Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Exercise 1: Write a formal email

 

Write a formal email.

  

Task: Read the task and check you understand it.

 

Every year your school gives a sum of money to a student or group of students who want to start a small business.

 

Ideas: Make some notes about the type of business you would like to start. Think about how you would spend the money to develop the business. Think of reasons why you/your group should get the money.

 

Plan: Decide which ideas you are going to use and match them to these paragraphs.

Paragraph 1: Explain the reason for your email and what business you would like to start.

Paragraph 2: Give more details about you business and how it is going to work.

Paragraph 3: Explain how you would spend the money.

Paragraph 4: Give reasons why you should receive the money rather than any other person/group.

 

Write: Write your email. Use the paragraph plan to help you.

 

Check: Check the following points.

  • Are your ideas divided into paragraphs?
  • Have you used any expressions of reason and result correctly?
  • Have you used formal language?
  • Have you checked spelling, grammar and punctuation?

 

  1.  Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).
  2.  Save the file to your computer.
  3.  Upload your file.
  4.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
  5.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.

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