Practical tasks for intermediate students to help them master email etiquette, structure, and writing formal letters:

1. Analyzing and Improving Sample Emails:

   • Objective: Understand the components of a well-structured and polite email.
   • Task:
     • Step 1: Provide students with several sample emails, both good and bad examples of formal and semi-formal correspondence.
     • Step 2: Ask students to identify the strengths and weaknesses in each email, focusing on elements such as subject lines, greetings, body structure, tone, clarity, and closings.
     • Step 3: Have students rewrite the poorly structured emails, improving their etiquette and structure based on their analysis.
   • Discussion: Discuss the improvements made and highlight key elements of effective email communication.

2. Writing a Formal Request Email:

   • Objective: Practice writing a clear, polite, and well-structured formal email.
   • Task:
     • Scenario: Imagine they need to request an extension on an assignment from their professor.
     • Step 1: Discuss and list the key components of a formal email (subject line, proper greeting, concise and clear body, polite closing, and signature).
     • Step 2: Have students draft their email, paying close attention to tone, clarity, and completeness of information.
     • Peer Review: Pair students to review each other’s emails and provide feedback on how to improve etiquette, tone, and structure.
     • Revision: Have students revise their emails based on the feedback received.
   • Submission: Submit the final version for evaluation and class discussion.

3. Writing a Formal Business Letter:

   • Objective: Develop skills in writing formal business letters with proper format and tone.
   • Task:
     • Scenario: They need to write a letter to a company to inquire about potential internship opportunities.
     • Step 1: Explain the format of a formal business letter (sender's address, date, recipient’s address, salutation, body, closing, signature).
     • Step 2: Provide a template or example of a well-written business letter.
     • Step 3: Have students draft their own letters, ensuring they include all necessary elements, maintain a formal tone, and clearly state their request or inquiry.
     • Peer Review: Organize a peer review session where students exchange letters and provide constructive feedback.
     • Revision: Students revise their letters based on peer feedback.
   • Presentation: Select a few revised letters to read aloud and discuss as a class, focusing on what makes them effective and areas for further improvement.

These tasks will help students understand the importance of email etiquette and structure, as well as

the components of formal letter writing, through practical application and peer review.

1. Analyzing and Improving Sample Emails:

   • Objective: Understand the components of a well-structured and polite email.
   • Task:
     • Step 1: Provide students with several sample emails, both good and bad examples of formal and semi-formal correspondence.
     • Step 2: Ask students to identify the strengths and weaknesses in each email, focusing on elements such as subject lines, greetings, body structure, tone, clarity, and closings.
     • Step 3: Have students rewrite the poorly structured emails, improving their etiquette and structure based on their analysis.
   • Discussion: Discuss the improvements made and highlight key elements of effective email communication.

2. Writing a Formal Request Email:

   • Objective: Practice writing a clear, polite, and well-structured formal email.
   • Task:
     • Scenario: Imagine they need to request an extension on an assignment from their professor.
     • Step 1: Discuss and list the key components of a formal email (subject line, proper greeting, concise and clear body, polite closing, and signature).
     • Step 2: Have students draft their email, paying close attention to tone, clarity, and completeness of information.
     • Peer Review: Pair students to review each other’s emails and provide feedback on how to improve etiquette, tone, and structure.
     • Revision: Have students revise their emails based on the feedback received.
   • Submission: Submit the final version for evaluation and class discussion.

3. Writing a Formal Business Letter:

   • Objective: Develop skills in writing formal business letters with proper format and tone.
   • Task:
     • Scenario: They need to write a letter to a company to inquire about potential internship opportunities.
     • Step 1: Explain the format of a formal business letter (sender's address, date, recipient’s address, salutation, body, closing, signature).
     • Step 2: Provide a template or example of a well-written business letter.
     • Step 3: Have students draft their own letters, ensuring they include all necessary elements, maintain a formal tone, and clearly state their request or inquiry.
     • Peer Review: Organize a peer review session where students exchange letters and provide constructive feedback.
     • Revision: Students revise their letters based on peer feedback.
   • Presentation: Select a few revised letters to read aloud and discuss as a class, focusing on what makes them effective and areas for further improvement.

These tasks will help students understand the importance of email etiquette and structure, as well as the components of formal letter writing, through practical application and peer review.