Practice Set 9 — Inviting a colleague to an event
Task 1 · Writing an Email — a realistic situation requiring a 150-200 word email: complaint, request, apology, recommendation, cancellation, workplace or neighbourhood issue
Writing Task 1W1-09Beginner
150-200 wordsInviting a colleague to an event
Your team is organising a farewell dinner for a coworker who is retiring. You want to invite a colleague from another department who worked closely with him.
Write to: A colleague in another department · Semi-formal tone
Write an email inviting your colleague to the dinner.
Write an email of 150-200 words. Read the situation, then write to the person named. Cover every required point, keep the tone appropriate, and organise your email into short paragraphs. You have 27 minutes for Task 1.
You must include:
- Explain the reason for the event
- Give the date, time and place
- Say what the cost or arrangements are
- Ask for a reply by a certain date
27:00
0 words · target 150-2000 characters
- 1Greeting
- 2Opening purpose
- 3Point 1
- 4Explanation
- 5Point 2
- 6Explanation
- 7Point 3
- 8Explanation
- 9Closing