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6
Put students into pairs and get them to read the extract and 
answer the questions together. Check the answers with the 
class.
7
Get students to discuss these questions with a partner and 
then take a class vote. 
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Extra practice
If you are teaching in an English-speaking environment, get 
students to cut out a job advertisement that they might be 
interested in in the town/city where they are studying. They can 
tell the class about the job and why they would like to apply for it.
More activities
1
Students can use the questions in Exercise 2 to interview a 
partner about their ideal job. Afterwards, they could create 
‘the perfect job advertisement’ which matches what their 
partner wants. 
2
Students can look for other types of advertisements in 
English in newspapers and magazines. Examples include 
advertisements for property, businesses and tourist 
attractions.
B
Further to our telephone conversation
Learning tip
Referring back to the section heading, elicit/explain its meaning 
and that 
further
 
to
 
and
 
telephone
 
are
 
formal, 
telephone
being 
more formal than 
phone
.
1
Give students some time to do the exercise and then put 
them into pairs so that they can compare their answers. 
Check the answers with the class.
2 
To encourage students to read quickly, set a time limit for this 
exercise.
3
Ask students to scan the letter and fi nd the six more formal 
words (in 
italics
) from Exercise 1.
You can explain that the words are listed in the order in which 
the more formal alternatives appear in the letter (
employment
is the fi rst).
4
Monitor students closely while they are doing this exercise. In 
the feedback stage, write a correct student’s answer on the 
board for each formal phrase. Remind the class that there is 
more than one correct answer.