E-mail can be defined as the exchange of computer-stored messages sent via text over telephone lines. There are three main advantages to e-mail: it's cheap, it's fast, and it's convenient. When sending e-mail, remember that the recipient is a human being with feelings. E-mail addresses have three parts: the username, the host or domain name, and the type of domain (e.g. .com, .edu).

1. What is e-mail? " I know so much more about other people and the world because of e-mail" PartI

2. Put words in the sentences in their right places and answer what e-mail is. Electronic (or e-mail) messages be defined "the of exchange computer-stored by mail as telecommunicat i ons can .” These, usually are messages via text in form, sent text from one computer lines telephone.

3. What are the advantages of e-mail over other forms of communication? Guess the scrambled words. There are three main advantages: it's hacep , it ’ s tsfa , i t ’ s encoenitv .

4. What are the rules for using e-mail? Remember that the people receiving your message are human beings with feelings. Respect them. Don't do anything that will hurt people's feelings or will make them angry; Think about what you are writing; think again before you send. You can't take back a message once it is sent;

5. What are the rules for using e-mail? Make sure your messages are very clear, concise, and to the point; DON'T WRITE MESSAGES IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS LIKE THIS. This means that you are "shouting" at the other person;

6. What are the rules for using e-mail? Don't send private messages that were sent to you to other people without the original author's permission. Remember that humor is often difficult to explain in written messages. Add "smiles" :-) to your messages if your reader knows about them.

7. What are the parts of an e-mail address? E-mail addresses often have three parts: (1) the user name, (2) the host or domain name, and (3) the type of domain.

8. What are the parts of an e-mail address? Look at this example: [email_address]

9. What are the parts of an e-mail address? The first part, rsmith , is the username which identifies the owner of the e-mail account. (Sometimes, a username is made of the person's first initial and last name.)

10. What are the parts of an e-mail address? The next part, topcomputers , is the host or domain name of the mail server where the person's mailbox is located.

11. What are the parts of an e-mail address? The final part, .com , identifies the type of domain (e.g., .com for commercial sites, .edu for educational institutions, .org for non-profit groups, etc.). In some cases, instead of the extension .com, you might see a two-letter country extension like .jp for Japan, .fr for France, or .ru for Russia. An example for Italy might be [email_address] .

12. Name the parts of an e-mail address [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] [email_address]

13. Practice Questions 1. Regular mail is sometimes called _______ mail. 2. Make sure you messages are clear, _________, and to the point. 3. There are three main advantages to e-mail communications: it's ______, it's cheap, and it's convenient. 4. When sending e-mail, remember that the other person is ____________ and has feelings.

14. What is e-mail? Part II

15. What are all the parts of the compose window?

16. Writing your message

17. Writing a Reply

18. How can I create better and clearer messages? There are ways to make your messages clearer and more meaningful: quoting emphasizing using gestures

19. Quoting Masha, Hey, thanks for the message the other day and for the information about computers. I'm not sure what kind of machine I want to buy, but I'm thinking about buying a Fujitsu with Windows 2000 installed. My brother has the same kind of computer, so he can help me if I have problems. BTW, what kind of computer do you have? Andrew.

20. Quoting Andrew wrote on Friday, March 2, 2005: > BTW, what kind of computer do you have? I have a Compac computer. Let me know if you have any more questions. Masha

21. Emphasizing Light Emphasis Strong Emphasis >>EXTREME!!<< Emphasis

22. Emphasizing Guess the type of emphasis. I *said* that I was going last Thursday. > Should I tell mom about the accident? NO!!!. She'll probably get real angry and SCREAM!!!! If you ever call me again, I will never, *never*, *NEVER*, >>!!**NEVER**!!<< talk to you again.

23. Smiles and e-mail &quot;body language&quot; While you are unable to accompany your words with hand or facial gestures, there are several ways to describe body language. These are called &quot;smiles.&quot; A facial expression or emotion can be represented with what is called a &quot;smile&quot; or &quot;emoticon&quot;: a textual drawing of a facial expression.

24. Smiles and e-mail &quot;body language&quot; Match the smiles with their meanings: :-) 8 :’ -~( =:-O 9 :-D 8-) 10 ;-> :-( :-O :-/ :-~)

25. Acronymns ASAP : as soon as possible BTW : By the way CU : See you (good-bye) FAQs : Frequently Asked Questions HTH : Hope this helps TIA : Thanks in Advance

26. Practice Questions Wh at symbol is used for quoting the sender's word in a reply message? ! > ) * What word would show light emphasis in a message? ^help^ #help# &help& *help* In E-mail messages, it is very difficult to express __________ nearly as well as a face-to-face or even telephone conversation.