B Rewrite the emails below by substituting the phrases in italics with more informal phrases.
Section A will help you. Use contractions (e.g. I'L) where appropriate.
Email 1
| am afraid | wil not be able to attend the meeting on Friday. As I wil iss the meeting, | was wondering it i
‘you could send me a copy of the minutes? / will write to Anita as well, to inform her that | will not be there. I
Once again, please accept my apologies fr this, and /can assure you that wife atthe next meeting. |_|
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Sorry. Lcan't. make..it..an..Eviday.
Email 2
‘Thank you for your email of 25 January where you requested assistance on how to order ondine. its
‘necessary for me to know yout alc umber before | can deal with this. would be grateful if you could also
provide details of which version of Windows you are using. ql
Email 3
||| With reference to your order number J894 ~ we received it this morning, but you have not filed in the
sections on size and colour. Please lt us krow your exact requirements. These products are seling very
|| wel atthe moment, and we reoret to acvse you thatthe medium size is temporary out of stock. However,
| ‘we are expecting more supplies in the near future. Would you like me to email you when they arrive? i
C Match the words of Latin origin in box A with the shorter words in box B.
Box A. Box B
“Lessistenee 6 information — 11 repair | Ta) ask ®) facts
Zdue to 7 obtainjreceive 12 request |b) ask for 2) fix (v)
Senquite 8 occupation 13 requirements ¢) because of fh) get
4 further 9 possess 14 reserve ' | d) book (v) i) give a) needs (n)
15,
Sinform 10 provide
NER Reo aera ee Sue @ eee geet eer HO ED eate eee geet See
e) check/prove _j) have ~ 0) tell
Note: longer words of Latin origin sound more formal, and shorter words sound more informal.