Formal emails

Practise the parts of a formal email: a clear subject line, the right greeting, a polite request and the closing. After the greeting comes a comma, and the next line starts with a small letter. Sie, Ihnen and Ihr are always capitalised.

You are writing to a language school to ask for a new appointment. Which subject line fits?

The subject line says briefly what the email is about.

You don’t know the name of the person who will read your email. How do you start?

The standard formal greeting when you don’t know the name.

You are writing to Frau Anna Becker. How do you start?

Formal greetings use the surname.

Which first line after the greeting is correct?

After the comma, start with a small letter. How is the formal „your“ written?

You want to say why you are writing. Which sentence is correct?

Check the form of address and the verb after weil.

You want to ask politely whether there are still places in the course. Which sentence fits?

Konjunktiv II for politeness; in the ob clause the verb goes to the end.

You attach your CV to an application. Which sentence is correct?

der Anhang = attachment. der Lebenslauf is masculine.

Which sentence fits just before the closing of a formal email?

sich freuen auf = to look forward to.

Which closing is correct for a formal email?

mit + dative plural.

Select all sentences that fit a formal email.

More than one answer is correct. im Voraus = in advance.

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