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Vocabulary I Match 1-5 with their meanings a-e.

1 a contractor a) an adviser
2 an owner b) a group of people or companies w h o w o r k
3 a client together on a project
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4 a consortium c) a person who holds he legal rights o something
5 a consultant d) a customer
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e) a person or company who agrees o provide
materials or services for a specific price
2 Complete this description of he organisation of a company w i t h
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appropriate words.
The Berlin branch has three departments. The project management
department consists (1) seven sections. Each section looks
(2) a different project. The legal and finance department deals
(3) all accounting issues, as well as contracts and claims. The
logistics department is responsible (4) making sure that the project
management department has the resources to do the job. This includes all
personnel and plant. The head of the Berlin branch reports directly
(5) the owner, who is based in Frankfurt.

Language 3 Each of these questions has one error. Correct the errors.

1 Does you w o r k outdoors?
2 Is you self-employed?
3 Did ou done an apprenticeship?
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4 Was you good at maths at school?
5 What did you doing yesterday?
6 When did you started excavating?
7 Where is supplying the elevators?
Writing 4 Write a short covering letter o a potential mployer to accompany your
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CV. Include:
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1 an ntroduction: ntroduce yourself and say where you saw the ob advert.
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2 a summary of your qualifications.
3 a summary of your experience in he construction ndustry.
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Use the ollowing phrases to help you:
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/ am writing in reply to your advertisement in [name of newspaper/website] for
[job title].
I am currently working on ...
My main qualifications are ...
I started working in the construction industry in ...
I believe I have the right experience and qualifications for this job, specifically my ...
I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

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