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I’m going to apply
1
Ask students to give examples of personal details (
name
, 
date of birth, nationality
, etc.).
2
Remind students that they should skim the application form 
and not read every word. You could set a time limit, e.g. one 
minute.
3 
If necessary, remind students again to skim the application 
form.
4–5 
Ask students to look at the form in pairs and to do these 
exercises together.
6
This exercise could be set as homework if you prefer.
Class bonus
Students can role play an interview for a job at 
Called to the Bar
. 
One student is the interviewer and the other is the applicant for 
the job. Students can work in pairs to prepare questions for the 
interview. They can then work with a different partner to role play 
the interview.
More activities
1
If you are teaching a multilingual group in an English-
speaking environment, ask if anyone is doing a part-time 
job. What do they think are the best jobs for English 
students?
2
Discuss with the class the difference between an 
application form
and a 
CV
. (An 
application form
is 
available from the company; a 
CV
is created and 
presented by the job applicant. Students could then write 
their own CV. 
If you are teaching a multilingual group in an English-speaking 
environment, you might like to offer to go through the CVs of 
any student who may actually apply for a job while they are 
studying.
Real Reading 2 by Liz Driscoll
 Teacher’s 
notes

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