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Exercises

Fill the gaps in this letter with suitable adding words and phrases. Try to do it without
looking at the opposite page.

Dear Mr Stoneheart
......................... (1) my letter of 16.3.94, should like
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to give you more information concerning my
quaiifications and experience. ............................. (2)
holding a Diploma in catering, I also have an
Advanced Certificate in Hotel Management. The
course covered the usual areas: finance, front
services, publicity, space allocation, .................... (3)
I also wish to point out that, ............................... (4)
holding these qualifications, I have now been working
in the hotel trade for five years. ......................... (5),
my experience prior to that was also connected with
tourism and hospitality.
I hope you will give my application due consideration.
Yours sincerely
urn Hope
Nora Hope

Rewrite the sentences using the word or phrase in brackets at the end.
1 Physical labour can exhaust the body very quickly. Excessive study can rapidly reduce
mental powers too. (equally)
2 My cousin turned up and some schoolmates of his came with him. (along with)
3 He owns a big chemical factory and he runs a massive oil business in the USA. (as well as)
4 She was my teacher and she was a good friend. (into the bargain)
5 I'm their scientific adviser and act as consultant to the Managing Director. (in addition to)

Correct the mistakes in the use of addition words and phrases in these sentences.
1 I work part-time as well as I am a student, so I have a busy life.
2 Besides to have a good job, my ambition is to meet someone nice to share my life with.
3 Alongside I have many other responsibilities, I now have to be in charge of staff training.
4 In addition has a degree, she also has a diploma.
5 Likewise my father won't agree, my mother's sure to find something to object to.
6 To boot she is a good footballer, she's a good athlete.
7 He said he'd have to first consider the organisation, then the system, then the finance and
so forth so on.

What adding words/phrases can you associate with these pictures?
1 2 3 4

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