write a cover letter for one of these positions at Life Informatica.

useful words

how to write a cover letter. useful sentences

vocabulary

useful information

structure and sentences

quiz: useful phrases:   http://www.blairenglish.com/exercises/cv_interviews/exercises/job_covering_letter/job_covering_letter.html

examples of good cover letters

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1206

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5778

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8608

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode70/quiz.shtml

http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/music-maroon5.htm#key

http://blog.stuartmillenglish.com/category/using-songs-to-teach-grammar/

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First Listen to the song

Second Answer this question: What is a “jealous guy”? What are three things a jealous guy might do?

Third Listen to the song again. This time, read the lyrics to the song too. (The lyrics are below. Scroll down to see them.)

Fourth Think about the past continuous verb tense. The form is was/were plus the –ing form of the verb. For example: I was watching TV. They were sitting alone.

Fifth Look at the lyrics in the song.

I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control

I didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry (oh my)
I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guy

I was feeling insecure
You might not love me any more
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside

I didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry (oh my)
I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guy

I didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry (oh my)
I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guy

I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain

I didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry (oh my)
I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guy (watch out)

I’m just a jealous guy (look out babe)

I’m just a jealous guy

Sixth Answer these questions:

Why does he say that his heart was beating fast? When does your heart beat fast?

What reason does he give for hurting her? (Why did he hurt her?)

Why was he feeling insecure?

What does “I was swallowing my pain” mean?

http://esol.britishcouncil.org/build-your-speaking-skills/describing-picture-airport

http://www.englishcenter.cz/downloadfiles/145.pdf

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/describing_pictures.htm

How to describe pictures in English

Hi everyone!
One of the most typical tasks that you may face when doing an oral exam in English is describing a picture.
How can you do that?there are some “basics” when describing pictures,I´ll show you the most relevant steps below.

1. You shoud introduce the picture/topic using expressions such as:

• The photo/ picture shows…
• It was taken by /in….
• It´s a black-and-white/coloured photo

2. Locate the different items in the photo using:

• In the foreground/ background you can see…./there is…
• In the middle/centre there are / I can see….
• At the top/At the bottom there is….
• On the left/ right there is….
• Behind/ In front of… you can see…
• Between…there is….

3. What are they doing? now you describe the people in the picture  or you say what is happening now using the present continuous (am/is/are + verb-ing).
You can also use physical descriptions and describe the clothes they are wearing.

4. Personal opinion
You should finish by expressing your personal opinion.You can use the expressions below:

• It seems as if….
• The lady seems to…
• Maybe…
• I think…
• I wonder….
• I like / don´t like the picture because….
• The atmosphere is relaxing/ depressing

Word List on Picture Description

Information on artist and year of origin

… (image) is a painting by … (artist), painted in … (year).

… (image), painted in … (year), is a work by … (artist)

… (artist) painted … (image) in … (year).

… (image) is a famous painting by … (artist).

Describing the scene

The picture was taken in … (place).

The photo was taken at … (party).

The picture shows a scene from …

It’s an image of … (place, person, scene).

The picture describes … (scene).

The picture shows … (place, person, scene) from a distance.

… (place, person, scene) is shown from … (a bird’s eye view/…).

You look at … (place, person, scene) from … (above/behind/…).

What can you see?

In the picture you can see …

… (position: on the left/right/…) there is / are …

… (position: on the left/right/…) you can see …

… is … (position: on the left/right/…)

Impression

… gives the impression of depth.

… (person) seems to look at the viewer.

His / Her eyes seem to follow the viewer.

The figures look as if they exist in three dimensions.

The viewer has the impression that the people in the picture are alive.

The viewer’s attention is focused on …

To the alert eye it will become apparent …

The viewer finds it difficult to withdraw his eyes from …

The painting is vivid / happy / expressive.

The picture makes the viewer feel … (sad/happy)

The picture inspires the viewer to think about …

Intention

The artist mainly uses … (colours/forms/…)

Important elements are highlighted.

The artist / photographer / painter uses … to express …

He / She (probably) wants to criticise / express / show …

It is obvious that the artist wants to criticise / express / show …

What the artist / photographer / painter wants to criticise / express / show is …

What the artist / photographer / painter wants to point out is …

I think / believe / am sure that …

It seems / appears to me that …

The problem illustrated here is …

… symbolises …

… is typical of …

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/picture-description/vocabulary

Word List on Picture Description

Kinds of pictures and perspectives

viewer

picture, image

painting

photograph / photo

portrait

landscape painting

worm’s eye view

bird’s eye view

Structure

foreground

background

in the upper part

in the lower part

in the left part

in the right part

in the central part

in front of

behind

next to …

on the right

on the left

in the middle

from front

from behind

from above

from below

the second from left/right

Others

artificial light

daylight

subdued light

light colours

dark colours

loud colours

contrasty

vanishing point

vanishing line

Now that you know how to do it, describe the picture below:

Conditionals

What are conditionals in English grammar? Sometimes we call them ‘if clauses’. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn’t (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.

There are four kinds:

• The Zero Conditional:
  (if + present simple, … present simple)
  If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
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• The First Conditional:
  (if + present simple, … will + infinitive)
  If it rains tomorrow, we’ll go to the cinema.
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• The Second Conditional:
  (if + past simple, … would + infinitive)
  If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
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• The Third Conditional
  (if + past perfect, … would + have + past participle)
  If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.
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(Notice we can put ‘if’ at the beginning, or in the middle. It doesn’t matter at all.)

Click here for conditional exercises

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/conditionals.html

exercises

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-exercises/conditionals-1

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-exercises/conditionals-2