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    Unit 5.4.

    - Mind and
    body
    Writing an informal e-mail
    Modifiers
    Writing a FORMAL email
     The salutation of a formal email is similar to the salutation of a letter.
    When writing to someone you do not know by name, you put “To Whom it May
    Concern.” When applying for a job, you would address the person by, “Dear Hiring
    Manager.” If you do know the recipient's name, you put “Dear Mr./Ms.”

     Order your paragraph: reason for writing, explaining the situation, what you want
    to happen

     Avoid contractions.

     Use formal expressions. (NOT I called you)  I contacted you

     Use passives to avoid being personal. (NOT They told me)  I was told
    Writing an INFORMAL email
     We write informal e-mails to people we know well, such as Friends, family,
    and colleagues.

     Structure the e-mail with:


     Greeting
     Reason for writing
     Details
     Request for a response
     An ending

     Contractions are allowed.

     Informal expressions are allowed. Hi, how’s it going?, anyway


    Details ending subject reason for writing Greeting
    request for response

    (a)Catching up

    (b) Hi Alex,
    (c) How’s it going? Hope you’re well. I’m still working at the health club, but I’m not
    very happy. That’s why I’m writing. I wanted to ask you for some advice.
    (d) One of my colleagues, Paul, is really lazy, and he’s not very nice to me, either.
    Whenever there’s a problem, our manager always blames me! I also think his Friends
    use the gym without paying. What do you think I should do? If I tell the manager, it
    might cause even more problems with Paul!
    (e) Anyway, I saw an ad for a job at a new gym the other day. If I start work there,
    the salary will be lower, but it’s a large chain, so there might be more opportunities
    in the future, Do you think I should apply? Do you feel like getting together for
    coffee some time this week, so we can talk about it? Let me know when you’re free.
    (f) See you later,
    George
    Modifiers.- They make adjectives and adverbs both stronger and weaker.

    Extremely
    Really
    Very
    pretty
    quite
    Fairly
    Not very
    A little
    Not at all

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