EIW Materials in CILL
On this page: EIW Internet Materials (Job Applications, Letters, Memos and E-mails; Reports) | EIW-related Proficiency Materials | Other EIW Resources | CILL EIW Materials Lists
EIW Internet Materials
- EIW Assignment 1 Preparation Checklist - a checklist of things to do and materials to use before the assignment
- The Job-seeking Process - listen and put the steps in the right order
- On-line Job Application Letter Writer - fill in the boxes and this program will write your letter for you.
- Job application letters prepositions and collocations in a Grammar Aliens game (Internet Explorer only).
- Job application letter checklist
- On-line C.V. / Resume Writer - fill in the boxes and this program will write your resume for you.
- Job Advert Writer - a program that writes job adverts for you - fill in the boxes and choose from the options to write a job advertisement
- Job Interview Questions Quiz - quiz with questions, advice and feedback on good and bad interview answers.
- Job interview simulation - practice interviews in an animation
- Panel Discussion - example phrases and an ordering activity
- Company Profile Form - EIW groups should fill this in to give to job applicants
- Interview Panel Checklist - print this out and use it during the interview to record details of the applicants
- Interview Advice - how to answer interview questions: gives content ideas but not the English you need. (external site).
- Job Application Knowledge Game
- List of Materials in CILL for Job Applications
- The Use of Prepositions in Job Applications
Business Letters, Memos and E-mails
- Memos
- How to write memos
- Memo Guidelines
- a common style for how to write memos, and an activity.
- Organisation of Memos - how to use headings to make the organisation of a memo clearer. This exercise also looks at ways to persuade your reader to do the action you want.
- Formality in Memos - shows the right language to use for a formal memo of resignation
- Memo Headings - making the organisation of your memos more reader-friendly
- Memo writing scenario and practice task - read the interactive office scenario, then write a memo and submit it. The computer will give you feedback on your memo.
- How to write e-mail
- Language to Show Status - shows the right language to use to show a boss-to-worker or worker-to-boss relationship
- Letters
- Arranging a Meeting: reading comprehension exercise on a letter arranging a meeting. This exercise illustrates the format and layout of a modern business letter.
- Sales letters: an explanation and an exercise.
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Enquiry letters:
- Enquiry letters - describes the content, language and organisation of letters of enquiry. Includes an exercise.
- Enquiry letter replies - describes the content and language of letters of enquiry, with example letters. Includes an exercise.
- Reply to Enquiry Practice Task - follow the instructions to write a reply to a letter of enquiry, send it in, and the computer will comment on your writing.
- Complaint letters:
- How to write complaint letters - describes the content, language and organisation of letters of complaint, and includes examples and an exercise.
- The grammar of complain / complaint
- Letter of complaint practice task - type in your letter and the computer will analyse it for you, and give you some feedback.
- Adjustment letters:
- How to write adjustment letters - includes the stages of dealing with complaints, some useful expressions, some example letters, and an exercise.
- Adjustment Letter Constructor - build a letter of adjustment by selecting the right phrases.
- Letter of Adjustment (Reply to a Letter of Complaint) correction exercise.
- Positive Tone in Adjustment Letters
- Adjustment letter practice task - type in your letter and the computer will analyse it for you, and give you some feedback.
- Adjustment letter scenario and practice task - go through the interactive office scenario, then write your letter of adjustment and submit it. The computer will give you feedback.
- Job application letters:
- Job Application Letter Writer - fill in the boxes and this program will write your letter for you.
- Reference Letter Writer - fill in the
boxes and the computer will give you a correctly-formatted reference letter.
- Others
- Subject Headings - how to write correct subject headings
- Instructions - using web-based forms to save time and money
- List of Materials in CILL for Memos and Letters
Content and Organisation
- The Report Writing Process: an ordering exercise to re-order the stages of this process
- Academic report writing template: useful phrases and expressions to use in your report.
- Types of Report - the names of different types of report and what they mean.
