F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W]

建筑物

we covered how to structure first emails

write an email to Garry White from ABC because you haven’t received the product he was supposed to ship 2 weeks ago.
Ask him details about the shipment

product

outside my office there is a wall green so similar like this color I think.
now the office is decorating maybe we will make cyan color.
I was designed already 1 month and a half.
I will write after I came back home send by email

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outside my office there is a green wall so similar to this color I think. / it is similar to Cyan
now the office being decorated / we are decorating the office maybe we will use the cyan color. / paint it cyan. / paint the walls cyan.
It was designed 1 month and a half ago
I will write after I come back home and I will send it by email

first email structure:

John(first name)  Smith (family name)

• greeting (Hi John / Dear John / Dear Mr Smith)
• a compliment / ice breaker (I hope this email finds you well (if you don’t know what to say) / I hope you had a nice week end /I hope you had a great Chinese new year / I found your new collection very creative  / I was impressed by your new collection.)
• the reason for your email ( I am writing to you about … /I am writing to you regarding …)
• a call to action / what you need them to do (Please … / Could you … / would you mind +Ving…)
• a closing message (I am looking forward to your reply / I am looking forward to hearing from you / thank you in advance)
• signature (Best Regards, name / company …)

Practice 1: write an email to John Smith from ABC brand to ask him questions about his products and delivery time.

Hi John,
I hope you had a nice week end. / I really love your new design / I was impressed by the design of your new collection
I am writing to you about preorder this new collection of SS21.
I have several questions about it: / Could you please answer some of my questions:
– Could you please tell me the materials of your products? / what are the materials of the products?  / what are the products made of ?
– Could you send me the price list for them? / Could you send me their price list ?
– How long  will it take to ship? / How long will transport take?

I am looking forward to hear your reply/ thank you in advance,

Best regards,

Cyan …

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Hi John,
I hope you had a nice week end.
I am writing to you about preordering this new collection of SS21. / I am writing to you to preorder this new collection …_
I really love your new design and I hope to order this products.
I have several questions about it. First Could you please tell me the materials of your products?
Then could you send me the price list for them?
How long it will take to ship?

That’s all.
I am looking forward to hear your reply,

Best regards,

Cyan …

Vocabulary

ice breaker (n) /break the ice (v) : something you say to make the atmosphere warmer when you meet new people
We said hello in Japanese when meeting Japanese clients to break the ice.

compliment (n/v) : say good things to someone to make them feel good 赞扬
customers complimented us on our good service
He gave us a compliment after the party

greeting (n) polite word to say hello / welcome 迎接
I received a greeting card for my birthday

to greet (v) : say hello / welcome
I invited my friends to the party and I greeted all of them at the door

structure (n/v) 建筑物 / 条理性
The structure of the email made me confused
I need to structure my emails well to make them easy to read

structural (adj)
The is a structural issue with the building so we had to move to another office

to combine (v): put together 结合
I combined both names and it became Cyan
we combined our ideas to make a new product

combination (n)组合
This design was born from the combination of our ideas
I don’t know the combination to open the lock

one month and a half = 90 days
one half month = 15 days

one year and a half = 18 months
one half year = 6 months