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B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Structure

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Writing Guide

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Example Answers

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Example Questions

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Template

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Tips

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Writing Checklist

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Useful Phrases & Expressions

Emails are the only mandatory task in B1 Preliminary (PET) Cambridge exam, which means you don't have a choice and you have to write an email.

You usually write an email in B1 Preliminary (PET) to a friend or teacher.

The subject of the email can be various situations that take place at school or in life, for example, a class meeting, a trip with friends or the organization of a birthday party for someone you know.

In the exam task, you will find 4 content points (notes) to complete, for example, you will have to agree or disagree with something, give your opinion, suggest or explain something.

How to write a B1 Preliminary (PET) email (in a nutshell) :

Make sure you use the correct structure for an email - that means there needs to be a an email opening and closing

Start by saying something friendly related to the situation.

Answer the four notes included in the exam task (agree or disagree with something, give your opinion, suggest things or explain.)

Refer to your friend's email clearly and use your own words as much as possible.

Finish by saying something friendly related to the situation.

Your reply should be about 100 - 120 words

Check our Writing Guide below - to see how to write an email in detail.

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Structure

2. Opening paragraph (say hello!)Start with a greeting and say something friendly related to the situation.

3. Main content (answer the questions)Paragraph 1: Answer the first important point
Paragraph 2: Talk about a second important point
Paragraph 3: Talk about a third important point

4. Closing paragraph (say goodbye!)Finish by saying something friendly related to the situation.

5. Close an email
Love /Lots of love / All the best / Take care / Bestwishes
[Signature]

If you still don't know how to build a structure, use our starter template

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Writing Guide

We will use this example exam task :

The first thing you should always do is to find topic of your email. The topic can help you choose some nice words and expressions that you could include in your email.

Secondly, we need to look and find content points, they give us the details about what we should write in our e-mail.

Lastly, you have to check who's going to read your email. Why? Because if it's a friend, you can use more colloquial language. But when you write to a teacher you need to show more respect and be more polite.

Hi

I'm excited because next month I'm starting my beginners' classes to leam your language! I've never
studied a foreign language before - thanks for meeting me to give me some ideas.(No problem)

Are you free next Thursday afternoon after school? (Sorry, but...)

My parents say they'll buy me a dictionary to help me learn new vocabulary, and perhaps some videos. Do you think that's a good idea?

You said that you would help me sometimes after I start my classes. Can you still do that? (Offer...)

Content points/notes:

1. (No problem) - Say Teri you're glad you could help

2. (Sorry, but...) - Say Teri you can't meet next Thursday and why

3. (Advise Teri) - Advise Teri about the dictionary and videos

4. (Offer...) - Offer your help once she started her classes

Every email starts with an opening formula, depending on who is the recipient of our letter we will start the letter in a slightly different way:

If it's a we should be a little bit more respectful and formal so a good option to do would be to say something like:

If it's a friend or realtive- we can choose something informal for example we could say

Since in our case the recipient of the letter is our friend Teri we will use "Hello Teri," form.

Start your email by saying something friendly related to the situation (or ask them how they feel ). For example, if your recipient is a friend the first paragraph might look like this.

Thanks for your email, it was really great ( fantastic /lovely) to hear from you. I'm so excited to ...
[ to a friend or relative]

if you are writing to a teacher you need to be a bit more formal and polite

Thank you for your email. I just got it and I admit it's really great idea to...
[to a teacher]

as in the previous case, our recipient is our friend Teri, so we will write our opening parahgraph in this way:

Thanks for your email, it was really great to hear from you. I'm so excited you're going to start learning my language. - opening paragraph

The main paragraphs are the most important parts of your email because they must contain different content points/notes from the task.

Each paragraph can be only one or two sentences long because remember you only write between 100 - 120 words in total which means that you don't have a lot of words available.

You need to be careful that you use the right functional language in each of these paragraphs to show the examiner that you understand exactly what you have to do (explain, advise, suggest, offer etc.)

1. (No problem) - Say Teri you're glad you could help

2. (Sorry, but...) - Say Teri you can't meet next Thursday and why

3. (Advise Teri) - Advise Teri about the dictionary and videos

4. (Offer...) - Offer your help once she started her classes

See the example answer below, with additional annotations you may find useful:

I'm really happy I can help, if you want, we can carry on meeting even once you've started your classes and I can help you with vocabulary. Also, Tuesdays are great for me, what do you think?

You talked about meeting (<= refer to the letter) next Thursday but I have football practice after school so could we meet some other time?

