Homework, Monday, 5th December

Read the letter and answer the question that follows, using the writing frame to help you. This is due tomorrow (Tuesday). 

Mark Quillfeldt

12 Amberley Crescent

Putney

SW1 7EG

4^th November 2015

Sunrise Café

12-15 Fulham Palace Road

Fulham

SW6 6EG

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to you because I am interested in applying for the position of barista in your establishment. I believe I would be ideal, for the reasons given below.

Firstly, I am an excellent communicator and am very good at interacting with customers. Secondly, I am calm and cope extremely well under pressure. Thirdly, I am hard working, energetic, and am punctual. I have outstanding leadership skills, but I am also able to work effectively as part of a team.

In terms of experience, I spent three years working in a branch of Starbucks in Putney, where my duties included making and serving drinks, cleaning and washing dishes, managing the stock, which involved signing off on deliveries and making sure the stock cupboard was always full. During this time, I was promoted to the role of manager, which involved me making sure nothing went wrong, managing the staff and overseeing the general running of the café. I also have several relevant qualifications, including a GCSE in Food Technology and a health, hygiene and food safety certificate.

For these reasons, I am sure you will agree that I am the perfect candidate for the job and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully

Mark Quillfeldt

You are going to answer the following question using the writing frame below. You can write in pen or pencil on the sheet, or you can write your whole answer out on a separate piece of paper.

How does the writer try to persuade the manager of the Sunrise Café to give him a job?

The writer uses positive adjectives (describing words) to describe himself such as:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

He also mentions that he possesses ______________________________and can work _______________________________________________________

In addition to this, the writer tells us about his previous experience. For example, he spent three years ______________________________________

and two years ___________________________________________________