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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.