Cover of the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 7

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1.1 - Me and my languages for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. When would you write a letter or email to introduce yourself?
  2. Read the emails. Why are the people writing? Which sentences tell us?

Answer

a)

  • applying for a job
  • applying for a university or college place
  • applying for a place on a course

b)

  • Julia is writing because she wants to join a class ('She said you'd be happy to accept a few more people.) and wishes to introduce herself ('My name's ...'; 'My mother tongue is ...; 'I was travelling ...'; '1 really want to ...').
  • Talya is writing to introduce herself to her new colleagues ('I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.'; 'I have worked ...'; 'I have been involved in ...'; 'I am married ...').

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