Emailing functions review
Listen to your teacher read out phrases that all have the same one of the functions on the next page below and guess as soon as you know what they have in common. You can’t guess twice, so only guess once you are sure.
From your memory of the phrases you just heard and/ or from your other knowledge of emailing language, write as many phrases as you can in the spaces below.
Check your answers with the list on the following pages. If there are any differences between your list and the list below, check with your teacher if your versions are also correct. Optional parts are marked with brackets ().
Test each other on the phrases:
- play the same guessing categories game
- say three which have two different functions and see if your partner can spot the odd one out
- say a category and help your partner make suitable phrases
- say a phrase and see if your partner can put it into a whole email
Greeting
First line
Giving bad news
Attachments etc
Last line or two
Signing off
Greeting
Dear John/ Mr Smith/ Mrs Smith/ Ms Smith/ Dr Smith
Hi (John)
Hello again
John
First line
I’m writing to you in connection with…/ I’m writing about…
Thanks for your letter/ email/ fax/ phone call last week
It was great to see you (again) yesterday
How are you?/ How’s it going?/ How are things (with you)?
Sorry it’s been so long since I last wrote
(This is just) a quick note to say…
Me again!
Sorry to write to you out of the blue but…
Re: Your invoice (ref no. TH 2987), …
With reference to your letter dated 12 January 2008,…
Giving bad news
We regret to inform you that…/ Unfortunately,…/ I’m sorry, but…
Attachments etc
Please see the attachment for further details.
As you can see from the attached document,…
Please find my CV attached.
The attached document explains…
Last line or two
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
If you need any further details, please (feel free to) contact me (at any time).
See you on Monday.
Write (again) soon!
Give my regards to…/ Give my love to…/ Pass on my best wishes to…
If you have any further questions, please (do not hesitate to) contact me.
Thank you in advance.
Signing off
Yours (faithfully/ sincerely/ truly)
All the best
Lots of love
XXX
XOXO/ Hugs and kisses
CU
Take care
Best wishes
Sincerely (yours)
(Best) regards
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Teaching Emailing e-book (with over 300 photocopiable pages, including email requests, negotiations, enquiries, dealing with complaints, etc)
