Writing a Professional CV

🎯 Goal: Student can write a formal CV using professional language and appropriate structure

📐 Formal Writing Style

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#CV writing#job applications#professional documents

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🎯 Click hotspots to explore vocabulary in context

Let's talk about CVs before we dive in. I'd love to hear how you present yourself on paper!

“When you look at your own CV, which of your accomplishments are you most proud of?”

“In your opinion, what makes a CV feel truly comprehensive rather than just a list of jobs?”

“If you could add one new qualification to your CV tomorrow, what would it be and why?”

“Have you ever struggled to describe your expertise in words? What happened?”

“Would you rather have a CV full of impressive qualifications or one that clearly shows demonstrated results?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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News Discussion

Read each short news brief and discuss it using the questions in the hint.

8 minutes

🗣️ “In my opinion, this could mean that ...”

📰 THE IMMERLY TIMES

BREAKING NEWS +++ DISCUSS TODAY'S STORY WITH YOUR TEACHER +++ SHARE YOUR OPINION +++ BREAKING NEWS +++

A large recruitment firm announced that its new software now scans CVs for keywords linked to demonstrated accomplishments, ignoring documents without them. Applicants with vague descriptions are automatically rejected before a human sees them.

Story 1 of 2 · Opinion desk

DISCUSS

Is it fair that software judges your expertise before a person does? How would you make sure your accomplishments are noticed by such a system?

🎲 Speaking Activity 2

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Would You Rather

Choose one option and explain your choice using lesson vocabulary. Have fun with it!

6 minutes

🗣️ “I would rather ... because ...”

Would you rather have world-class expertise in one tiny field or decent proficiency in many fields?