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. WRITING

A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)
A. Discuss. C. Read the advertisements. Which of the three jobs is
• Have you ever written a CV? most suitable for Jennifer Silverstone? Why?
• What information do you believe should / shouldn’t
be included in someone’s CV?
B. Read Jennifer Silverstone’s CV and match the Lampert Hotel
headings a-f with the parts of the CV 1-6. is looking for a Hotel Manager
a. Education d. References Applicants must:
b. Skills e. Personal Information • have a degree
c. Work Experience f. Interests • have at least 10 years’ work experience
• speak French fluently
• be computer literate
CV • be available to work weekends
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NorthWest Hotel
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Position: Hotel Manager
Name: 2016 – present We offer:
Jennifer Silverstone Hotel manager at Park Hotel • full-time work in an excellent working
Address: • in charge of 25 employees environment
5 Shipston St, Epsom, • interview, hire and train We require:
Surrey KT18 2LR employees • a Master’s degree
Telephone: 2014 – 2016 • previous work experience (at least 4 years)
Home: 01372 639823 Assistant manager at Hyde • knowledge of at least two foreign languages
Mobile: 07939 876982 Hotel • good knowledge of computers
• in charge of ordering food
Email: and supplies • a pleasant personality
jsilverstone@mail.com • two letters of reference
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WRITING TASK
D. Write your own CV. When writing a CV:  focus on your abilities and strong points
 remember to be brief and to the point. which are relevant to the job you are
 don’t write information that is unnecessary applying for.
(e.g. appearance, irrelevant awards).  don’t write full sentences (e.g. write ‘good
 group the information in separate sections knowledge of Italian’ rather than ‘I can
(personal information, work experience, speak Italian well’).
education, skills, interests, references).  do not use informal language.
 highlight important information in bold.
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