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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. 🙌