HIS RECOMMENDATION HELPED ME GET THE JOB

 The sentence “His recommendation helped me get the job” means that someone’s positive opinion or support made it easier for me to be hired.

A recommendation is when a person says something good about you — for example, your skills, your behavior, or your work — to help you achieve something.

This phrase is often used when talking about finding a job, applying for a school, or getting an opportunity thanks to someone’s support.

Examples:

• His recommendation helped me get the job I wanted.

• My teacher’s recommendation helped me win a scholarship.

• Her friend’s words helped her find a new position.

This topic helps students practice past simple, verbs of help and support, and expressions of gratitude and success.

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🧩 GRAMMAR

1. Past Simple

We use the past simple to talk about actions that happened in the past.

Structure:
✅ Subject + past verb + object

Examples:

• His recommendation helped me get the job.

• She worked hard to find a good position.

• I thanked him for his help.

Negative form:
❌ His recommendation didn’t help me get the job.

Questions:
❓ Did his recommendation help you get the job?
❓ Who helped you get the job?

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2. Infinitive without “to” after “help”

After help, we can use the base verb without “to”.

Examples:

• He helped me get the job.

• They helped us prepare the documents.

(Both “helped me get” and “helped me to get” are correct.)

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3. Prepositions

We use for and with when talking about help and support.

Examples:

• Thank you for your recommendation.

• She helped me with my CV.

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🧠 VOCABULARY (10 words)

1. Recommendation – a positive opinion about someone’s skills or work.

2. Help – to assist or make something easier.

3. Job – work you do to earn money.

4. Interview – a meeting to discuss a job.

5. Company – a place where people work together.

6. Experience – knowledge or skill from doing something.

7. Hire – to give someone a job.

8. Support – to give help or encouragement.

9. Success – achieving a goal.

10. Thankful – feeling happy and grateful for help.

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💬 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

• His recommendation helped me get the job.

• She wrote a letter of recommendation for me.

• I really appreciate your help.

• Thanks to his support, I found the job.

• I had a great interview.

• They hired me last week.

• I got the position I wanted.

• He spoke well about me to the manager.

• I must thank him for his help.

• Getting this job was not easy, but I did it!

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🗣️ SENTENCES

Positive:

• His recommendation helped me get the job.

• My teacher helped me prepare for the interview.

• I got the job last month.

Negative:

• His recommendation didn’t help me get the job.

• They didn’t hire me last time.

• I wasn’t ready for the interview.

Questions:

• Did his recommendation help you get the job?

• Who helped you find this position?

• When did you get the job?

Answers:

• Yes, it really helped me.

• My friend helped me a lot.

• I got it last week.

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🎭 CONVERSATION

Anna: Hey, congratulations! I heard you got the job!
Tom: Thanks, Anna! Yes, I did. It was not easy, but I’m so happy.
Anna: That’s great! How did you get it?
Tom: Actually, my old boss gave me a strong recommendation. His words helped me get the job.
Anna: Wow, that’s amazing! You must be thankful.
Tom: Yes, I really am. I’m going to send him a thank-you message today.
Anna: You should! It’s always nice to say thank you.

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📖 READING

A Letter That Changed My Life

Last month, Sarah applied for a new job at a travel company. She had experience, but many people also wanted the same position. Sarah’s old manager, Mr. Lewis, offered to write a recommendation letter for her.

In the letter, he said that Sarah was a responsible and creative worker. He explained that she always finished her projects on time and helped her team.

When the company read the letter, they were very impressed. A week later, Sarah received a call. “Congratulations, you got the job!” the manager said.

Sarah was so happy and thankful. She sent Mr. Lewis a message: “Your recommendation helped me get the job. Thank you so much!”

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Questions

1. Who wrote a recommendation letter for Sarah?

2. What kind of job did she apply for?

3. What did the manager say in the letter?

4. How did the company feel after reading the letter?

5. What did Sarah say to Mr. Lewis?

Answers

1. Her old manager, Mr. Lewis, wrote it.

2. She applied for a job at a travel company.

3. He said that she was responsible and creative.

4. They were very impressed.

5. She said, “Your recommendation helped me get the job.”