REAL-LIFE SKILLS A COVER LETTER A cover letter can be written in response to an advertisement or be an unsolicited letter to enquire about vacancies. Applying for a temporary summer job Stefano De Giorgis, a student of Engineering at the Polytechnic in Turin, is sending an email to apply for a temporary summer job in Scotland as an assistant Surveying Engineer for the Project, an up-to-date survey of Callanish Stones* on the Hebrides Islands. ' Project 'Preserve our Past 'Preserve our Past' *The Callanish Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides 8. Put the sentences below into the correct order, then rewrite the text in your exercise book to make a complete mail. a. □ I am available for a Skype interview any weekday afternoon. b. □ Dear Mr. Johnson, I saw your advertisement in the specialized magazine . Modern Surveying c. □ I am interested in applying d. □ as I can use the most modern surveying technology. I am a very reliable and conscientious person. e. □ I attach my CV, with the names of two referees, f. □ First Certificate with grade A last year. I would be grateful if you would consider my application. g. □ After my university degree, I would like to follow a career as a surveyor in any form of historical man-made structures h. □ I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, i. □ At the moment I am studying at the Polytechnic in Turin. j. □ This summer I would like to do something challenging, k. □ My English is quite good. I got the l. □ Last summer I worked as an assistant surveying engineer on an archaeological site in Italy and this experience helped me develop the skills you require. m. □ Stefano De Giorgis n. □ for the position of assistant Surveying Engineer for the 'Preserve our Past' project. 9. Following the sample email, write a personal email applying for a temporary job in a project. Include the clues below: name of the project specific interest in it previous working experiences current university studies personal qualities future plans knowledge of English closing