The Cover Letter That Isn't Boring

B1 · Intermediate57 minCareer DevelopmentLesson 2 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Open with a line nobody skips, explain the switch in one paragraph, and finish without begging

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Today's Goal: Write an Opening Nobody Skips

    4 warm-up questions

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Cover Letter Language

    9 items

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: A Letter From a Career-Switcher

    Read a 264-word text about A Letter From a Career-Switcher

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build the Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Boring Line to Better Line

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: A Recruiter Calls About Your Letter

    Role-play: A recruiter phones after reading your cover letter and asks about the career switch (8 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Would You Send It?

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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hiring managerjob adrequirementstand outhookwaffle (verb)motivationgenuinesign off

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