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E GOAL Write a Resume
Communication
A Have you ever written a resume for a job or completed an application form for school? What information did you include?
B In groups, look at the advice for writing a resume. Discuss if each statement is true (T) or false (F) in your country and give reasons.
1. Write about every school you have been to. T F
2. List all your work experience (starting with the most recent job). T F
3. Include a photo. T F
4. Add information about your hobbies. T F
5. Always write in full sentences. T F
6. Give two references for people who know you well. T F
7. Use a simple and clear computer font. T F
8. Use lots of different colors. T F
C In pairs, discuss Tina's resume. Does she follow your advice in B? What information is missing?
Tina H. Nguyễn
Personal details
Nationality: Vietnamese and American
Address: Apartment 5, 109 Parkway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA
Email: [email protected]
Date of birth: 27 July, 2006
Education
2021 - Present Student. Troy High School
2017-2021 Student, Ngô Sĩ Liên Secondary School
Work experience
August, 2021-Present Part-time server in a coffee shop
June-August, 2021 Volunteer in the green summer campaign teaching children ages 6 to 9
Skills
Languages: Vietnamese, English, French
Computers: Word, PowerPoint, and Photoshop
California driver's license
Interests
Member of the school soccer team and sailing club
Taking photos of nature and making videos
Reference
Ms. Susan Floyd, science teacher, Troy High School
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Writing
| WRITING SKILLS: Checking your Resume |
| Check the information in your resume before you send it. Also check for mistakes with your spelling and capital letters. |
D People often spell these words incorrectly on resumes. Find these words in the resume in C and check (✔) the correct spelling.
1. personal ⬜ personnal ⬜ 5. buisness ⬜ business ⬜
2. detales ⬜ details ⬜ 6. childen ⬜ children ⬜
3. address ⬜ adress ⬜ 7. license ⬜ lisense ⬜
4. experience ⬜ experiance ⬜ 8. intrests ⬜ interests ⬜
E Read the resume again and check (✔) the types of words that need a capital letter.
1. First name, middle initial, and last name ⬜ 6. Qualifications and courses ⬜
2. Nationality and country ⬜ 7. Languages ⬜
3. Cities and streets ⬜ 8. Names of sports and hobbies ⬜
4. Months ⬜ 9. Titles of people ⬜
5. Seasons ⬜
F Circle five spelling mistakes and underline five mistakes with capital letters in this description.
My name's Robert dawson and I'm australian. I have a degree in Buisness Studys from sydney Univercity, and I have experiance working for a computer company. my intrests are Soccer and going to the movies.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Write a Resume
1. Write your resume (120-150 words).
2. Exchange your resumes in pairs and check for mistakes.
People working in the cafe at the Google headquarters in Dublin, Ireland
