Writing: Write an Email
Build the functional email vocabulary this task rewards — requesting, explaining, apologising and proposing, in a register that fits the person you are writing to.
How to use these words: The prompt names your reader and your purpose. Matching register to that reader is scored, so learn each function in both its neutral and its polite form.
Frequently asked questions
How is this task scored?⌄
ETS scores the 2026 writing tasks with AI on the 1 to 6 band scale, and states that varied grammar and vocabulary is part of what is assessed.
How formal should the email be?⌄
It depends on the reader the prompt gives you. Every entry below is tagged with its register so you can match the tone deliberately.
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