Requesting professional information · Writing a clear opening

Writing a clear opening in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Writing a clear opening.

Use a specific subject, state your purpose early and finish with the action needed. Keep the tone polite and leave out unrelated details.

Context: Requesting professional information. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Dear Ms Karim, I am writing to ask about your upcoming training programme.

السيدة كريم المحترمة، أكتب للاستفسار عن برنامجكم التدريبي القادم.

Our team is interested in the workshop on customer communication.

يهتم فريقنا بورشة التواصل مع العملاء.

Could you confirm the dates and the maximum number of participants?

هل يمكن تأكيد المواعيد والحد الأقصى لعدد المشاركين؟

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Dear Ms Karim, I am writing to ask about your upcoming training programme.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: هل يمكن تأكيد المواعيد والحد الأقصى لعدد المشاركين؟