an original CV?
https://weare.guru/creative-cvs/

Genial.ly is a great tool to be creative!!
https://doitgenially.com/en/how-to-make-an-interactive-original-different-resume/

EXTRA INFO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oai1JX-2ruAç

https://www.trade-schools.net/articles/best-careers-for-the-future.asp

ALL: Sant Jordi Competition 2020

38th Sant Jordi Competition

Contest guidelines: https://premiossantjordicemm.wordpress.com/

Format: Arial 12, 1.5 space

Genres:                                               Resources and ideas:
Poem (min. 25 lines)                           https://www.rhymezone.com/
Narrative (min. 3 pages)                     https://blog.reedsy.com/short-story-ideas/
Drama (min. 3 pages)                         https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/
Essay (min. 3 pages)                         
https://owlcation.com/humanities/150-Argument-Essay-Topics-with-Writing-Tips

Mind the age categories and good luck! Prizes are very interesting!

Send your final versions to: iea.santjordi.ingles@gmail.com

2BAC: Passive with reporting verbs + Have something done (Flipped classroom)

Please, have a look to this video explaining the use of the passive voice with reporting verbs + have something done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jmBS9ujNk

Now you are ready to complete the following exercises!

1) https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/passive-reporting-verbs/ 
2) https://www.test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/have-something-done/


Health vocabulary B2:



Consider this vocabulary list about HEALTH. Remember: you go to hospital when you are ill, you go to the hospital to visit someone: My brother is in hospital due to an illness, I will go to the hospital to visit him.

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-health.php

These are important abbreviations in the U.K.:

G.P.                 General Practitioner

M.D.                Doctor of Medicine

B.P.                 Blood Pressure

O.T.                 Operating Theatre (sala de operaciones)

N.H.S.             National Health Service

Now, try these exercises!

1) https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_vocabulary_health.htm
2) https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/health 


Now get a partner or make teams and play this game to talk about health issues. To roll the dice:
https://freeonlinedice.com/