Página 7 - English for Emails Unit 2 Formal and Informal emails

What do you think the following abbreviations stand for? Write out the full meaning.
1 ie ________________________ 6 bw ________________________
2 asap ________________________ 7 attn ________________________
3 Thurs ________________________ 8 rgds ________________________
4 Jan ________________________ 9 pls ________________________
5 at the mo ________________________ 10 w/e ________________________
Read the two emails below and find at least five things that make them either formal or informal.
Then use the notes to write responses in the right register.
16 UNIT 2 Formal & informal emails
Hi Johannes!
I’m coming over to Bern for a conference in 2 weeks & was
wondering if you could sor t out somewhere for me to stay?
I’ve got a bit of info about the conference hotel, it’s the Hotel
Bern in Viktoriastrasse 43, but not sure I want to stay there!
Can you help me pls?
Hope this is OK with you!
Teresa
PS How about meeting up for a drink one night? ;-)
Dear Johannes
I’m writing to you about my visit to Bern. I’m attending a conference on
20 March and hope you can assist me in arranging accommodation.
I’ve tried the tourist information office but they weren’t very helpful.
The conference hotel is Hotel Bern in Viktoriastrasse 43 but I’d prefer
to stay in a smaller guest house in the vicinity. Unfor tunately I don’t
know Bern so it’s rather difficult to find out where the best
accommodation is.
I really hope the above is convenient.
Best regards
Sandy
• list of guest houses and
hotels at
<www.berncityscope.ch/
accommodation.htm>
• can book online or should
I book something?
• can recommend ‘Pension
Bergland’ (my parents
stayed there)
• send map of Bern
as attachment
• list of guest houses
and hotels at
<www.berncityscope.ch/
accommodation.htm>
• dinner instead?
6
7
in other words