About the dictionary and the videos,(<= refer to the letter) I don't think you need videos because you can watch YouTube. However, the dictionary is a great idea .

- a reference to the letter

- linking words and conjunctions

Use linking words: and, but, however, therefore, moreover, because.
Use time linkers: yesterday, last week, tomorrow..

Remember: Do not copy text and vocabulary from the task, use your own words!

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We want to end our email with a nice closing formula so we can write one short final sentence where we end the email in a nice way.

All we need to do is to be careful with the language and make sure that we show the person the right level of respect.

Thank you again and see you in class. - to a teacher

Drop me a line when you get my email! -

As with any letter, also an email should always end with a signature and closure.

Love /Lots of love / All the best / Take care - to a friend or relative
Best wishes / Sincerely -

Below you can see an example ending and closing of our letter

Good luck with your studies Teri! - closing paragraph

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B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Example Answers

Dear Mrs Lake,

See you soon!
Tom Jones

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Hi Sandy,

Answer me soon,
Nicolas

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B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Example Questions

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B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Template

Below you will find an example template that you can use when writing your email as a somewhat ready-made structure:

Hi [Firend's Name], / Dear [Teacher's Name],

It's nice to hear from you! I just got it and I admit . . . . . . . . . .(to a friend) I'm so excited that Thank you for your email. (to teacher)
[Start with a greeting and say something friendly related to the situation. ]

Answering your question, . . . . . . . . . . ., and . . . . . . . ., but . . . . . . .
[Answer the first question]

You mentioned about [something], . . . . . . . . . . . . because . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Answer the second question ]

Anyway, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .also.............
[Answer the third question]

Good luck with ...... (your studies/ your trip etc.. ) (to a friend)
Thank you again and see you in class. (to teacher)
[End with something friendly related to the situation]

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Tips

Make sure you already know a set of Useful Phrases & Expressions to use in your greetings, opening and closing paragraphs, and to say goodbye. This will save you a lot of time while doing a task, and you will avoid making silly mistakes

Write a well-structured and visually appealing email - you can use our starter template for this. Cambridge English examiners pay attention to is the organization of writing papers. Also, remember that punctuation matters, so be sure to separate your sentences with periods and commas, and don't write sentences that are too long.

Read carefully and analyse the task. Make sure you read the assignment carefully and specify exactly what you are being asked to do. If you don't know how to do it, use our guide

When you think you're ready but you still fear for your abilities you can use our app and submit your email to be checked

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Writing Checklist

After writing your e-mail, you can check it yourself using the writing checklist below.

How to do that? Simply check your text/email by answering the questions one by one:
Content

Is the email to and from the right person?

Does it address all four notes mentioned in the task?

Does the email include all relevant information in about 100 words?

Communicative Achievement

Is the text in the format of an email?

Is it written in a style and tone suitable for the recipient (for example, more formal for a teacher and more informal for a friend)?

Is the purpose of the writing clear (agreeing, disagreeing, giving an opinion, offering or explaining)?

Does the text use appropriate language and phrases to respond to the four notes?

Organisation

Does the text use paragraphs appropriately to organise ideas?

Does the text use other organisational features of an email (for example, openings,closings, references to the original email)?

Are the ideas presented in a logical order? Is the text easy to follow?

Does the text use a variety of linking words or cohesive devices (such as although, and, but, because, so that, whether etc., and referencing language)?

Are the ideas balanced appropriately, with suitable attention and space given to each one?

Is punctuation used correctly?

Language

Does the text use a range of vocabulary?

Does the text use a range of simple grammar accurately (such as basic tenses and simple clauses)?

Does it use some complex grammatical structures (such as relative clauses, passives modal forms and tense contrasts)?

Is the spelling accurate enough for the meaning to be clear?

B1 Preliminary (PET) Email: Useful Phrases & Expressions

We will finish it with some useful vocabulary mostly used to organize information. Although it is taking a shortcut, if you learn several phrases for each paragraph in each type of text that could be on your exam, you will certainly be able to create a very consistent and well-organized proposal.

Opening paragraph:

It's nice to hear from you...
I'm glad to read your email...
I'm sorry to hear that...
Thank you very much for your email...
I hope this email finds you well.
How are you?
I hope your week is going smoothly.
Thanks for getting in touch.

Introducing your points:

Referring to the letter and questions:

It's time to go.
It's time to say goodbye.
Give my love /regards to...
We must try and meet up soon...
Anyway, I must go and get on with my work.

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