Life Skills: Job Applications CV and Cover Letter
Job applications CV and cover letter is the B2 high-stakes practical-English skill that drives career trajectory. The worksheet covers CV structure (personal statement, work experience, education, skills, references), action-verb vocabulary (led, delivered, achieved, implemented, managed), cover-letter format (greeting, hook, experience-matching, closing), and the genre conventions of English-speaking job applications.
This worksheet builds B2 fluency with CV and cover-letter writing.
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What’s inside:
- A CV template with annotated sections
- Action-verb bank organised by skill type
- Cover-letter template with phrase bank
- Original-writing task: produce a one-page CV and cover letter for a target role
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Action-verb concreteness at B2 — responsible for (vague) vs led a team of 8 (concrete). UK CV conventions (1–2 pages, no photo in UK) vs US (1 page, no photo, no DOB). STAR-method in cover letter: Situation, Task, Action, Result for each claim.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly job-seekers. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Writing and BEC Vantage. Part of the Practical Life Skills collection — the natural next step is Understanding News Headlines.
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