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You have recently started work in a new company. Write a letter to an English-speaking friend. In your letter ● explain why you changed jobs ● describe your new job ● tell him/her your other news.

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I hope you're fine. I'm just writing to tell you that I've recently started to work in a new company. I changed my
job
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 because I want to learn new things and enhance my skills. In my previous company, I was performing repetitive tasks which were unproductive. I got bored with
such
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routine
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 and there was no motivation left to work, so I decided to change my
job
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. In my new
job
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, I've more responsibilities and the tasks which I perform are more challenging. My work is directly related
with
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to
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 the revenue of the company, and there are a lot of new things to learn every day.
This
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 makes my current
job
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 more interesting than the previous one. I completely forgot to tell you my other news that I bought a new sports bike. If you remember, I always wanted to have one. I purchased it
on
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in
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installments
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instalments
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 from the bank near my office. Anyways, I'm coming to pick you up on Sunday to go for a long ride.

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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • career opportunities
  • job satisfaction
  • work environment
  • responsibilities
  • role
  • team dynamics
  • company culture
  • professional growth
  • transition
  • colleagues
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