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178 WRITING COACH You write formal emails to give or ask for information, respond to a request, apologise, complain, make suggestions, state facts, or apply for a job. The recipient is usually someone that you don’t know so well or don’t know at all. It is important that you are specific about the purpose of your email. It should be clear, polite and to the point. If necessary, let the recipient know what action you expect him/her to take before signing off. Writing coach Formal email These are the main points to remember when writing a formal email: Start with: From: your name and email address To: the person you are writing to Subject ( Re ): what the email is about Address the person you are writing to and sign off at the end in a formal way. Make your purpose for writing clear at the beginning of your email. Start a new paragraph for each content point (bullet point). 1 Highlight the personal significance of ideas/ events at the beginning of each paragraph. Sample task – formal email of enquiry You and your classmates would like to do a music project together with a school in Ireland. Your music teacher has suggested that you contact Kenmore Traditional Music School, whose website you have spotted on the internet. You have decided to write an email. In your email you should: explain why you have chosen this particular school present your school’s focus on music ask about a possible project you could do together Write around 250 words. Explore the possibilities! Share music with friends from all over the world! <office@kenmusic.ie > Kenmore Traditional Music School 1 The content points are referred to as bullet points in the task. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv