English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Unit 65: Addition)


Fill in the gaps in this email with suitable addition words and phrases. Try to do it without looking at the vocabulary section.

Dear Mrs Coldstream,

Further to my letter of 16 March, I should like to give you more information concerning my qualifications and experience. 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 . I also wish to point out that holding these qualifications, I have now been working in the hotel trade for five years. , my experience prior to that was also connected with tourism and hospitality. I hope you will give my application due consideration.

Yours sincerely,
Gemma Weaver

Explain

  1. In addition to / As well as / Apart from / Besides (The choice is quite wide, but, depending on which one she chooses for 2, the writer would probably then choose a different one for 4, to avoid repeating herself.)
  2. etc. / and so on (etc. is slightly more formal than and so on, and the writer may want to avoid sounding too informal.)
  3. in addition to / as well as / apart from / besides
  4. Furthermore / Moreover / Likewise (furthermore/moreover add her previous experience on to the rest; likewise not only adds the information but suggests it is of equal value to the other experience she has mentioned.) If she wanted to use what’s more, the writer would probably write it in full as what is more, so as not to sound too informal. However, what’s more / what is more can often sound a little abrupt and argumentative (as if you’re trying very hard to convince the reader) and might sound just a bit too strong here. Equally would not be suitable here, as it is best used when arguing points and presenting opinions (trying to convince someone of the equal value of a point added on to other points).
Vocabulary- Exercise-65.2


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