B1WritingGrammar~10 min

Professional emails

Write clear, well-toned emails — from requests to follow-ups.

1Learn the essentials

A good work email is short, clear and well-toned. One topic, one clear ask.

Front-load the purpose in the first line.
Match the register: “Hi” for colleagues, “Dear” for clients/formal.
End with a clear next step and a sign-off (Best, / Kind regards,).

2Warm up & speak

Phrase 1 / 6

Did you get my email from Friday?

¿Te llegó mi correo del viernes?

💡 En el habla se dice 'did you get', casi nunca 'have you received'.

Speak it, or skip ahead anytime.

3Lock it in

Professional emails1 / 14

¿Te llegó mi correo del viernes?

Say it in English, then check yourself.

4Practise writing

B170–120 words

Ask for a deadline to move

You owe your manager the Q3 sales report on Monday, but the figures you need from the finance team will not reach you until Wednesday. Write her an email asking to move the deadline. Explain why, offer what you can still send on Monday, and name the new date.

0 words (target 70–120)

Self-check

Tick each point once your draft covers it.

A subject line naming the report and the word “deadline”
The reason for the delay in one sentence, without blaming a colleague by name
What you can send on Monday anyway
The new date written out (“Thursday the 14th”), not “later in the week”
A closing line that asks her to confirm

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5Practise grammar

Modals1 / 5

____ you mind sending the figures over before Friday?

6Role-play the conversation

Rehearse the full conversation with Rumi, your AI Tutor — live, in-character role-play with gentle grammar & word-choice corrections as you go.

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