As an international student, I've been trying as hard as possible to write emails like native speakers. It's ..well...a painstaking process :P There are some "common combinations" of words that I don't really know how to use. Especially preposition, plural, and collocation. Well, I can still write something that people understand. But if I can I'd try to write more elegantly.
Usually I tried to start with a draft and then send it to my friends for help. Every time I am surprised by how different the email reads after the fine-tuning.
Here I'm going to share some email templates. Hope that helps!
Northstar Chen
2013.12.30 Well it's cold
2013.12.31 Oh its snowing like a winter
2014.01.01 What the snow is too big I don't want to go out
2014.01.02 Holy shit snow! Stop it now!
2013.12.31 Oh its snowing like a winter
2014.01.01 What the snow is too big I don't want to go out
2014.01.02 Holy shit snow! Stop it now!
