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    Writing Emails Group Exercises

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    This document provides guidance on writing different types of letters and emails. It outlines 9 options for letter/email types including answering a letter of inquiry, providing information about product improvements, making an inquiry about a course or hotel, emailing a visiting colleague, giving news about a project or meeting, and writing an email cover letter for a job application. For each type, it provides ideas and suggestions for content to include. The overall document teaches the structure and elements to consider when writing various letters and emails for different occasions and purposes.

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    This document provides guidance on writing different types of letters and emails. It outlines 9 options for letter/email types including answering a letter of inquiry, providing information about product improvements, making an inquiry about a course or hotel, emailing a visiting colleague, giving news about a project or meeting, and writing an email cover letter for a job application. For each type, it provides ideas and suggestions for content to include. The overall document teaches the structure and elements to consider when writing various letters and emails for different occasions and purposes.

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    Writing Emails Group Exercises

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    This document provides guidance on writing different types of letters and emails. It outlines 9 options for letter/email types including answering a letter of inquiry, providing information about product improvements, making an inquiry about a course or hotel, emailing a visiting colleague, giving news about a project or meeting, and writing an email cover letter for a job application. For each type, it provides ideas and suggestions for content to include. The overall document teaches the structure and elements to consider when writing various letters and emails for different occasions and purposes.

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    Writing Letters Workshop

    Dr. Rim Chakraoui


    COMM 103

    1
    This handout is meant to teach you how to write a
    correct letters using correct phrases for suitable
    occasions.

    2
    Remember

    • Always fill in the subject line with a specific topic


    that means something to your reader.

    • Put your main point in the opening sentence


    Never begin a message in a vague way . Always specify
    what you're writing about.

    • Don't use ALL CAPITALS (no shouting!), or all lower-


    case letters either.
    3
    Option 1: Answering a Letter of Enquiry

    An email to a new customer who has written to your


    university asking for information about classes .
    Ideas:
    thank them for writing; give some general
    information; highlight a few selling points; say that
    you are attaching detailed information in another
    document; say that they can contact you again if
    they have any queries.

    4
    Option 2: Letter of Information
    • A letter to an existing customer giving them
    some news about improvements to one of
    your products/services.
    Ideas:
    • choose one particular product/service and
    think about an improvement in terms of
    quality, or variety, or speed etc. How will the
    customer benefit from this improvement?

    5
    Option 3: Letter of Enquiry

    A letter to a language school (or university)


    asking about details/arrangements of a
    course.
    Ideas:
    ask about cost, dates, accommodation etc.

    6
    Option 4: Letter of Enquiry
    • A letter to a hotel asking for more
    information.
    Ideas:
    • how you found out about the hotel; questions
    about their prices; tell them the dates you
    want; tell them the kind of room; ask about
    other facilities that you need.

    7
    Option 5: Email a Visiting Colleague

    • A letter to a colleague from another country


    who is coming to visit your office.
    Ideas:
    • you could give them some good/bad news
    about some aspect of the trip; you could
    request that they bring something with them;
    you could offer help while they are in your
    country.

    8
    Option 6: Email a Colleague
    • A letter to a colleague giving some news
    about a project.
    Ideas:
    • progress of the project; problems and possible
    solutions; any budget or staffing issues; likely
    outcome.

    9
    Option 7 : Giving News
    • A letter to a colleague giving some news
    about a meeting.
    Ideas:
    • the date has been changed; the agenda has
    been changed; there is some important new
    information.

    10
    Option 8 : Email a Friend
    • A Letter to a friend giving some personal
    news.
    Ideas:
    • a new job; a new flat; a mutual friend who
    you met;

    11
    Option 9 : Job application
    • Write an email as a cover page for a part -time job
    you wish to apply for.{position of your choice}
    Ideas:
    • Remember to use three paragraphs.
    • 1.Reason for writing.
    • 2.Your background and experience. The job itself
    and why you want it.
    • Refer to your CV as the final comment after your
    signature and contact details.
    12
    LET'S START
    • TO:

    • FROM:

    • SUBJECT:

    • DATE:

    13
    First Paragraph
    • Intro:

    14
    Body
    Second paragraph:

    15
    Conclusion
    • Last paragraph:

    16
    End
    • signature + contact details

    17

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