English test by Tallinn Learning

Work messages: chat and email

Hi team, Quick question…, FYI, Please find attached, Thanks in advance

This topic has 15 questions at level A2 on key words and typical phrases. Each answer comes with a short explanation, and you get a review of your mistakes at the end. Module goal: talk about your tasks, write short work messages, understand dates, deadlines and tool names.

Sample questions with explanations

  1. Please find ___ the report for March.

    • attach
    • ✓ attached
    • attaching
    • attachment

    “Please find attached…” is a standard email phrase.

  2. What does “FYI” mean?

    • Finish your ideas
    • Fix your issue
    • ✓ For your information
    • For your interview

    FYI = for your information: just to let you know.

  3. Which is a good way to start an email to your team?

    • Dear sirs and madams of team,
    • ✓ Hi team,
    • To whom it may concern, team,
    • Yo!

    “Hi team,” is friendly and normal for internal email.

Words and phrases (8)
attachment
a file you send with an email
FYI
for your information
subject line
the short title of an email
to reply
to answer a message
to forward
to send a message you received to another person
to follow up
to contact someone again about something
thread
a group of replies about one message
CC (copy)
a person who also gets the email, just to know