| To insure | to insure smth./ smb. against loss/ damage/ theft/ sickness | / / / / |
| to insure smth. for £1000 | 1000 | |
| to insure oneself against smth. | ||
| Insurance , | insurance against (loss of income due to unemployment) | ( ) |
| insurance on/ for | ||
| claim (for) smth. on your insurance | ||
| to take out insurance | ||
| Risk | risk of (injury) | ( ) |
| risk to (health) | () | |
| to reduce/ minimize the risk of smth. | ||
| to increase the risk of smth. | ||
| to carry/ pose a risk | / | |
| high, low risk | , | |
| increased, reduced risk | , | |
| real risk | ||
| calculated risk | ||
| element of risk | ||
| risks involved in/ associated with | , ' | |
| the benefits outweigh the risks | ||
| to take a risk | ||
| to take the risk of doing smth. | ||
| at risk | ||
| at risk from | ||
| at risk of | ||
| at your own risk |
Unit 9. Job Application Letters and
Curriculum Vitae
Opening
| 1. | I am seeking a position in your engineering department where I may use my training in computer sciences to | - , |
| 2. | I would like to apply for a position of advertised in this months edition of Correspondent. | , Correspondent. |
| 3. | My experience working in (name of the company) makes me an ideal candidate for the position of a secretary. | ̳ ( ) . |
| 4. | I am writing to you concerning your advertisement on (date) in the Guardian, for a position of a manager in your export department. | () Guardian . |
| 5. | I am answering your advertisement for the post of a chief engineer which appeared in yesterdays Economist. | , Economist. |
| 6. | I was very interested to read your advertisement for on the University of Kent vacancy database as it precisely fits my career plans. | , . |
| 7. | I am replying to the advertisement of (date) for a chief accountant which you placed in the New York Times. | () , New York Times. |
| 8. | Thank you for posting your need for an experienced insurance claims clerk on JobBankUSA.com. I am available to fill this opening and can begin work immediately after hiring. | JobBankUSA.com. . |
| 9. | I have read about your advertisement for a receptionist in our local newspaper. I think that my qualifications very closely meet the needs outlined in your advertisement. I am looking for just such a job. | . , , . . |
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Opening for an unsolicited application
| 1. | I am writing to ask if you might have a vacancy in the main office/ in the sales/ export/ accounting department for an assistant. | , , / / / . |
| 2. | I was recommended by to write to you concerning a possible post in your department. | . |
| 3. | I am looking for a placement within a hospital environment from June to September of this year. I am writing to you as I understand that Manchester Hospital may have appropriate vacancies available. | . , , , , , . |
Summary of details
| 1. | You will see that I graduated from (name of university) / left (name of school) in (date) where I got (degree/ diploma/ certificate). I then began to work with (name of the firm) as (job title) where I was trained as (title) and was involved in (brief description of duties). | , ( )/ ( ) (), (/ / ). ( ) ( ), () ( ). |
| 2. | I left (name of the firm) in (date) as (new employer) offered me a chance to use my (skills/ specialized knowledge/ languages). | ( ) (), ( ) (/ / ). |
| 3. | In (date) I was offered a chance to join (name of the firm) where there was an opportunity for me to gain experience in | () ( ), |
| 4. | I was offered a promotion by (name of the firm) in (date). | ( ) (). |
