EMAIL WRITING

Email Activity for Final Assessment


Formal Email Writing This is a formal writing assignment. There is an ad Central School of English. The students wrote and email asking questions about this ad. She used formal expressions (greeting, closing, indirect questions). Answer the questions below about this email. Write your answers on a paper, or if you can, print out this document at write the answers on your paper.


British Council: English for Emails

All of the activities below have the same format. Read the information on each page, and then scroll down to the bottom. Look for the GREEN bars that say Task. Click on one and finish the activities for each.

Unit 1: Email addresses



Click the links below and do the activities. Please do not print. Be prepared to write notes in your notebook when you learn new vocabulary or phrases. 

Email about sports - Read the email. Then scroll down to the bottom, look for the blue bar and do the exercises: True or false, Multiple choice


Travelling Abroad - Look at the email and do the exercises to improve your writing and spelling skills: True or false, Spelling

An Invitation to a party - Look at the invitation and then do the questions below to improve your writing skills. 



Formal versus Informal Email Expressions


Espresso English - 12 page document about formal, semi-formal, and informal English
Table with Expressions - helpful formal and informal expressions when writing
Informal expressions - used when writing
Useful formal and informal words and phrases 
Many Ways to say Thanks - Great variety of scenarios and situations to say 'thanks'

Practice Exercises

Formal and Informal Expressions - choose the best expression, online