Writing professional emails

Writing task: You had an important meeting scheduled with your team and your manager today. Unfortunately, due to an unexpected personal issue (you can choose: a family emergency, health issue, or other), you will not be able to attend. Write a professional email to your manager to: Inform them that you cannot attend the meeting, Briefly explain (without too many personal details) the reason for your absence, apologize for the inconvenience, offer to catch up afterward (e.g., ask for the minutes, propose a one-on-one later).Reassure them of your commitment.

For the reading task, Explore the article “The Beautiful Ways Different Cultures Sign Emails”, which highlighted how email closings vary depending on cultural norms and expectations + “My deepest condolence”.

In the speaking task, discuss  the growing use of ChatGPT and AI in professional environments, focusing on both their benefits and limitations.

The listening task focused on cloud storage and data centers, providing insights into how data is managed, stored, and secured on a large scale.