Business · Unit 1 · First Contact

B1B. Emails that get replies

B2 · 60–75 min · Business English

Unit 1 · Quote
“I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.”
— Blaise Pascal · The whole discipline of the professional email.
A laptop showing a well-written email on a calm desk
Lesson goals

By the end you will…

  • Match email register (formal / neutral / friendly) to the reader and situation.
  • Use modal verbs to make requests that feel polite but not weak.
  • Write a subject line and opening that actually gets opened.
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