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Last modified by Martina Wagner on 2026/07/20 08:07
From version 11.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 17:20
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To version 23.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 12:29
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1 -**Email (informal)**//Text in Italics//
1 +(% style="color:red" %)**Letter (formal)**(%%)
2 2  
3 +**//Starting the letter/Salutation//**
4 +(% class="border" %)
5 +|=from the text |=further examples
6 +|Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms,
7 +To whom it/this may concern,
8 +
9 +**//Giving an opinion//**
10 +(% class="border" %)
11 +|=from the text |=further examples
12 +|…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, …
13 +
14 +**//Ordering//**
15 +(% class="border" %)
16 +|=from the text |=further examples
17 +|Another important aspect … |Another point worth
18 +shedding some light on…
19 +
20 +**//Giving examples//**
21 +(% class="border" %)
22 +|=from the text |=further examples
23 +|For example,… |To illustrate this point…
24 +
25 +**//Drawing conclusions//**
26 +(% class="border" %)
27 +|=from the text |=further examples
28 +|To conclude,… |Consequently,…
29 +As a consequence,…
30 +Thus,…
31 +
32 +**//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//**
33 +(% class="border" %)
34 +|=from the text |=further examples
35 +|Yours faithfully,.. |Yours sincerely,…
36 +Sincerely yours,…
37 +Best regards,…
38 +Best,…
39 +Kind regards,…
40 +
41 +**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**
42 +(% class="border" %)
43 +|=from the text |=further examples
44 +|I am writing to…
45 +The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
46 +We look forward to meeting you.
47 +
48 +
49 +(% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%)
50 +
3 3  **//Starting the Email/Salutation//**
4 4  (% class="border" %)
5 -|=from the text|=further examples
53 +|=from the text |=further examples
6 6  |Hi...
7 -How are you doing?|Dear Sophie
55 +How are you doing? |Dear Sophie
8 8  
9 -
10 10  **//Giving an opinion//**
11 11  (% class="border" %)
12 -|=from the text|=further examples
13 -|In my opinion,…|I think …
59 +|=from the text |=further examples
60 +|In my opinion,… |I think …
14 14  
15 15  **//Ordering//**
16 16  (% class="border" %)
17 -|=from the text|=further examples
64 +|=from the text |=further examples
18 18  |Another strong reason why…
19 19  Of course,…
20 -However,…
21 - |First / second / third
67 +However,… |First / second / third
22 22  What’s more,…
23 23  
24 -
25 25  **//Giving examples//**
26 26  (% class="border" %)
27 -|=from the text|=further examples
28 -|…, for example …, |…like…
72 +|=from the text |=further examples
73 +|…, for example …, |…like…
29 29  
30 30  **//Drawing conclusions//**
31 31  (% class="border" %)
32 -|=from the text|=further examples
33 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
77 +|=from the text |=further examples
78 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
34 34  All in all,...
35 35  
36 -
37 37  **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**
38 38  (% class="border" %)
39 -|=from the text|=further examples
83 +|=from the text |=further examples
40 40  |Take care…
41 -…write back soon.|Best regards,…
85 +…write back soon. |Best regards,…
42 42  Best,…
43 43  All the best,…
44 44  Cordially,…