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Interview letter URGENT!!

jort13 — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:44:54 GMT

I have to make a presentation for school. A interview must be included. I've written a letter to Harrisson Ford. But it's full of wrong spellings etc. HELP ME PLEASE!! I must send it in about 2 days!!

Harrison Ford

UTA

9560 Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 500

Beverly Hills, CA

90212

USA

20 May 2008

Dear Mr. Ford,

I am Jort Rodenburg, 13 years old and living in Burgum (a village in The Netherlands). For school I must make an presentation of a famous person. Also there must be an interview included. And as a great fan of you, I thought immediately: Harisson Ford!

I just cannot wait to see the new Indiana Jones movie. The movie shall be released at 22 may 2008 here in The Netherlands. Also Star Wars was a great performance and I think it is rare that you didnât received an Oscar nomination for the part of Hans Solo.

I have a few questions for my interview. I hope you will answer them. It would help me a lot.

What was your first acting experience?

What is your favorite movie?

Do you have an idol?

Which person you always wanted to work with but didnât worked with yet?

Could I have an signed autograph of you to show in my presentation (and as prove that I really send a letter)?

Yours faithfully,

Jort Rodenburg

Re: Shall I write my name and address at the top right side of my Motivation Letter..?

Tanit — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:41:02 GMT

Hi Tamguatlay,

I am not Nona, and you probably won't trust me because I'm not a native speaker of English. I only wanted to share my experience, which can add something to the topic.

As an ESL student of BrE, I was taught to end a letter with "Your faithfully" when it addresses an unknown addressee (i.e., when it begins with "Dear Sir or Madam") and with "Yours sincerely" when you know his/her name (i.e., the letter begins with "Dear Mr/Ms/Miss [+surname]").

However, during my year in the UK, I saw the expression "Your faithfully" only twice, in two letters written by members of my University staff. Funnily enough, the first one began with "To whom it may concern" (another extremely rare expression ) and the second with "Miss [+ my surname]", two opening formulae I was taught NOT to use, when having classes ... none of them actually began with "Dear Sir or Madam"! Both the letters I mentioned (I've still got them) come from a University, so I'm obviously not talking about illiterate writers.

Another thing I can say is that my British teacher on the one hand strongly advised us to close formal letters in our CAE and CPE exams with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" (depending on the circumstances) because those were the expression the examiners were looking for. On the other hand, he also warned us that these day most people, also in the UK, will close those letters with "Sincerely", "Regards", "Kind regards".

If my experience is anything to go by, what we learn sometimes can differ from what is actually done nowadays, just as Clive said.

could you check this letter..

Anonymous — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:58:38 GMT

I want to send a letter to a university asking for information. I thought to write this:

<<Dear sir or madam ,

I am writing as I would like some information about the master programme .................

I am international student ( I have a degree in psychology ,University of Crete-Greece) and I am really interested in this field of psychology.

Therefore ,I would be really grateful if you could provide me futher information not only about the learning outcomes but also about the entry requirements in order to organise my papers and my engish exams (IELTS) as soon as possible.

I look forward to receiving your reply .

Yours faithfully ,

......................>>

please check it and point possible mistakes ...

thank you in advance!!!!!!!!

COULD YOU CHECK PLEASE?A LETTER OF APPLICATION

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:22:06 GMT

Question
A tourist company which organises coach tours of your home town has placed the following advertisement in your local newspaper:

TOUR GUIDES REQUIRED

Are you an outgoing and sociable person, who has a good command of English and some knowledge of local history? If so, then we would like to hear from you!

Take-a-Tour is setting up a branch in your area and we are looking for tour guides to accompany up to fifty passengers a time on our coach tours. Your duties will include welcoming passengers aboard the coach, giving a commentary about the local sights, and taking small groups around the town on foot.

If this sounds like the job for you please send a letter telling us why. Interviews will be held next month.

