(1) A- The following people are going to request information by email.

They
need to decide whether to write formal or informal emails. Please, help
them by writing "I" for informal or "F" for formal next to each of the
following situations:

1. A student requesting information from a center's manager ………..

about an English course.

2. A student requesting information from a classmate about ………..

yesterday's Math lesson.

3. A teenager requesting information from his pen-friend about ………..

the best time to visit his country.

4. An applicant requesting information from a bank manager ………..

about a job opening.

5. A student requesting information from his colleague about ………..

the university website.

6. A student requesting some explanation from a professor. ………..

B- Match the following informal expressions (in "A") with their

equivalent formal expressions (in "B"):

"A" "B"
Informal Formal
1. Abdullah a. Thank you
2. Best wishes b. From: Ahmad-Alali@yahoo.com
3. Please…(request) c. Could you…?
4. From: Arsenalfan@football.com d. I am
5. Hi e. I would be grateful if you (request)
6. Subject: Urgent f. Subject: Summer course information
request
7. Thanks g. Yours sincerely
8. Can you….? h. Dear
9. I'm i. Mr. Al-Jasser

Mostafa Abutaleb – Introduction to Academic Writing – Level 5

 (2)
A- Sami sent the following email to his friend Ahmad asking him about the speaking
test. Unfortunately, he got no answer. So, he decided to ask one of the professors
via email. Can he send the same email to the professor? Why/why not?

From cuti-toti@hotmail.com
Subject important question

Hi Ahmad,

Hope you're well.

I'm writing to you, yet again, in your capacity as "Answer Man."

One of our colleagues has just e-mailed me to see if I
have any information on the speaking test next week.
I have no information about that test.　 Do you?　 If so, let me know.

Thanks.
Best,
Sami

B- Rewrite the previous email to make it suitable for sending to the professor.

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 (3) Look at the following advertisement and write an email to the center
manager asking him to send you more information about the summer
courses' dates and fees.

For more information about our courses,

please email: info@bellcenter.com

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