Read the text about writing cover letters and use the advice to complete the sentences below.

When writing cover letters you need to use a standard format. Remember that the address of the person you are writing to always appears on the left-hand side of the page and your address is in the top-hand corner. Put the date under your address.

Always make sure you start and end your cover letters correctly. If you are writing to Mrs Linda Carr then you should start the letter 'Dear Mrs Carr' and finish it with 'Yours sincerely'. Note that 'sincerely' has a small 's', not a capital letter.

If the advertisement asks you to send your application to Melanie, how would you begin your letter? 'Dear Melanie'? 'Dear Melanie Thompson'? 'Dear Mrs Thompson is not really appropriate as she might not be married. It is probably safe to put 'Dear Melanie Thompson'.

If the advertisement just says 'reply to J. Brown' how would you address the letter? 'Dear Sir'? or 'Dear Madam'? or 'Dear Mr Brown'? You should ring the company and find out J. Brown's name and whether this person is a man or a woman.

Remember that letter etiquette costs you nothing, but can really pat dividends and you may be the only person who has made the effort to find out. This could help to make you different from all the other applicants and being noticed is important if you are going to get invited for interview.

If the advertisement just states: 'Write to the Human Resources Department' or 'Reply to Atlas Travel' it may not be possible for you to find out who will be dealing with your reply. In these cases you will have to start your letter 'Dear Sir / Madam' and finish the letter with 'Yours faithfully' with a small 'f'.

1. The address of the person the letter is addressed to appears …………………………………..

2. If you begin a letter with 'Dear Mrs Healey' you should end with …………………………………..

3. You should write your own address ………………………………..

4. If an advertisement says 'Reply to Vikki West' you should …………………………………..

5. If an advertisement says 'Reply to R. Simpson' you should …………………………………..

6. If an advertisement says 'Please send CV+cover letter to Marketing Director', you should begin your letter with …………………………., and end with …………………………………..

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