Topic 1.2.4 Saying Email Addresses
SAYING EMAIL ADDRESSES
| . | dot |
| @ | at |
| / | slash |
| - | dash/hyphen |
| _ | underscore |
| a | lower case |
| A | upper case |
Say these email addresses or websites:
Here are some useful expressions to use with emails:
- What’s your email address?
- Could I get your email address, please?
- What’s your company’s email address, please?
- Could you spell that, please?
- Is that all lower case?
- Is that all one word?
- I’ll send the email as soon as I get to the office.
- Did you get the email I sent last week?
- I’m sorry but I haven’t had time to reply to your email yet.
- Could you forward that email to me, please?
- Could you please forward that email to everyone on the list?
ROLE-PLAYS
Role Play 1: Introducing a Colleague
Scenario: you are introducing a colleague to another person via email.
Characters:
– You (Person A)
– Your Colleague (Person B)
– The Person You Are Introducing Your Colleague To (Person C)
Script:
Person A: Hi [Person C], I’d like you to meet my colleague, [Person B].
Person C: Nice to meet you, [Person B]. Can I have your email address to stay in touch?
Person B: Sure! My email address is [name]@[company].com. That’s [n-a-m-e] at [c-o-m-p-a-n-y] dot com.
Role Play 2: Exchanging Contact Information
Scenario: You are at a networking event and want to exchange email addresses with a new contact.
Characters:
– You (Person A)
– New Contact (Person B)
Script:
Person A: It was great talking with you! Can we exchange email addresses to stay in touch?
Person B: Absolutely. My email is [name][number]@[provider].com. That’s [n-a-m-e][n-u-m-b-e-r] at [p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r] dot com.
Person A: Got it. Mine is [yourname]@[domain].com. That’s [y-o-u-r-n-a-m-e] at [d-o-m-a-i-n] dot com.
Role Play 3: Customer Service Call
Scenario: You are calling customer service to get information and need to provide your email address.
Characters:
– You (Customer, Person A)
– Customer Service Representative (Person B)
Script:
Person B: Thank you for calling [Company Name] customer service. How can I assist you today?
Person A: Hi, I need some information about my order. Can I give you my email address to look it up?
Person B: Certainly. Please provide your email address.
Person A: It’s [name].[lastname]@[emailprovider].com. That’s [n-a-m-e] dot [l-a-s-t-n-a-m-e] at [e-m-a-i-l-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-r] dot com.
Person B: Thank you. I’ve got it. Let me pull up your order information.