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Edited - LearnEnglish-EfE-Unit 7-Emails
Edited - LearnEnglish-EfE-Unit 7-Emails
descriptions of the writer's purpose. Put the following elements of an email in the
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typical order.
A. I look forward to speaking to you
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B. I am writing to complain about the email. Or if the reader does not know
delay.
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D. I hope you and your family are well. information, which is not connected to
E. Could you please give the office key the main topic of the email.
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something.
1. The writer thanks the reader for their
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email.
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Task 3
Complete the sentences.
2. The writer greets the reader (e.g. by
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know? Regards,
With best wishes, Tim Piper
Dana
Task 4
2. Dear Sir or Madam, Match the topics with the paragraphs or
I am writing about
____________________ my sections of the email.
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personal reasons. I hope there will ‘look forward to’ + ending / other news
not be any charge for this. ________
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I look forward to hearing from you. I hope you are well, and that you are
Yours truly, still teaching at Perrymead School.
is
__________________________ on me.
the phone sometime next week? reason for writing
___________________________
or
___________________________
MBA student – Bath University,
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They have found papers and books 5. I look forward to hearing from you
on the floor. Tables and chairs are soon.
often in the wrong place. This gives With best wishes,
them too much extra work. Elena Chaois
Could you please always put the
________________________ look forward to+ending
___________________________
furniture in place? Thank you very
much for your cooperation.
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