Writing Emails B1

Writing Emails B1+

by Mike Kenteris

Letters​ can be formal, semi-formal or informal depending on who we are writing to.

Poll

What type of email have you written before?

• email to a friend

• email inviting people to an event

• email applying for something

• I have never written an email before

​Types of emails:

• ​giving news

• giving invitations

• accepting or refusing invitations

• complaining

• asking for or giving instructions, information, advice

• applying for a course or a post (job)

• suggesting or expressing preference)

​General outline of an email

​Greeting

​Dear John,

​Paragraph 1: Opening remarks & reasons for wriitng

​​Thanks so much for your last letter. Thought I'd drop you a line. I am writing to tell you about my .....

Paragraph 2,3: Development of topic

I'm going to stay at....

Paragraph 4: Closing remarks

Well, I'd better get going. Write back soon and let me know ....

sign off

Yours,​

Multiple Choice

Which is the preferred plan to write an email?

• ​Greeting

  ​Paragraph 1: Opening remarks & reasons for wriitng

  Paragraph 2,3: Development of topic

  Paragraph 4: Closing remarks

  sign off

• ​Paragraph 1: Opening remarks & reasons for wriitng

  Paragraph 2,3: Development of topic

• Greeting

  ​Paragraph 1: Opening remarks & reasons for wriitng

  Paragraph 4: Closing remarks

• ​Greeting

  Paragraph 1: Opening remarks & reasons for wriitng

  Paragraph 2,3: Development of topic

​Rubric analysis

​Read the rubric carefully and underline the imaginary situation and the imaginary reader.

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​This will help you decide on the writing style you should use (formal, semi-formal or informal), the type of writing task and the specific topics you should include in your writing.

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It's time to write!​

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