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 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 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