lesson cg 2 wednesday the 9 th of october

 

LESSON BTS CG 2

WEDNESDAY THE 9 TH OF OCTOBER

GOAL :

For the DCG : how to write a cover letter

For the BTS : quiet quitting

 

WORD OF THE DAY :

 Quiet = calm

To quit =quitter / abandonner /  quit a job

A cover letter = an application letter ( lettre de motivation )

 Apply for a job (Postuler pour un emploi )

A job seeker = an applicant ( un demandeur d emploi )

 quiet quitting ( le desengagement progressif au travail ) 

STEP 1 SPIN THE WHEEL 

Sokona 

STEP 2 HOW TO WRITE AN APPLICATION LETTER / A COVER LETTER

a)    Template

b)   An example

Complete the following covering letter with one of these words :

Dear Mr/Mrs …………………..,

I am writing to apply  for the position of  au pair which was advertised   in ………………………(name of the source where you found the ad)

I am currently (actuellement)  a……………………………..but am keen  to …………………………..( explain why you want the position of ………………)

As you will notice on the attached  CV, I graduated in ………………………..(tell people about your education).

(Now speak about your qualities and why you think you would be good for the job)

………………………………………………………………………………………….

I would be  available   for interview from next week. Meanwhile, please do not  hesitate   to contact me if you require further information.

Yours faithfully

STEP 3 PREPARE YOUR  INTRODUCTION

 QUIET QUITTING : THE WORKPLACE TREND TAKING OVER TIKTOK

BY PERISHA KUDHAIL

BBC NEWS

1 SEPTEMBER 2022

 

It Was published/ it  is published

Do not read the name of the author if proving difficult

«  sorry but i cannot pronounce that name « 

Denounce

 

HERE IS MY CORRECTION 

 the document we intend to peruse today is entitled.....

it dates back from 2022 so we might say it is a fairly topical subject .

Its author is indicated but it is too difficult to pronounce so i will not even try.

It was first issued on the website of the BBC which is a British institution .

After a careful reading of the text we grasp= understand that the text deals with QUIET QUITTING  and more broadly speaking with the WORLD OF WORK .

To scrutinize = study this document i intend to follow the ENSUING = FOLLOWING  PLAN .

first i will  sum up the text. then i will focus on the pros and cons of this new phenomenon to finally try to find some solutions to the issue at hand and conclude with my opinion on the topic.

so let us do so without furtherado.

 

STEP 4  SUMMARY 

ANSWER ; 

the document is about a worker who has decided to disengage from her job 

STEP 5 VOCABULARY WORK 

to quit ( donner sa démission / abandonner) 

a trend ( une tendance) 

a mindset = a state of mind 

despite ( malgré)

demands ( exigences)

a boundary = a limit 

the job requirements ( les exigences du travail ) 

recognition (reconnaissance) 

do overtime ( faire des heures supplémentaires) 

a reward ( une récompense) 

a pay rise ( une augmentation de salaire/ une prime) 

slacking = resting = taking it easy 

the retail industry ( le commerce de détail ) 

(to) turn down ( etre rejeté) 

the workload ( la charge de travail ) 

that was the last straw ( ce fut la goutte qui a fait débordé le vase) 

actually = in fact 

the bare minimum ( le stricte minimum) 

required ( exigé)

eventually = finally 

HOMEWORK : 

 apprendre le vocabulaire du texte