Email about a new activity you did
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Activity 1
Compose two columns. In one column, write several phrases from different types of emails, and in the other column write the email types. Students will match the phrases with the types.
For example:
Phrases:
Please accept our apology for….
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with…
I’d like to thank you for your….
This is to invite you to join us…
We are happy to inform you that you have been selected…
Email types:
A thank-you email
An email of apology
An email congratulating someone
An invitation to a party
An email of complaint
Activity 2
Prepare several phrases commonly used in formal emails, and sentences that express similar ideas. Students will rewrite the sentences by using the target phrases.
For example:
Can you get back to me as soon as possible? (I would appreciate if you could…). New sentence: I would appreciate if you could get back to me as soon as possible.
Activity 3
Prepare two emails with a similar purpose (e.g., an invitation to a party): one formal and one informal. Students will compare both emails by discussing: potential audience, email structure, language, tone, and stance.
Activity 4
Prepare several formal and informal phrases for each of the following communicative purposes (see below). Students will identify which phrases are formal and which are informal.
Making request/asking for information
Formal:
Could you please let me know…?
I would also like to know…
I would appreciate if you could…
Informal:
Would you mind sending…
Can you call me….?
Do you think you could….?