Unit 4 - Writing 4ESO

A formal e-mail about a problem:

We describe a problem and make suggestions for improving it.

One of the most critical problems in our town / city is ...

If we had ...

I recommend ...

I am writing to notify you about ...

I am writing to express my concern about ...

If we ... , it would ...

If there was/were ... , I am sure that ... would ...

I also advise ...

In my opinion, this is a critical problem.

We often express hope that the situation will improve.

I look forward to (your response) ...

Formal language:

• Use polite and formal language:

Dear Mr Smith,

I think it would be helpful to ...

I would like more information about ...

In addition, ...

Could you please ...?

I would appreciate if you considered my suggestions.

This could be a clever solution, in my opinion.

There must be other clever solutions to this problem ...

I look forward to your response.

In conclusion, the current situation ...

• don't use colloquial language.

Guess what!

These are my ideas.

• don't use contractions

• end the letter with:

Yours sincerely,

Yours faithfully,

Sincerely.

• don't end with colloquial expressions.

Can't wait to see you!

Write back soon!