You are going to research how to write a covering letter in English.
Covering letters in English, just as in Dutch, often contain a lot of standard phrases.
Use an online search engine and type the following: ‘English covering letter format’.
Find out:
How do covering letters start? Look for the salutation (=aanhef) and the opening sentence.
Compare three formats with each other, find 3 sentences that are used in each and write them down.
How is a covering letter structured? Write down what you need to write in the first paragraph, the second paragraph and third paragraph.
How do covering letters finish? Look for the closing words. Be careful, there are two different formal salutations.
Over to you:
Write a covering letter in which you apply to your dream job.
Use the information you found online and the information from ‘Step 5 – Speaking’.