Collocations in Use – Part 81

.Correct the reference letter below by replacing the underlined words with more appropriate collocations

I am happy to do as a referee for James McBride, who has applied for a teaching post at your language school. I take every confidence in Mr. McBride’s abilities as a teacher. He spent last summer working at the school where I am Principal and he was a very appreciated member of our staff. He was very successful in getting a good relationship with both students and staff. He has a high education with a particularly wide knowledge of English literature. He combines high teaching qualifications with wide experience of teaching students at all levels of English. He also has high computer skills, which should certainly prove useful in a technologically advanced school such as yours

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I am happy to act as a referee for James McBride, who has applied for a teaching post at your language school. I have every confidence in Mr McBride’s abilities as a teacher. He spent last summer working at the school where I am Principal and he was a much/greatly appreciated member of our staff. He was very successful in establishing/developing a good relationship with both students and staff. He is highly educated Ihas a good level of education with a particularly extensive/comprehensive knowledge of English literature. He combines good teaching qualifications with considerable experience of teaching students at all levels of English. He also has advanced/good computer skills, which should certainly prove useful in a technologically advanced school such as yours