Author: Louise Pile
Publisher: Delta Publishing
Format: P/Bk
ISBN-10: 1900783819
ISBN-13: 9781900783811
Description: E-mailing aims to develop both the skills and language needed to write effective business emails in English.
Designed for Pre-intermediate / intermediate students for class or self study.
The units cover:
- getting started
- structuring your message
- being clear and concise
- choosing the right level of formality
- getting the tone right
- checking before you send
Emailing provides six core units, each containing these sections:
* warmer to raise awareness of the skills involved in effective communication and to introduce different strategies for developing these skills.
* presentation and practice of core language connected to each skill.
* over to you, which allows students to apply what they have learned to their real-life work situation.
In addition, the book contains:
* a needs analysis to help learners to think about their strengths and weaknesses in English and to identify and prioritize their learning needs
* a personal learning journal to help students monitor their learning during the course
* a review to help consolidate the language work students have done in each unit
* a reference section listing the vocabulary, grammar and phrases covered in each unit
* an answer key, including suggested answers and audio scripts
Emailing is designed for classroom use, but is also suitable for self-study.
See Unit 3: Being Clear and Concise