Writing an Email
84 tasks — write your response and get an instant band estimate with feedback, scored privately in your browser.
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Your close friend, Devon, has just told you they are moving to another city for a new job. Write an email t…
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You found a wallet on a park bench containing cash, cards, and an ID with a name and photo, but no phone nu…
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Your close friend has just told you she is moving to another city for a new job in three weeks. Write an em…
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Your close friend has just told you that they are moving to another city for a new job opportunity, and the…
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You found a stranger's wallet on a park bench containing cash, cards, and identification. You want to retur…
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Writing an Email — Time: 27 minutes Read the following situation and write an email in response. Write abo…
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Yesterday you found a wallet on a park bench while walking your dog. Inside was cash, a driver's licence, a…
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You signed up for an online evening course in basic web design offered by a local college. Two weeks into t…
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Your neighbourhood association is organizing a block party for next month to help residents get to know eac…
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Your child's school is forming a parent council to advise on school policies, and you would like to get inv…
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Your child's school is forming a parent council to give parents more input into school decisions, and you a…
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Writing an Email — Time: 27 minutes Read the following situation and write an email in response. Write abo…
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Your street is organizing its first-ever neighbourhood block party next month, and you have volunteered to…
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A co-worker who has been at your company for many years, Mr. Daniel Kestrel, is retiring next month, and yo…
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Writing an Email — Time: 27 minutes Read the following situation and write an email in response. Write abo…
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Writing an Email — Time: 27 minutes Read the following situation and write an email in response. Write abo…
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Situation: You applied to put your child on the waitlist for a licensed daycare near your home eight months…
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Writing an Email (suggested time: 27 minutes) Read the following situation, then write an email of 150-200…
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You are a parent at your child's elementary school and recently joined the school's parent council. Write a…
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Your neighbourhood association is organizing the first block party of the summer on your street next month,…
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Writing an Email (suggested time: 27 minutes) Read the following situation, then write an email of 150-200…
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Writing an Email (suggested time: 27 minutes) Read the following situation, then write an email of 150-200…
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You recently signed up for a pottery class at your local community centre, but you need to make some change…
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Situation: While walking downtown yesterday, you found a wallet on the sidewalk containing cash, a driver's…
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You found a wallet containing cash, credit cards, and identification on a public bus yesterday and handed i…
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Writing an Email (suggested time: 27 minutes) Read the following situation, then write an email of 150-200…
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Writing an Email (suggested time: 27 minutes) Read the following situation, then write an email of 150-200…
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Your neighbourhood association is organizing the annual summer block party, and you have volunteered to hel…
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Writing an Email — Time: 27 minutes Read the following situation and write an email in response. Write abo…
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Situation: Yesterday you found a wallet on a park bench containing cash, cards, and an ID with a name and p…
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Your child has been on the waitlist for a spot at a local daycare centre for eight months, and you have jus…
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You have been on the waitlist for a spot at a licensed daycare centre near your home for the past eight mon…
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Writing an Email (suggested time: 27 minutes) Read the following situation, then write an email of 150-200…
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You recently attended a pottery class at your local community centre and want to see more adult art classes…
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Situation: You applied to a licensed daycare centre in your city eight months ago and your child is still o…
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A long-time co-worker, Diane Marsh, is retiring after 22 years at your company, and a small office celebrat…
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You put your two-year-old on the waitlist for a daycare near your home eight months ago. You just found out…
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Your apartment building recently installed new recycling and compost bins in the shared courtyard, but many…
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You recently borrowed an electric cargo bike for one month through a free community bike-sharing program ru…
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Your local community centre is offering new evening classes next season, and you would like to request that…
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Situation: You found a stranger's wallet on a city bus containing cash, cards, and ID. You handed it in to…
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Writing an Email — Time: 27 minutes Read the following situation and write an email in response. Write abo…
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Your municipality has changed the recycling pickup schedule from weekly to biweekly, and you have noticed i…
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Situation: You hired a local accountant to help prepare your taxes before the April deadline, but they have…
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A co-worker who has been at your company for many years is retiring next month. Your manager has asked you…
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Situation: Your flight from Calgary to Toronto was delayed by more than eight hours yesterday due to a mech…
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A long-time co-worker in your department is retiring next month after many years with the company, and your…
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Your neighbourhood association is organizing an annual block party next month, and you are one of the volun…
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A long-time co-worker who has been a mentor to you is retiring next month, and your manager has asked staff…
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You have been on the waitlist for a licensed daycare near your home for eight months, and your parental lea…
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You are a parent at your child's elementary school, and you want to join the school's parent council, which…
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Write an email to your building manager reporting a problem in your apartment and requesting that it be fix…
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A close co-worker who has mentored you for several years is retiring next month, and your office is organiz…
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You found a stranger's wallet on a downtown bus yesterday. It contains identification, but the wallet has n…
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You work at a mid-sized retail company, and management has just announced that your team's weekly schedule…
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Tax season is approaching and you have realized your small home-based business records are disorganized, pu…
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Your city has announced changes to public transit: two bus routes in your neighbourhood will be cancelled a…
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You and three friends rented a cottage for a weekend getaway, but on arrival you discovered the dock was br…
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Your city's transit authority has announced that your regular bus route (Route 22) will be rerouted for the…
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You and three friends rented a cottage for a long weekend, but upon arrival you discovered the dock was bro…
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Your municipality is changing the recycling pickup schedule in your area from weekly to biweekly collection…
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Situation: You have decided to join your local volunteer fire department and want to learn more before form…
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Situation: You applied to put your child's name on the waitlist for a licensed daycare centre in your neigh…
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Your flight from Calgary to Toronto was delayed by over eight hours yesterday due to a mechanical issue, an…
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Your flight home to Winnipeg from Calgary was delayed by over eight hours yesterday due to a mechanical iss…
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You have been attending pottery classes at your local community centre, but the centre recently announced c…
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Your city's transit authority has announced changes to bus routes in your neighbourhood, including the remo…
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Situation: You have volunteered with your local volunteer fire department for two years and want to take on…
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You recently found out that your neighbourhood association is organizing a block party for next month, and…
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Situation: You have booked an appointment with an accountant to help prepare your taxes before the filing d…
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The transit authority in your city has announced major changes to bus routes and schedules in your neighbou…
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Situation: You and three friends rented a cottage near Lake Muskoka for a long weekend, but on arrival you…
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You used an online tax-filing service to prepare your return before the April deadline, but the software mi…
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Situation: Your domestic flight from Calgary to Toronto was delayed by more than seven hours yesterday, and…
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Your city's transit authority has announced changes to your regular bus route, including a new schedule and…
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You booked a cottage on Lake Muskoka for a long weekend with friends through a rental website, but upon arr…
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Your municipality is changing its recycling pickup schedule from weekly to biweekly starting next season, a…
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Your municipality has changed the recycling pickup schedule in your area from weekly to biweekly, and has a…
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You recently completed the training required to become a volunteer firefighter with your local fire departm…
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You recently joined your local volunteer fire department and have noticed that new recruits receive very li…
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Your municipality has changed the recycling pickup schedule, switching from weekly to biweekly collection,…
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You recently tried to file your income taxes using an online software program, but the program repeatedly c…
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Your local community centre is offering a new session of evening classes (such as pottery, cooking, or fitn…
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