Module 3: Short Functional Texts (Emails & Recipes)

Module 3: Short Functional Texts (Emails & Recipes) Welcome to your functional writing framework. Writing is not only about essays and stories; it is about managing your daily life. Today, we focus on texts you will use every day: sending emails and writing instructions. Core Writing Mechanics: Informal Emails: Mastering the Subject Line, Greeting, Opening, Body, and Sign-off. Recipe Writing: Using imperative (command) verbs like cut, boil, fry, and mix. Sequencing Words: Organizing instructions chronologically using First, Next, Then, and Finally. Syntactic Trap: The Missing Subject vs. The Command In standard email writing, you must always include a subject (e.g., "I cooked dinner"). However, when writing a recipe, you must drop the subject and use a command verb (e.g., "Cook the dinner"). Mixing these rules causes major confusion. Please enable JavaScript to access the interactive editing modules, inline evaluation tests, and dynamic worksheet generators.