My advice is: When in doubt, compose an email the same way you would compose a physical letter. Remember that despite all the care you take in composing it, the recipient's email client may mess up the formatting anyway.

<Start with "Dear" or the person's title (Mr, Mrs, Dr etc.)> Dear Charal, <then their name, and a comma> <blank line> <The first line of your email should give a brief summary of what the email is going to be about>I am writing to you today, to explain just how easy it is to write a well structured email in English. <next line><You can explain the details of the message in as many paragraphs as you like, following the first line>Quite possibly, the most important thing to have when writing an email in English, is that you can speak English to some degree! It would be no use writing your email in Chinese! <请，你不写汉字！> <You may have as many paragraphs in your email as you feel required> Remember, keep your language sophisticated, don't use smiley faces or any other emoticons, such as ":)" or "`(*∩_∩*)′". It would also be best if you avoid the use of text message abbreviations, including "lol", "u", "r" and "gr8", and do try to make sure your grammar and punctuation is perfect, as this implies low intellect, nobody will take you seriously if you make use of such casual language. <Finally, you need to finish your email with your "signature", this can be as simple as just writing your full name, or you can include a closing line (such as "sincerely") your job title (and digital signature, if you have one) on the line after your name> Sincerely, stikytape Head of NSW English Speaking Department <just kidding!> ---I hope I could have been of some help, best of luck for your exam!

First, please allow me to correct your question, it's probably more important to know how to write a question properly before you start writing an email in any language! How does one write a well structured email in English? Tomorrow, I have a examination on Business English, but I have a problem- I don't know how to write an email correctly. I don't know if I should add a date in the left corner or leave a margin for the first line, or if I need to add my job title at the end. I'm not feeling very confident, would you please give me a hand? Thanks. ---------- As Devin said, most English speaking people write an email the same way they'd write a letter, but most people leave out the date, as an email will automatically give the date and time it was sent. I think the best way to understand would just be to give you an example.

Here are examples of a formal and informal email; http://esl.about.com/od/businessenglishwriting/a/bizdocs_3.htm