ACTIVITY FOR 9TH A-B APRIL 28TH

E-MAILS
WHAT IS AN EMAIL?

IT IS KNOWN AS ELECTRONIC MAIL. THIS IS A MODERN WAY OF COMMUNICATION TO GIVE A

MESSAGE TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

HOW MANY TIPES OF E-MAILS EXIST?

WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF E-MAILS: FORMAL AND INFORMAL

FORMAL E-MAILS ARE FOR JOB OR STUDIES

INFORMAL E-MAILS ARE FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY, PEN-PALS, ETC

ADVANTAGES

 THE COMMUNICATION IS FASTER AND EASIER

 THE COMMUNICATION IS CHEAPER
 WE CAN HAVE A RECORD OF INFORMATION SENT
 THERE IS INTERACTION BETWEEN MANY PEOPLE

DISADVANTAGES

 THERE IS CYBER DELINQUENCY

 WE DON’T DISTRIBUTE OUR TIME IN A GOOD WAY
 THERE IS CYBER BULLYING

PARTS OF AN EMAIL

1. SENDER: IS THE PERSON WHO SENDS THE E-MAIL

2. RECIPIENT: IS THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES THE E-MAIL
3. SUBJECT: IS THE TOPIC ABOUT THE E-MAIL IS
4. SALUTATION: IT CAN INCLUDE WORDS LIKE: HELLO, HI, MY DEAR FRIEND, ETC
5. E-MAIL BODY: HERE WE INCLUDE ALL THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO SAY. MAILS MUST
BE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE
6. CLOSING: IT CAN INCLUDE WORDS LIKE: SEE YOU SOON, THANK YOU, GOOD BYE,
SINCERELY YOURS
7. SIGNATURE: THIS PART IS ONLY FOR FORMAL E-MAILS AND IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION OF SENDER
8. ATACHEMENTS: THESE ARE EXTRA DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT, THEY CAN BE PDF, WORD,
IMAGES, ETC.

PARTS OF AN E-MAIL ADDRESS:

AN E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS THE FOLLOWING PARTS:

USER NAME: THIS IS THE IDENTITY OF A PERSON OR COMPANY. IT MUST HAVE NAMES,
NICKNAMES, LETTERS, NUMBERS, SPECIAL CHARACTERS OR SYMBOLS

candy_joyce478
@: THIS SYMBOL IS KNOWN IN ENGLISH AS “AT”. THIS AT SYMBOL SEPARATES THE USER NAME
FROM THE E-MAIL SERVER

@
E-MAIL SERVER: THIS IS THE SERVER YOU USE IN YOUR MAIL

YAHOO GMAIL HOTMAIL OUTLOOK

TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN: THE MAIL SERVER AND TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN (TLD) COMBINE TO MAKE A
USER’S DOMAIN NAME. THE TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN TELLS USERS WHAT TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
THEY ARE EMAILING. THERE ARE SIX COMMON TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS:

.COM COMPANY

.EDU EDUCATION

.GOV GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION

. ORG ORGANIZATION

.NET NETWORK

.MIL MILITARY

TASK #1: COPY THE CLASS ABOUT E-MAILS

TASK #2: INVESTIGATE ABOUT THE FOLLOWING CYBER PROBLEMS AND
CRIMES AND PASTE A PICTURE OF EACH ONE:
SPAM
E-MAIL FATIGUE
E-MAIL SPOOFING
E-MAIL BOMBING
FLAMING
E-MAIL SCAMS
TASK # 3: WRITE AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND DESCRIBING YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO GAME. IF
YOU DON´T PLAY VIDEO GAMES, DESCRIBE YOUR FAVORITE GAME. FOLLOW THESE
SIMPLE STEPS AND CONSIDERING ALL THE PARTS CHECKED IN THE CLASS. USE 3
COMMON E-MAIL ABBREVIATIONS IN THIS E-MAIL.
a. Write your friend’s email address:
To: thisisanexample@live.com
b. Write the topic of your e-mail in the subject line.
Subject: Crash video game
c. Write a salutation with your friend’s name, followed by a comma.
Hi John,
d. Tell your friend about the game you like. Describe it and say what you enjoy about it.
e. Finish with an informal email closing line, followed by a comma.
See you soon,
f. Write your name.
TASK #4: WRITE THE MEANINGS TO THESE COMMON E-MAIL ABBREVIATIONS:
LOL
FTF
FYI
TBH
BRB
SFW
LMK
THX
ASAP
EOM

TASK #5: WRITE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR THE ONE YOU HAVE AND WRITE
THE PARTS OF AN E-MAIL ADDRESS
TASK #6: PASS YOUR E-MAIL TO AN A4 CARDBOARD, SEND A VIDEO EXPLAINING THE
PARTS OF AN E-MAIL