Write an Email
Covering every point in the right tone, quickly.
12 minutes · A free lesson from Writing
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which costs more marks?
- A few small grammar errors
- Missing one of the listed points
- A short sign-off
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B: Missing one of the listed points — Tick the points off as you write.
Quick check: What should your first sentence do?
- Give the purpose: “I am writing about…”
- Describe the weather
- Apologise for writing
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A: Give the purpose: “I am writing about…” — Then one short paragraph for each point.
Quick check: Which greeting suits an email to a professor?
- Hey Morgan!
- Yo,
- Dear Professor Morgan,
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C: Dear Professor Morgan, — Match the greeting to the reader, and sign off with Best regards and your name.
Practise: an email to a professor
Marked as soon as you finish — free with an account.Practise now
Marked as soon as you finish — free with an account.Practise now