Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
Reading text
From: Paco
To: Maria
Subject: Thanks
Hi Maria,
I hope you're well.
I'm just writing to say thanks for your help on the project last month. We really appreciate you stepping in to support us. I know you had to put in extra hours to catch up on your own work, so thank you very much.
Your expertise was vital for this project and we couldn't have finished it successfully without you. You really helped us and we hope to work with you again on future projects.
I'll be in touch again soon about possible future collaborations. I look forward to working with you more closely this year.
All the best,
Paco
Tips
- Start with a friendly comment:
I hope you're well. - It's usually best to use an informal style with colleagues:
Hi Maria, …
Thanks for your help. - Keep it short.
- Mention the good work they did and the positive effect of it:
Your expertise was vital for this project.
We couldn't have finished it successfully without your help. - End with a positive comment about future collaboration:
I hope to work with you more closely in future.
I look forward to working with you again.
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In my job, I spend most of my time collaborating with my colleagues. When we finish a project or a task, we usually express our gratitude to each other naturally, but it's not common for us to send emails just to say thank you.
By: monica olaya
Actually ,I always thank my colleague for her help
Dear all, im very happy to work together
Hi, Chris
I am just writing to tell you that I really appreciate your help with my last assignment. With your knowledge I was able to successfully complete my assignment and you also helped me understand the subject better. I hope one day I can help you with some task or project as well.
See you.
Last time I thanked a collegue was in the last year because I still on holidays in this year) Sometimes I need a help because there are people that work on project much longer then me. They know it much better.
The last time I did this was last week, with the head of my Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences.
What's up man
I'd like to thank you for all help you've given me, I appreciate a lot
You know how much I love you for being my best friend your f0cker, so we'll be in touch every day
Then, we have some plans and dreams to be achieved and this moment is crucial for us to become a better professional so that pursue our goals and I believe we' ll get it
love u so much
When I receive help from others I always send a message to thank them for their help
Hello Mohamed,
I hope you are doing well,
I am just writing to say thank you for your supporting us in our network connectivity project, actually your strong experience and knowledge about all the tools and software pushed us up to finish the project on time.
without your guidance we couldn't achieve this level of customers' satisfaction, I look forward to send you three active, discipline employees from my team in order to work with you in your new project for a short period of time to master all network connectivity work and software installation.
Thank you again for your time take care of yourself and provide me with all requirements you need for my team members, wish to hear from you soon
best wishes and regards
In my line of work I’m accostumed to work whith colleagues almost all the time and most of the times,
once the project or one single task is finished, we use to thank to each other as a common practice, but we don't send emails to say thank you.
Thanks for the lesson.
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