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FCE email writing paper
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aliciapc
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FCE email writing paper
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Hello , I hope someone can help me here ... I can �t understand (from samples I �ve seen) whether the email sts should write in the writing paper of the FCE exam, can take the "Dear Sir/Madam" or just start the email without a greeting ! I �ve checked samples in different books and have seen both : with or without it ... Can you make this clear for me ? Thanks a lot ! |
5 Dec 2010
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sulekra
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You should include the greeting (salutation).
The structure of the writing is just as important as what the students write. A report should have a report layout, an essay and essay layout, and the same applies for a letter/email. So Dear Sir/Madam, To whom it may concern, etc for formal emails, G �day Jeff, Hi Natalie, etc for informal, are all appropriate ways to start. I teach all my students taking any of the ESOL exams to write as
if it were a real letter/email and include both.
The examples in the Handbook For Teachers from Cambridge include the salutation and valediction to finish, so that �s what I �d go by, regardless of what other textbooks include.
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5 Dec 2010
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