- Report Stages and Content - what goes in each section of a report.
- Stages and Language of a Report - useful phrases for the sections of a report
- Report Headings - understand the type of information each section of a report should contain.
- Subject Headings - how to write correct subject headings.
Introductions
- Report Writing: Introductions - a page to help you understand the content and grammar of report introductions. It contains explanations, an example and an exercise.
- Report Introductions - a text-reconstruction exercise to help you remember the language of the introduction to a report.
Method / Methodology / Procedure
- The Procedure / Method / Methodology section of a report: how to write it.
- The Procedure / Method section of a report - a text-reconstruction exercise to help you remember the language of this section of a report.
Findings and Discussion
- Matching Nouns and Verbs for Reports - an exercise in choosing the right vocabulary for reports.
- Formality - an exercise to help you to write reports using formal language.
- Describing Numbers - an explanation, a program to write and speak a number, and an exercise
- Trends - this exercise introduces the vocabulary and grammar needed to describe trends. Includes an exercise.
- Describing trends in line graphs
- Trends Headings - this exercise shows how to use headings when describing trends. Includes an exercise.
- The Language of Approximation - an exercise in describing numbers in an easy-to-understand way
- Approximation Correction exercise - to check that you can use the language of approximation correctly
- Approximating Dissatisfaction - an exercise to help you describe dissatisfaction
- Describing Satisfaction in the Findings and Conclusion sections of a report - choosing between 'satisfy', 'satisfied', 'satisfying' and 'satisfactory', etc.
- Important or Importance? Explanation and exercise on which word to use when describing Findings and Conclusions.
- Concern - how to use concern correctly
Conclusion
- The Conclusion section - an explanation, an example and an exercise.
Recommendations
- Report Recommendations - an explanation, an example and an exercise.
- Report Recommendations Correction Exercise - correct the common errors.
Practice Materials
- Report Correction Exercise - correct these common errors made by students in report writing, so that you can avoid making the same mistakes.
- List of common errors in report writing assignments
- Common Errors in Report Writing - revision exercise.
- Report Writing Scenario Site - practice the whole process of report writing
- Scanner - a program that highlights the words in a text that are easy for a reader to find. Use it to improve the organisation and reader-friendliness of your writing.
- List of Materials in CILL for Business reports
- Questionnaire design and administration - ordering the different stages
- Common errors in questionnaires
EIW Proficiency Materials
- Idioms for the Workplace - Explanation and Examples.
- Important or Importance? Explanation and exercise on which word to use.
- 'Lack' or 'Lack of'? - an explanation and an exercise.
- Problem Words: outlook/appearance; message/massage; course/programme; equipment/facilities; economy/economics; commercial/commercials; personal/personnel; aspiration/inspiration; complemetary/complimentary; & prizes/prices.
- Satisfaction - choosing between 'satisfy', 'satisfied', 'satisfying' and 'satisfactory', etc.
- Staff or Staffs? Using the right part of speech of staff.
- Subject-verb agreement - an explanation and an exercise.
- Verbs of Knowledge and Opinion - this exercise is to help you to avoid common confusions between the uses of the verbs know, learn, understand, think and believe.
- Workplace Idioms - Explanation and Examples.
Other EIW Resources
Speaking practice - For job interviews, socialising, discussion and negotiations practice in small groups with a teacher, come to CILL and join SAP.
Writing practice - For practice and feedback on memos, letters and reports, done in small groups with a teacher, come to CILL and join SAP, or go to the WAP.
CILL EIW Materials Lists
These lists show selected materials in CILL for studying these topics:
| As an Internet Page | In Microsoft Word format |
| Socialising | Socialising.doc |
| Discussions | Discussions.doc |
| Negotiations | Negotiations.doc |
| Memos and Letters | Memos & letters.doc |
| Business reports | Business reports.doc |
| Accessing the Workplace | Accessing the workplace.doc |
Last updated on: Monday, March 26, 2012
