1 Your address
telephone - fax - email
Put your address + your telephone 1 Your address
number, fax and/or email address telephone
at the top in the centre OR on the
right. fax
email
Do NOT put your name here.
2 Date Do not write the date as numbers only, for two reasons:
1. It can be considered too official and therefore impolite
2. All-number dates are written differently in British
English (31/12/99) and American English (12/31/99).
This can lead to confusion.
3 Destination name and This is the name of the person to whom you are writing, his/her
address job title, the company name and address. This should be the same
as on the envelope.
4 Reference This is the reference number or code given by the employer in
their advertisement or previous letter. You write the employer's
reference in the form: 'Your ref: 01234'. If you wish to include
your own reference, you write: 'My ref: 56789'.
5 Salutation (Dear...) A letter in English always begins with 'Dea...', even if you do not
know the person. There are several possibilities:
Dear Sir
Dear Madam
Dear Mr Smith
Dear Mrs Smith
Dear Miss Smith
Dear Ms Smith
6 Subject The subject of your letter, which for a job application is normally
the Job Title.
7 Body The letter itself, in 3 to 6 paragraphs.
8 Ending (Yours...) Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Yours truly
9 Your signature Sign in black or blue ink with a fountain pen.
10 Your name Your first name and surname, for example:
Mary Smith
James Kennedy
11 (Your title) If you are using company headed paper, write your Job Title here.
If you are using personal paper, write nothing here.
12 Enclosures Indicate that one or more documents are enclosed by writing 'Enc:
2' (for two documents, for example).
26 rue Josef
75008 PARIS
France
tel: +33 1 77 77 77 77
email: rachelking@eflnet.fr
The Principal
Interplay Languages
77 bd Saint Germain
75006 PARIS
17 April 2006
Dear Madam
Director of Studies
I am interested in working as Director of Studies for your organisation. I am an EFL language instructor
with nearly 10 years' experience to offer you. I enclose my resume as a first step in exploring the
possibilities of employment with Interplay Languages.
My most recent experience was implementing English Through Drama workshops for use with corporate
clients. I was responsible for the overall pedagogical content, including the student coursebook. In addition,
I developed the first draft of the teacher's handbook.
As Director of Studies with your organisation, I would bring a focus on quality and effectiveness to your
syllabus design. Furthermore, I work well with others, and I am experienced in course planning.
I would appreciate your keeping this enquiry confidential. I will call you in a few days to arrange an
interview at a time convenient to you. Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully
Rachel King
