English in the Workplace

Application Letters
Student A
Work with student B. There are 12 words/phrases (1-12) missing from your text. Student B
will explain them to you. You also have to explain 12 words (a-l) to student B.

Do not say the word. Instead explain it. Use the phrases below:

 It means…..
 It begins with the letter ‘_’.
 It has ‘_’ letters.
 It’s similar to…..

Student B
Dear Sir/Madam

Application for the Post of Assistant Financial Planner

With _________________ (1) to your advertisement (a) in the South China Morning Post
of 3 January 2011, I wish to _________________ (2) for the position of Assistant
Financial Planner.

I will graduate (b) from the BA _________________ (3) in Accountancy at The Hong
Kong Polytechnic University this May. The programme, which places emphasis (c) on
equity _________________ (4), has made me particularly (d) interested in mutual trust
funds.

As I _________________ (5) in the enclosed (e) C.V., my final year project, which I have
just completed, involved an _________________ (6) into MPF providers for the civil
service. I believe that the results are relevant (f) to your company as a
_________________ (7) provider of retirement funds. Through this group project, I gained
(g) _________________ (8) interpersonal skills and learnt to manage a project within set
(h) time limits. My _________________ (9) skills were further developed by the summer
training I completed at my placement (i) with HSBC, organised by the University last
summer.

In addition to the summer training, I _________________ (10) working experience (j) from
my part-time job as an assistant at a real estate company since 2009. I am confident that I
can deal with the _________________ (11) ahead and I will do my best to contribute to
your company.

I would appreciate (k) an interview at any time _________________ (12) to you. I can be
contacted on 9112 2334.

Yours faithfully (l)

Li Ming Ho
Encl. C.V.
English in the Workplace
Application Letters
Work with student A. There are 12 words/phrases (a-l) missing from your text. Student A will
explain them to you. You also have to explain 12 words (1-12) to student A.

Do not say the word. Instead explain it. Use the phrases below:

 It means…..
 It’s similar to…..
 It begins with the letter ‘_’.
 It has ‘_’ letters.

Dear Sir/Madam

Application for the Post of Assistant Financial Planner

With reference (1) to your _________________ (a) in the South China Morning Post of 3
January 2011, I wish to be considered (2) for the position of Assistant Financial Planner.

I _________________ (b) from the BA programme (3) in Accountancy at The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University this May. The programme, which places _________________(c)
on equity analysis (4), has made me _________________ (d) interested in mutual trust
funds.

As I have indicated (5) in the _________________ (e) C.V., my final year project, which I
have just completed, involved an investigation (6) into MPF providers for the civil service.
I believe that the results _________________ (f) to your company as a major (7) provider
of retirement funds. Through this group project, I _________________ (g) valuable (8)
interpersonal skills and learnt to manage a project within _________________ (h) time
limits. My practical (9) skills were further developed by the summer training I completed at
my _________________ (i) with HSBC, organised by the University last summer.

In addition to the summer training, I have obtained (10) working _________________ (j)
from my part-time job as an assistant at a real estate company since 2009. I am confident
that I can deal with the challenges (11) ahead and I will do my best to contribute to your
company.

I _________________ (k) an interview at any time convenient (12) to you. I can be

contacted on 9112 2334.

Yours _________________ (l)

Li Ming Ho
Encl. C.V.