Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 14, 2016 1:27:15 GMT -5
Dear students
BBC Master Class: Differences between formal and informal English - how to change an informal email to make it more formal
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/towards-advanced/unit-19/session-1
Excellent presentation!
These guidelines also seem to be pretty good
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-emails
www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/formal-and-informal-email-phrases/
www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/7-simple-steps-to-improve-business-email-writing-skills-in-english/
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/grammar/practical-english-usage/correspondence-emails-text-messages-etc
More webpages about email etiquette
Should e-mails open with Dear, Hi, or Hey?
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-1/session-4
www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12247262
Best regards
Ritva
And more guidelines at onestopenglish.com (for registered users):
Quoting Rosemary Richey: Business writing basics.
Decide on the important points to write in your message.
Write short messages: 1 page for letters, 2-4 short lines or paragraphs for emails.
Be direct; use simple and polite words.
Avoid long, complicated sentences.
Write for the reader, not for yourself.
BBC Master Class: Differences between formal and informal English - how to change an informal email to make it more formal
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/towards-advanced/unit-19/session-1
Excellent presentation!
These guidelines also seem to be pretty good
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-emails
www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/formal-and-informal-email-phrases/
www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/7-simple-steps-to-improve-business-email-writing-skills-in-english/
www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/grammar/practical-english-usage/correspondence-emails-text-messages-etc
More webpages about email etiquette
Should e-mails open with Dear, Hi, or Hey?
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/lower-intermediate/unit-1/session-4
www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12247262
Best regards
Ritva
And more guidelines at onestopenglish.com (for registered users):
Quoting Rosemary Richey: Business writing basics.
Decide on the important points to write in your message.
Write short messages: 1 page for letters, 2-4 short lines or paragraphs for emails.
Be direct; use simple and polite words.
Avoid long, complicated sentences.
Write for the reader, not for yourself.