Chapter 7: Interpersonal Writing: The Email Reply
The email reply involves reading, comprehending and writing
It takes 15 minutes
Doing this in time will require training
In conclusion- the email reply requires you to read and comprehend a simulated email, and then write a response—all within a 15-minute time limit.
Show What You Know- if you have a good vocab, show it off, if you can construct complex sentences, do that.
Quality Over Quantity- don’t make the reply too long
Use a Formal Business-Style Tone:
Use formal salutations and closings;
closings
Les lettres personnelles | Personal letters |
|---|---|
Je vous envoie mes amicales pensées | Works like "Best wishes" but literally means "sending my friendly thoughts to you' |
Recevez, je vous prie, mes meilleures amitiés. | Yours sincerely |
Je vous adresse mon très amical souvenir | Kindest regards |
Cordialement (à vous) | Cordially (yours) |
Votre ami dévoué(e) | Your devoted friend |
Chaleureusement | With warm regards; Warmly |
Bien amicalement | Sincerely |
Amitiés | Best wishes |
Bien à vous, Bien à toi | Best wishes |
A bientôt! | See you soon! |
Affectueusement | Fondly |
Affectueuses pensées | With fond thoughts |
Les lettres formelles | Formal letters |
|---|---|
Meilleures salutations | Best regards |
Salutations distinguées | Sincerely |
Je vous prie d'agréer, <insert the same title you used in your greetings> 'expression de mes sentiments distingués. | Please accept, ______, the expression of my highest consideration. |
Je vous prie d'agréer, <insert the same title you used in your greetings> 'expression de mes meilleures salutations. | Please accept, ______, the expression of my best regards. |
Reminder*- Take note of proper spacing when writing punctuations in French. When writing a sentence with a question mark or an exclamation point, there should be a space before and after it. For example: Bonjour ! Ça va ?*
Detect the Questions That You’ll Need to Answer- the email you get will contain questions you need to respond to (maybe questions will be indirect and the request for information will not be followed by a question mark)
Ask Questions Back to the Sender- What questions would follow naturally and pertain directly to the information you’ve been given in the email? You can ask for more information, for specifics, for clarification, etc.
Read through the checklist on page 208 in the textbook and memorise it
The email reply involves reading, comprehending and writing
It takes 15 minutes
Doing this in time will require training
In conclusion- the email reply requires you to read and comprehend a simulated email, and then write a response—all within a 15-minute time limit.
Show What You Know- if you have a good vocab, show it off, if you can construct complex sentences, do that.
Quality Over Quantity- don’t make the reply too long
Use a Formal Business-Style Tone:
Use formal salutations and closings;
closings
Les lettres personnelles | Personal letters |
|---|---|
Je vous envoie mes amicales pensées | Works like "Best wishes" but literally means "sending my friendly thoughts to you' |
Recevez, je vous prie, mes meilleures amitiés. | Yours sincerely |
Je vous adresse mon très amical souvenir | Kindest regards |
Cordialement (à vous) | Cordially (yours) |
Votre ami dévoué(e) | Your devoted friend |
Chaleureusement | With warm regards; Warmly |
Bien amicalement | Sincerely |
Amitiés | Best wishes |
Bien à vous, Bien à toi | Best wishes |
A bientôt! | See you soon! |
Affectueusement | Fondly |
Affectueuses pensées | With fond thoughts |
Les lettres formelles | Formal letters |
|---|---|
Meilleures salutations | Best regards |
Salutations distinguées | Sincerely |
Je vous prie d'agréer, <insert the same title you used in your greetings> 'expression de mes sentiments distingués. | Please accept, ______, the expression of my highest consideration. |
Je vous prie d'agréer, <insert the same title you used in your greetings> 'expression de mes meilleures salutations. | Please accept, ______, the expression of my best regards. |
Reminder*- Take note of proper spacing when writing punctuations in French. When writing a sentence with a question mark or an exclamation point, there should be a space before and after it. For example: Bonjour ! Ça va ?*
Detect the Questions That You’ll Need to Answer- the email you get will contain questions you need to respond to (maybe questions will be indirect and the request for information will not be followed by a question mark)
Ask Questions Back to the Sender- What questions would follow naturally and pertain directly to the information you’ve been given in the email? You can ask for more information, for specifics, for clarification, etc.
Read through the checklist on page 208 in the textbook and memorise it
