Task 5 Suggested answers Dos ᭤ lay it out professionally ᭤ make it easy to read through using short paragraphs ᭤ relate your skills/experience to the job ad ᭤ include your contact details and date Don’ts ᭤ make it longer than one page – it shouldn’t be an essay ᭤ repeat what is in your CV ᭤ ramble at length and stray from the point Task 6 1. dog-eared 2. wishy-washy 3. bland 4. willingness to go the extra mile Task 7 1. of 2. at/of 3. from 4. until/to 5. to 6. on 7. to/for 8. in/at 9. of 10. of 11. with/to 12. in 13. for 14. of 15. to Writing CVs with impact, covering letters KEY 210 15 Conference invitations and requests for abstracts , cards for various occasions KEY Task 1 Suggested answers ᭤ Letter of invitation ᭤ Conference programme General information ᭤ the venue ᭤ travel ᭤ catering arrangements ᭤ accommodation – hotel booking form Registration ᭤ registration form ᭤ special requirements ᭤ contact details ᭤ insurance ᭤ Data Protection Act Task 2 1. underway 2. contribute 3. cover 4. likely 5. presented 6. accompanied 7. including 8. submit 9. acknowledge 10. queries Task 3 Dear ***, 1. I am writing to you in my capacity as Program Committee Co-Chair for the 18 th Annual Computational Linguistics Conference, to be held in Hong Kong from October 1—8, 20XX. As you may know, the ACL conference is the premier international conference of note in the field of computational linguistics and natural language processing. I am writing to ask whether you would be willing to present a talk at the conference as an invited speaker. Invited talks will be one hour long, including a 10 minute question & answer session. 2. We have not yet established on which day your talk would be scheduled; should you accept this invitation, there is some flexibility we can use to accommodate your own scheduling preferences (although it would be on one of the main conference session days, Tuesday October 3 through Friday October 6). 3. In appreciation of your agreement to provide an invited talk, ACL would provide the cost of an economy class airfare from your home institution to the conference, hotel accommodations during the conference, and free registration to the conference. 4. I will be away for an extended period and will not be able to read my email on a regular basis during this time. So please cc Professor Ida Grenville, an area chair and member of the ACL-20XX program committee, in your response. She has kindly agreed to coordinate the invited speaker sessions during my absence. 5. I do very much hope that you will be able to accept this invitation. 6. Yours sincerely *** 7. PS. If you accept our invitation to give an invited talk at the conference, you can choose to write a paper up to 8 pages long that will be included in the conference proceedings. Along with the paper hard copy, we request you provide a PDF file for inclusion in the CD-ROM version of the proceedings. If you choose to write a paper, please provide the hard copy and PDF file by August 1st. Please visit the conference webpage (http://www.cs.ust.hk/acl20XX) and click on “Instructions for Authors” for specific details on the formatting and submission of the camera-ready papers. 8. Regardless of whether you choose to provide a paper for the proceedings, we request you to provide us a title and an abstract (up to 200 words) by August 1st, 20XX. Task 4 Suggested answers A. 2, 4 B. 1, 3 212 Conference invitations and requests for abstracts Task 5 ᭤ Our sympathies for your loss. ᭤ You and your family are in our prayers. ✓ ᭤ Martha will never be forgotten. ᭤ Alex touched our lives and will be missed. ᭤ You are in our thoughts and prayers. ✓ ᭤ You are in our hearts during this difficult time. ᭤ Rachel’s memory will live on forever. ᭤ We are so sorry for your loss. ᭤ James will live in our hearts forever. ᭤ We share your sorrow. ᭤ Thinking of you in these difficult times. Task 6 1. on of 2. in of 3. to 4. in 5. to 6. in 7. to on 8. to to Task 7 Congratulations on this great achievement. All the best. How can someone who looks 40 have worked somewhere for 30 years? ✓ Wow! That’s really something! ✓ 20 years – you mad fool! ✓ Congratulations! And here’s to the next 10. Congrats! Do you get a medal? ✓ Congratulations on a memorable 15 years. Conference invitations and requests for abstracts 213 Task 8 Suggested answers 1. Just think, you’ll be able to play golf every day if you feel like it! 2. Holidays in the sun, antique auctions, babysitting the grandchildren – ah well, you can’t win ’em all! 3. No one deserves it more than you. You’ve dedicated so much of your life to all of us at Bexley’s. Now it’s time to put your feet up and relax! 4. Here’s to days filled with fun and family. Task 9 1. B,C 2. E 3. A/D 4. F 5. D 6. B,C 214 Conference invitations and requests for abstracts . click on “Instructions for Authors” for specific details on the formatting and submission of the camera-ready papers. 8. Regardless of whether you choose to provide a paper for the proceedings,. 6 1. dog-eared 2. wishy-washy 3. bland 4. willingness to go the extra mile Task 7 1. of 2. at/of 3. from 4. until/to 5. to 6. on 7. to /for 8. in/at 9. of 10. of 11. with/to 12. in 13. for 14 Conference invitations and requests for abstracts , cards for various occasions KEY Task 1 Suggested answers ᭤ Letter of invitation ᭤ Conference programme General information ᭤ the venue ᭤ travel ᭤