Requests and Follow-ups

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 17 minBusiness EnglishLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write a polite request email that gets a yes — and a follow-up that gets a reply without sounding pushy.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Asking without annoying

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the reader does with your request

    Read a 132-word text about What the reader does with your request

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: Making Polite Requests

    Read a 152-word text about Making Polite Requests

  3. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Request Vocabulary

    6 items

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model emails

    Read a 278-word text about Three model emails

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Polite Request Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Direct to Polite

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Writing a Follow-up Email

    Role-play: You sent a request last week but haven't received a response. Write a polite follow-up. (3 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the real request

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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I would appreciateat your conveniencegentle remindertouch baseget back toas soon as possible

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