{"id":13325,"date":"2020-06-26T15:57:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13325"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:23:58","slug":"dear-sir-or-hey-folks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/dear-sir-or-hey-folks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Sir or Hey, Folks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email is used in many different settings and it is widely used in the workplace as the formal tool of communication among people within the business. It is important to know how the recipient understood your message and just as important is the impression you leave on them especially if it is the first correspondence with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article on whether to open emails with Dear, Hi, or Hey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/course\/lower-intermediate\/unit-1\/session-4\/activity-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/course\/lower-intermediate\/unit-1\/session-4\/activity-2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How often do you use email in the workplace?<\/li><li>How do usually start your work emails? 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