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  • Kerin

    Administrator
    April 21, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    Thank you for this task @najara.carvalho I can see you studied a lot!

    Let’s have a look-

    1. This is a good opener. However it is slightly wordy (we mostly want to be as brief as possible in email) Here are some suggestions you can use:

    Hope this email finds you well.
    I hope you enjoyed your weekend.
    I hope you’re doing well.

    2. This is correct! I want to give you some alternatives

    Seeing as the deadline is tomorrow,

    Given that the deadline is tomorrow / Given that we are meeting the deadline tomorrow

    3. (RW= rewrite) suggestion: I’m afraid I won’t have enough time ….

    4. This is too wordy. I suggest: I would like to propose a meeting on Zoom …..

    If you want to be a bit more forceful you can replace ‘propose’ with ‘set’ (because propose gives the other person more chance to say no to you!)

    5. vocabulary error – no preposition after the verb ‘discuss’

    I hope this is useful. Please let me know if you need any clarification on these points. 🙌