Student worksheets
Task 3: Parts of Nisa’s CV
  Nisa Thaoto is a nurse from Thailand.
  Look at the details from her CV (a-f), and write them under the right
  heading in her CV.
     1. Personal details
          Date of birth: 30 April 1992
     2. Education and qualifications
     3. Work experience
     4. Skills
     5. Interests
     6. References
     a. Date of birth: 30 April 1992
     b. 2011-2012 nurse at Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok
     c. I enjoy football and played for the women’s team at school.
     d. Languages: Thai (fluent); English (elementary). UK driving license
     e. 2010-2011 Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok (Thailand). Diploma in Nursing
     f.   Mr Mark Hargreaves, ESOL lecturer, Beechen College mhargreaves@beechen.ac.uk
  Now look at Nisa’s CV. Check your answers to Task 3.
  Task 4: Looking at Nisa’s CV
  Work in groups and answer these questions:
     1. Why did Nisa write this CV?
     2. What does Nisa do now?
     3. What words are in bold on Nisa’s CV?
     4. What information did Nisa put in brackets (like this)?
     5. How many full sentences (with a verb and a full stop) are there in Nisa’s CV?
     6. Who are Mr Hargreaves and Ms Dangda? What does Nisa need to ask them?
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Student worksheets
                                       Nisa’s CV – version 2: headings missing
  Complete Nisa’s CV. Write the headings in the right place on the dotted lines (…).
     a. Education and qualifications                                d. Interests
     b. Personal details                                            e. Work experience
     c. References                                                  f.   Skills
                                             Nisa Thaoto CV
  I am a nurse with qualifications and experience. I am looking for a job in healthcare in Beechen.
  …………………………………………..
  Address:       391 Newbury Road, Beechen, BE2 3AC
  Email:         nisathaoto@wow.com
  Phone:         07746 128 497
  Date of birth: 30 April 1992
  …………………………………………..
  2010-2011:     Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok (Thailand). Diploma in Nursing
  2012-present: Beechen College. ESOL course. I will take Entry 1 exams this term.
  …………………………………………..
  2011-2012:     nurse at Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok
  2013-present: volunteer assistant at Help the Aged (charity shop), 14 High Street, Beechen
  …………………………………………..
  Languages:     Thai (fluent); English (elementary)
  Computers:     Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  UK driving license
  …………………………………………..
  I enjoy football and played for the women’s team at school.
  …………………………………………..
  Mr Mark Hargreaves, ESOL Lecturer, Beechen College: mhargreaves@beechen.ac.uk
  Ms Pikul Dangda, Head of Nursing, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok:
  pikul_dangda@bumrungrad.com. Ms Dangda was my supervisor when I worked at Bumrungrad
  Hospital.
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