Effective Business Email Examples and Templates

Effective Business Email Examples

Introducing Yourself (New Personal Assistant)

Subject: Introduction – Elvira Gomez, Personal Assistant

Hello everyone,

My name is Elvira Gomez, and I am the new personal assistant. I’m from Murcia, and my previous job was as a secretary in the counseling department, where I worked for two years. In my previous role, I assisted with invoices and accounting documents.

I am looking forward to meeting and working with you all.

Best wishes,

Elvira

Requesting a Quote for Office

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Salvador Venegas: Letters on Technology, English Club, and City Planning

Salvador Venegas: Letters and Opinions

International Technology Conference

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this email further to the communication received about the international technology conference.

Firstly, I love the idea of the international technology conference.

Secondly, I would love to participate in the conference. I have a lot of experience with computers. I have been working for many years in a very important computer company.

I could speak at the new technology conference and share my experience

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Essential Vocabulary: Illnesses, Clothes, Travel, and More

Essential Vocabulary

Illnesses

Illnesses: Cough (Tos), Rash (Sarpullido), Temperature (Fiebre), Sunburn (Quemadura Sol), Sneezing (Estornudar), Swollen (Hinchado), Hurts (Dolor), Bleeding (Hemorragia), Diarrhea (Diarrea), Fainted (Desmayado), Blister (Ampolla), Flu (Gripe), Dizzy (Maredo)

Clothes

Clothes: Loose (Suelto), Tight (Ajustado), Hooded (Con Capucha), Long-sleeved (Manga Larga), Polo Neck (Cuello Pato), Sleeveless (Sin Mangas), V-neck (Cuello V), Checked (A Cuadros), Patterned (Estampado),

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Mastering Reported Speech: Practice and Examples

Reported Speech Exercises

Exercise 1: Rewrite in Reported Speech

Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.

  1. “Sally gave me a present yesterday.”
    Jack said (that) Sally had given him a present the previous day / the day before.
  2. “I’m working now.”
    Alice said (that) she was working then.
  3. “We’ve just spoken to Wayne.”
    Marcia mentioned (that) they had just spoken to Wayne.
  4. “Do you want a cup of tea?”
    Neil asked me if / whether I wanted a cup of tea.
  5. “You can borrow my bicycle.
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English Grammar and Business Communication Essentials

Present Simple Tense

Affirmative (+)

  • For verbs ending in -Y, change to -IES.
  • For verbs ending in O, CH, SH, SS, X, Z, add -ES.

Negative (-)

  • I, You, We, They: Don’t
  • He, She, It: Doesn’t

Interrogative (?)

  • I, You, We, They: Do
  • He, She, It: Does

Question Words

  • What: Qué
  • Where: Dónde
  • When: Cuándo
  • Who: Quién
  • Why: Por qué
  • How: Cómo
  • Whose: De quién

Quantifiers

  • Many: Used with countable nouns (a lot of, many, few).
  • Much: Used with uncountable nouns (a lot of, much, little).

Modal Verb: Can

  • Can: Puedo (ability)
  • Can’t:
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Mangold Theatre: A Play About Friendship and Consequences

Mangold Theatre

Narrator: One day, while walking down the street, three friends named Anna, Maria, and Gemma went for a walk and tried to steal a whole euro.

Gemma: We’re going to steal an entire euro?

Maria: Okay, but I won’t steal it if my mother finds out. She would punish me for life.

Anna: No, we won’t get caught.

Gemma: Anna, don’t be so afraid.

Mary: You’re more afraid…

Anna: I want to take what I want, or I’m not going.

Gemma: Okay, okay, calm down. I will take what I can.

Mary: I also have to

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