Category: Writing

Extra writing outside of class or homework is a valuable way to improve language skills. This article provides tips and self-study writing methods for generating ideas, using models, planning, editing, and more.

30 things to write for yourself and others to improve your English writing, speaking, vocabulary, etc.

Writing personal and personable emails

The most common mistakes in English emails, including grammar, formality, fixed phrases, paragraphing, punctuation, etc.

Common closing lines, closing greetings and ways of writing your name at the end of emails, including phrases for formal and informal business and personal emails.

Useful opening greetings and first lines for formal and informal business and personal emails.

70 questions to check that you've written the perfect email

Cultural differences in email communication, including differences between British, American, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish and Norwegian emails.

Explanations of the differences between UK and US emails, including opening and closing British and American emails, and requests, apologies, instructions and job applications in the UK and USA.

A carefully chosen list of essential language for the beginning, body and ending of formal and informal English emails.

Some tips for learners to help them to proofread their writing