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Writing an E-mail
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| Formal (business and important messages) | Informal (friends and family) | |||
| Style | Don’t use slang, exclamation marks or smileys. E.g. Thank you for your prompt response. | Be friendly, you can use slang, smileys and exclamation. E.g. Thx 4 email! (Thanks for your e-mail). | ||
| Beginning | Dear Mr. / Mrs. / Chris, Dear Sir / Madam, I am writing to enquire about… I am writing in reference to… | Hi Chris, Great to hear from you! Thanks for your email! I’m writing to tell you… | ||
| Ending | Yours sincerely / Sincerely (if you know their names) Yours faithfully (if you don’t know their names) Regards Kind / Best regards Thank you (for your patience and cooperation/for your consideration) I look forward to hearing from you (use first name if you know the person or if they have asked you to) | To not so close friends: I’m really looking forward to seeing you! I hope to hear from you soon, See you soon, Best wishes, That's all my news. To close friends and family members: Love, Cheers, All the best, Must go now. Take care, Hugs, Talk to you later (TTYL), See ya or cya (Am.), Peace, Later, Chiao (ciao) | ||
| Contractions | No contractions can be used. Only full forms: I am We are You are Will not Was not E.g. I will not be able to come to the meeting. | Contractions can be used: Common contractions: I’m We’re You’re Won’t Wasn’t E.g. I won’t be able to come to the party. |
Appendix 3
Table 1.
Education in Great Britain
| Postgraduate Education | age 22- | University (Master’s Degrees, Doctorate) |
| Higher Education | age 19-21 | Universities, colleges, schools (First degrees: BA, BSc) Third / final year second year first year (fresher) |
| Further Education | age 17-18 | Colleges of Further Education (Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diploma) |
| Secondary School optional | Sixth Form College (A-level) – Key Stage 5 | |
| Secondary School compulsory | age 12-16 | Years 10-11 – Key Stage 4 Years 7-9 – Key Stage 3 |
| Primary School compulsory | age 7-11 age 5-6 | Junior School (Years 3-6) – Key Stage 2 Infant School (Year 1 and 2) – Key Stage 1 |
| Nursery School or Kindergarten optional | age 2-4 |
Table 2.
A classical way of getting a degree
“A”- levels → Bachelor course (1st year) → Bachelor course (2nd year) → Bachelor course (3rd year)
An alternative way of getting a degree
“O”- levels → (HNC) Higher National Certificate (1st year) → (HND) Higher National Diploma (2nd year) → Bachelor course (3rd year)
Table 3.
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