Applying for a summer job as a city tour guide: a cover letter
An applicant writes a cover letter for a seasonal tour guide job; students analyse how a strong cover letter matches experience to requirements, practise formal phrases and nominalisation, then write their own application.
B2Adults50 minFormal letter
About this lesson
A B2 writing lesson (formal letter). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Formal letter
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- seasonal, applicant, requirement, itinerary, fluent in, on short notice, I would welcome the opportunity to ..., Please find attached ...
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Structure a cover letter: reason for writing, relevant experience, personal qualities with evidence, availability and closing
- Match your experience to a job's requirements with concrete examples
- Use formal register and avoid informal phrases