Follow‑up & Update Emails: Business English Worksheets

Business English Follow-up Emails Worksheet - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Matching, Identifying Phrases, Gap-fill, Sentence Writing, Email Writing, Peer Feedback - Pair Work In this comprehensive business follow-up emails worksheet, students learn and practice the structure and language needed for writing effective follow-up emails after first business meetings. First, students read a follow-up email and match each function to a section of the email. Students then match the underlined sentences and phrases from the follow-up email to sentences that have similar meanings. Next, students complete useful phrases for follow-up emails with words from a box. After that, students read details of a first business meeting and use prompts to write follow-up email sentences about it using the phrases from the previous exercises. Students then write a complete business follow-up email using the details of the first meeting and their own sentences. Finally, students swap emails with a partner and use a checklist of criteria to review and provide feedback, giving one positive comment and one suggestion for improvement. show less

Business English Follow-up Emails Worksheet - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Rewriting Sentences, Email Writing, Peer Feedback In this free follow-up emails worksheet, students practice useful language for checking on an order and following up on delivery problems, and then write their own polite follow-up email. First, students read two follow-up emails about a late order and compare them. Students then read the two emails again, look at a table and decide whether each sentence describes Email 1 or Email 2, putting a tick in the appropriate column or in both columns. Next, students write sentences about which email they would send and why. After that, students match common order problems to suitable polite follow-up messages. Students then rewrite short, direct sentences to make them more polite using phrases from a box. Following that, students use a situation and prompts to write a follow-up email to a supplier. Next, students exchange emails with a partner, read their partner's email and then tick the boxes for the criteria that their email meets. Finally, students give their partner two positive comments about their email and one suggestion for improvement. Then, students edit their own email, making any changes as needed. show less

Business English Follow-up Emails Worksheet - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Matching, True or False, Gap-fill, Writing Sentences, Email Writing, Peer Feedback In this project status update email worksheet, students read a model internal project update email, complete controlled practice tasks and then write their own short, professional update email to a manager. To begin, students read a short internal project update email and match headings to each section of the email. Students then read the email again and decide whether the statements are true or false. Next, students complete sentences with time expressions and sequencing words from a box. After that, students find and correct mistakes in project update sentences. Students then read notes about another project and write one sentence for each part of the update. Following that, students use their sentences to write a project update email to their manager. Finally, students swap emails with a partner, read their partner's email, complete a checklist and then give feedback. show less

Business English Follow-up Emails Worksheet - Reading and Writing Exercises: Matching, Rewriting an Email - Speaking Activity: Guided Discussion - Pair Work In this handy follow-up emails worksheet, students learn and practice the structure of a business follow-up email and review and practice formal register. To begin, students discuss three questions about follow-up emails in pairs. When the pairs have finished, they share their answers with the class. Next, students read an example follow-up business email and match underlined sentences from the email to functions. After that, students work in pairs to read a follow-up email that has an inappropriate register. Together, students discuss how to make the tone more formal so that the email is suitable for professional business communication. Each student then writes a revised version of the email on their worksheet. Finally, review the students' emails as a class. show less

Business English Follow-up Emails Worksheet - Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Gap-fill, Error Correction, Email Writing In this follow‑up reminder emails worksheet, students practice identifying the key components of polite follow-up reminder emails and writing their own professional reminder emails. Students begin by reading a follow‑up reminder email and matching each numbered section to its function. Students then complete phrases for each function with words and phrases from a box. Next, students choose two of the functions and write one more polite phrase for each. Following that, students complete a timesheet follow‑up reminder email using words from a word bank. Students then identify and correct problematic lines from an NDA follow‑up reminder email, making them polite and clear. Next, students read an email and then write a polite follow-up reminder email in response, incorporating all six key functions. Finally, students swap their emails with a partner and use a checklist to revise and edit their partner's email, ensuring all components are included and the tone is appropriate before providing feedback. show less

Business English Update Emails Worksheet - Reading, Vocabulary and Writing Exercises: Matching, Writing Sentences from Prompts, Email Writing, Error Correction In this update emails worksheet, students learn useful expressions for update emails and use them to write an email about a project update. First, students read an update email and match headings to each section. Next, students match the language in bold from the email with similar expressions. Students then read the details of a project update and write sentences about it using the expressions. After that, students write a complete update email using the details of the project update and sentences. Lastly, students exchange emails with a partner and correct any mistakes they find. show less