You have seen an advertisement for part-time work in a hotel for threemonths over the summer.
Write a letter to the Manager.
In your letter
say what experience you have
ask what the work involves
inquire about conditions
You should write at least 150 words.
Allow yourself 15 minutes for this task.
you do NOT need to write your own address.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to inquire about the part-time position as a waiter advertised in 'The Evening Echo' on 24th June.
I am looking for work in the months of July and August because my university vacation is then. I have quite a lot of experience in the hotel business, as I was working in a guesthouse last year. The job involved dealing with guests, and I very much enjoyed it. I can supply references of my previous employer if you require them.
Could you please let me know what this position involves? At the guesthouse, I worked as a porter and also I did some work as a waiter in ...
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Score: 7.5 out of 9
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 5 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 2 2
No. of Sentences: 14 10
No. of Words: 183 200
No. of Characters: 773 1000
No. of Different Words: 113 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.678 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.224 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.554 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 50 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 37 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 24 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 14 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 13.071 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.392 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.429 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.36 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.696 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.144 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4