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Formal e-mails

Formal e-mails

In this section, you will revise the basic characteristics of formal e-mails.

Reflect:

People dancing at a concert near stage

1.
Have you ever organized an event at your school to raise money?
What did you do?
Who did you ask for permission?

2.
The students at this school are asking the Head for permission to organize a concert.
Read the letter that follows.

Put the sentences in the right order

Put the parts of the e-mail in the right order:

  • Dear Mr White:
  • I am writing on behalf of 4th grade in order to ask for permission
  • to organize a concert in our school on 18th May.
  • The event would take place from 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. and
  • the teacher in charge would be our music teacher, Ms. Hill.
  • We would be really pleased to be allowed to organize the concert,
  • as we would be able to collect money for our end-of-year trip.
  • We look forward to your reply.
  • Yours sincerely, Tamara Smith.

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