Write the letter of application

Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am writing to apply for the position of a tour guide as advertised in our local newspaper.
As outlined in my curriculum vitae, which I have enclosed, I attended Novogrudok Seconadary School where I completed my âAâ level studies. In 2000, I graduated from the University of Foreign Languages in Minsk (Belarus) with a BSc in the History of English and Pedagogics.
After graduation, I moved to Warsaw where I decided to develop my interest in English teaching through a masterâs degree. Since at Warsaw University it is an absolute necessity for a would-be teacher to specialize in two subjects, I expressed a preference to continue studying English and World History. So at present I am a holder of MA in English. Furthermore, I have recently obtained a grade A in the Cambridge Advanced English Examination.
I am currently employed as a teacher of English and History at Warsaw High School, where I have been noted for my good organizational and communication skills. Since I know some valuable psychological methods of influencing people, I have never faced any problems of misbehaviour or disorganisaton. On the contrary, my students look up on me and never give me a reason for disappointment. Due to the fact that I am an active and energetic person, I have organized a short tour around Warsaw, which gave me an opportunity to learn more about the main places of interest and obtain a valuable insight into Polish culture.
I believe I am an ideal candidate for the position you have outlined, as my profession includes an extensive communication with children and adults. Besides, my wide historical knowledge cannot go unnoticed. So beyond all question all tourists will be captivated by whatever historical facts I will be telling them.
I enclose my curriculum vitae, and I would be happy to supply you with further details should be required. I thank you for considering my application and I will be available for an interview at any time.
Yours faithfully,
Victoria Komorowskaya
(332 words)

Re: Kind Regards or Kind regards or kind regards...?

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:49:26 GMT

Kind regards is only written when writing a note or a memo - by any method (emails etc).

Yours sincerely to known addressees or yours faithfully to an unknown addressee are the the correct ways to end a letter as it is a formal method - whereas writing a note or a memo is a informal method.

Hope this ends the confusion which I see is in a lot of replies to this query.

Re: When to use 'Yours Sincerely, Faithfully, or Thanks'

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 09:06:41 GMT

As an expeditor, at work I spend probably 50% of my time writing to businesses.

Correspondence is about 90% email so the endings I recieve are quite curious. By and large however, it's almost always 'Kind regards' which is ultimately a friendly ending. If replying to a response that has been helpful to me, I will quite often end with 'Many thanks'.

I wouldn't use that in a letter though, in fact so long ago was it since I last wrote a letter (as against writing an email) I couldn't remember how to end it so found this forum for advice.

So why wouldn't I end a letter with 'Kind regards'? I think it's the culture of email in that they were invented to be brief or chatty and not intended to be used as a business tool. That they (emails) have now mainly superceded letters, certainly in my line of work, probably means the end of Dear Sir, Yours Faithfully etc. apart from those sent by your bank advising how much you are overdrawn once more.

Yours.......

(Now, how do I end this message correctly? )

Re: Letter ending

anon1 — Sat, 02 Oct 2004 03:02:15 GMT

bmo,

Cordially,

Sincerely,

Sincerely yours,

Yours truly, (used in North America for personal and business, but not in UK)

Yours faithfully, (used in the UK for business, but not North America)

Regards,

Best regards,

There are lots of ways to end a letter.

Hope that helps.

MountainHiker

Re: Letter writing

tam — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:06:44 GMT

There are a few simply rules on letter writing:

1. To begin with your address (address of sender) should always be placed on the right hand side of the page, along with the date. If the letter is official then the receiver's address should on the left, below the sender's.

2. All letters should begin with Dear...., unless it is official and you do not know who you are writing to. In this case the letter can be addressed Dear Sir or Madam or To whom it may concern...

3. The first paragraph should be an introduction to the reason you are writing and the last should be a summing up and conclusion.

eg: I am writing in reference to your advertisement on the Forum on Monday 9th November......

eg: I look forward to receiving your reply..... / Please feel free to contact me for further information.....

4. You should end a letter with Yours Faithfully if you do not know the name of the person you are writing to. You should end a letter with Yours Sincerely if you know the name of the person.

There has also been alot written about letters in this forum. Check the threads from August/ September.