Emails about studying in the UK

Learn how to write an email to find out about language courses in the UK.

Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.

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From: Simona Reggia
To: City Language School
Subject: Courses in August

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have seen your website and I would like to know more about your English courses.

I am interested in taking a two-week course in August. Are there any places available, and what are the start dates?

Also, do you have any accommodation for those dates?

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Simona

From: Susan Colworth, City Language School
To: Simona Reggia
Subject: Re: Courses in August
Attachment: accommodation_info.pdf

Dear Simona,

Thank you for your interest in our courses.

Courses

Yes, we have places on all our August courses.
Start dates are 7, 14 and 21 August (Mondays).

Accommodation

Yes, we have rooms for students near the school. I am attaching some more information, photos and the prices.

Which course would you like, and which start date? If you would like accommodation, please let me know soon, as it is very popular.

Feel free to email me with any other questions.

Regards,

Susan Colworth
Course Administrator
City Language School

Tips

1. If you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to, write Dear Sir or Madam.

2. If the person who wrote to you gave you their first name, you can use it. Hi is less formal than Dear.

3. To reply to someone’s email, start with Thank you for your email / your interest / the information.

4. Say I am attaching … or Please find attached … to tell someone what you have attached to the email.

5. Finish with Regards, and your name.

Discussion

Would you like to study in the UK?

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yes, i would like to study in the UK and i woul like to speak english language perfectly. I want to improve my english but for me it is very difficult. It is difficult to speaking and to tell others what i think and what i want. And also, it is very difficult for me to understand what the others are saying.

I would like to speak the English language and I think if I travel to an English country it will be very good.

yes i would like TO study in UK.

I would like to study in the UK. Universities in Britain have a good reputation and higher level so It's a grat chance to improve my education and english skills. By the way it's a good occasion to meet British culture and get to know people from all world.

Hi evry one Im queen on studing in uk but first i have to get the ielts in my country ,after that i will have the oportunuty to do an oveseas exam for dentist in uk. So i want to continue my dentistery study in uk and the english language i have to master it here in Algeria first

Dear sir or madam, I keen on study English in uk, because it is one hundred percent English. I am itrested in English course in the very near future, but first actually I should need to get Information about time and price of courses and also do they have any accommodation there.

Hello aliyazdan

You can find information about that on our Study English in the UK page.

Good luck!

All the best

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team

Yes i would love to study in UK because I have known that UK has alot of higher eduation system.I hope that it can help me to improve my career and my english skills

I think a study experience in the UK is very formative, especially in London or in other big city in the UK.

Honstly no, despite I have a desire to do it but I can't leave my home country ..

Emails about studying in the UK

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