WRITING

Aim: Write a short email giving information

What’s the name?
@ underscore

. hyphen

_ forward slash

- dot

/ at

\ backlash
 Listen and compare the addresses
gbrent_39@gmail.com
sales@taylormills.co.es
bendmurphy@hotmail.com
natalieomar@blogspot.com
www.glf.com\products
Mary-Ann.Perkins@copeland.org.uk
www.gaskelltraining.biz
s.denham@dur.ac.uk
Contrast formal vs. informal
talk about assist
ask contact someone
ask for enquire
help meet
think about purchase
get request
buy inform someone
get together receive
let someone know discuss
get in touch with consider
Language Functions
GREETING CLOSING REQUESTING SOMETHING APOLOGISING

Dear John Yours sincerely, Do/Bring/Ask… We are sorry about…

Dear Mr. Green Best wishes, Can you… I apologize for…

Hi John! All the best, I would be grateful if you… We would like to offer
our sincere apologies
for…
John Bye for now, Please, could you… Please, excuse us for…

Hello John Kind regards

Structure of an email

Offering help/ Reminding

actions/ Requesting something
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5
6
1
2
7
4
Sorting out…
To discuss the Schedule for training day
Looking forward to your reply
Hi Andy
But I could manage the week after
Can we get together sometime
Susan Jackson
To talk about the Schedule for training
day
Let me know
Dear Mr. Morris
I’m pretty booked up next week
Sue
I would like to arrange a meeting
My diary is very full for next week
But perhaps you could suggest a
suitable time for the week after
 Formal & Informal
Dear Mr. Morris,
I would like to arrange a meeting to
discuss the Schedule for training day.
My diary is very full for next week but
perhaps you could suggest a suitable time
for the week after.
Looking forward to your reply.
Susan Jackson
Hi Andy,
Can we get together sometime to talk
about the Schedule for training day?
I’m pretty booked up next week but I
could manage the week after.
Let me know.
Sue