A restaurant has placed an advertisement for waiters and waitresses in your local newspaper. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write a letter to the restaurant, applying for the job. In your letter: explain what you are currently doing describe your suitability for this area of work say when you can attend an interview.

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Dear Sir/Madam I am writing
this
letter regarding the waiters and waitresses job vacancy that I found in
newspaper
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a newspaper
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advertisement and I would like to apply as
waiter
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a waiter
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in your
restaurant
. I am a student majoring
Culinary
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in Culinary
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Art
in
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at
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Boston University,
currently
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currently,
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I'm in the
last
semester. So, I will be
graduated
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from the university
by
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in
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the next 5 months. It is a better opportunity for me because I can practice directly than just a theory
in
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at
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the university. As far as I know, your
restaurant
is focusing on French Culinary, I have a big interest and
also
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am also
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fond of French Culinary. With your
restaurant
background and my background, I think it will be very suitable for us, because I could give
propler
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a better
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explaination
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explanation
of the cuisine to your
customer
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customers
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and
also
give satisfying services to your
customer
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customers
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. I can visit your
restaurant
for the interview and the demonstration of myself tomorrow at 5. I will be very grateful if you could consider me to work at your
restaurant
. Sumitro
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task achievement
Your letter covers the main points, but adding specific examples or further elaboration on your skills and experiences will make it stronger.
coherence cohesion
A few grammatical inaccuracies need to be addressed to improve overall clarity. For example, 'I can practice directly than just a theory in the university' should be 'I can gain practical experience rather than just theoretical knowledge.'
coherence cohesion
Your letter has a nice greeting and closing, making it polite and formal.
coherence cohesion
You have a clear logical structure, with each paragraph addressing a specific point.
task achievement
Your tone is appropriate for a job application letter, showing both interest and professionalism.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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