Writing an Email Worksheet | Free English Practice

Exercise 1: Formal or Informal?

Choose the phrase that fits the situation. Think about who will read the email.

1.Greeting an employer you have never met:

2.Starting an email to a close friend:

3.Asking a manager for time off:

4.Ending a formal email:

5.Attaching a document formally:

6.Asking a professor a question politely:

Exercise 2: Complete the Formal Email

Complete this email to a landlord with: writing, grateful, attached, convenience, regards, regarding.

1.

Dear Mr. Osei, I am to report a problem with the heating in unit 402.

2.

I am contacting you the radiator in the bedroom, which stopped working on Monday.

3.

I have two photos of the radiator to this email.

4.

I would be if a technician could visit this week.

5.

Please contact me at your earliest to arrange a time.

6.

Best , Anna Petrova

Exercise 3: Write Your Own Emails

Write both emails. Keep the formal one polite and specific; keep the informal one warm and natural.

Formal (80-120 words): Write to your child's teacher, Ms. Tremblay, asking for a short meeting about your child's reading progress. Suggest two possible times.

Informal (50-80 words): Write to a friend inviting them to a potluck dinner at your place on Saturday. Tell them what to bring.

Rewrite this message so it is polite enough to send to your manager: "i cant come monday. sick. will send report later."