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                 c.


 Software Engineer      Academic Proofreader and
 Software Engineer
                        Academic Proofreader and
                             Editor Birmingham
                             Editor Birmingham
 • Develop solutions for online
 • Develop solutions for online
   businesses          Qualifications: BA in English
                       Qualifications: BA in English
   businesses
                      Experience: 1 year (preferred)
 • Test products for quality   Experience: 1 year (preferred)
 • Test products for quality
   control and ease of use  Salary: £200 - £500 per month
   control and ease of use
                      Salary: £200 - £500 per month
 • Write technical manuals
 • Write technical manuals
   for customer support
   for customer support
 Freelance position,
 Freelance position,
 $50,000 per year
 $50,000 per year



                 d.                                               B.  Match the phrases. Which of the jobs from
                                                                     exercise A do you think she is applying for?
                                                                     1. My strengths lie in my ability to
                              ELT Teacher                            2. I’m skilled at
                              ELT Teacher
 RECEPTIONIST                                                        3. I’m excited by the prospect of
 RECEPTIONIST
                          Looking for an exciting
                          Looking for an exciting
                          change? Join the team at                   4. I’m looking to further my skills in
                          change? Join the team at
 Good Homes Estate        Active Idiomas!                            5. I’m not afraid of
                          Active Idiomas!
 Good Homes Estate
 Agents are currently     We’re a language school in                 6. I have five years’ experience with
                          We’re a language school in
 Agents are currently
 recruiting for an outgoing   southern Spain, teaching
 recruiting for an outgoing
                          southern Spain, teaching
 and organised            English, French, German
                          English, French, German
 and organised
 administrative assistant to   and Arabic, and we’re                 a. a national publisher.
                          and Arabic, and we’re
 administrative assistant to
 join our Dubai office.   currently hiring English                   b. editing printed course material.
                          currently hiring English
 join our Dubai office.
                          teachers for the next                      c. multitask and work well under pressure.
                          teachers for the next
 The successful candidate   academic year. We’re                     d. speaking Spanish and have a C1 level.
                          academic year. We’re
 The successful candidate
 will support team        looking for teachers who
 will support team
                          looking for teachers who
 members in their         can create their own                       e. working for a well-known company.
                          can create their own
 members in their
 administrative duties, as   materials to motivate their              f. working to tight deadlines.
                          materials to motivate their
 administrative duties, as
 well as providing effective   students to speak English.
                          students to speak English.
 well as providing effective
 customer service to      24 hours contact time per               C.  Work with a partner and write an interview for
                          24 hours contact time per
 customer service to
 clients on the premises.  week, € 1,350 per calendar                one of the jobs from exercise A on the previous
                          week, € 1,350 per calendar
 clients on the premises.


                          month, all national
 Full-time,               month, all national                        page. Adapt the phrases from exercise B to suit
                          holidays included
 Full-time,
 € 35,000 per annum       holidays included                          the job you’re interviewing for.
 € 35,000 per annum
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