Punctuation in Business Emails
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Punctuation in Business Emails

This ESL lesson plan explores the importance of proper punctuation in professional email writing, targeting intermediate learners in an individual setting. Students will discuss how punctuation affects tone, complete exercises on common punctuation marks, and practice rewriting emails to improve clarity and professionalism. The lesson focuses on enhancing writing skills while encouraging learners to refine their understanding of punctuation's role in business communication.

Skills

  • Can produce clearly intelligible writing which follows standard layout. Spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Discuss the following questions.

1
Do you think using proper punctuation affects how others perceive professionalism?
2
How does using a question mark instead of a period change the tone of a sentence?
3
How does punctuation change the tone of an email?
4
What are some common mistakes people make with punctuation in their emails?
2

Can you fill in the blanks with the correct way to use these forms of punctuation?

3

Read the following email. It contains punctuation errors. Can you share which mistakes you see?

4

Rewrite the email from the previous task.

5

Write an email to your supervisor. Ask them for clarification on a recent project meeting.

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