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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 28.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 14:08
Change comment: There is no comment for this version

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1 -**Email (informal)**//Text in Italics//
1 +(% style="color:red" %)**Letter (formal)**(%%)
2 2  
3 -**//Starting the Email/Salutation//**
3 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Starting the letter/Salutation//**(%%)
4 4  (% class="border" %)
5 -|=from the text|=further examples
6 -|Hi...
7 -How are you doing?|Dear Sophie
5 +|=from the text |=further examples
6 +|Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms,
7 +To whom it/this may concern,
8 8  
9 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving an opinion//**(%%)
10 +(% class="border" %)
11 +|=from the text |=further examples
12 +|…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, …
9 9  
10 -**//Giving an opinion//**
14 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Ordering//**(%%)
11 11  (% class="border" %)
12 -|=from the text|=further examples
13 -|In my opinion,…|I think …
16 +|=from the text |=further examples
17 +|Another important aspect … |Another point worth
18 +shedding some light on…
14 14  
15 -**//Ordering//**
20 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving examples//**(%%)
16 16  (% class="border" %)
17 -|=from the text|=further examples
22 +|=from the text |=further examples
23 +|For example,… |To illustrate this point…
24 +
25 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Drawing conclusions//**(%%)
26 +(% class="border" %)
27 +|=from the text |=further examples
28 +|To conclude,… |Consequently,…
29 +As a consequence,…
30 +Thus,…
31 +
32 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//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 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//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
46 +from you soon.
47 +We look forward to meeting you.
48 +
49 +
50 +(% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%)
51 +
52 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Starting the Email/Salutation//**(%%)
53 +(% class="border" %)
54 +|=from the text |=further examples
55 +|Hi...
56 +How are you doing? |Dear Sophie
57 +
58 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving an opinion//**(%%)
59 +(% class="border" %)
60 +|=from the text |=further examples
61 +|In my opinion,… |I think …
62 +
63 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Ordering//**(%%)
64 +(% class="border" %)
65 +|=from the text |=further examples
18 18  |Another strong reason why…
19 19  Of course,…
20 -However,…
21 - |First / second / third
68 +However,… |First / second / third
22 22  What’s more,…
23 23  
24 -
25 -**//Giving examples//**
71 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving examples//**(%%)
26 26  (% class="border" %)
27 -|=from the text|=further examples
28 -|…, for example …, |…like…
73 +|=from the text |=further examples
74 +|…, for example …, |…like…
29 29  
30 -**//Drawing conclusions//**
76 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Drawing conclusions//**(%%)
31 31  (% class="border" %)
32 -|=from the text|=further examples
33 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
34 -All in all,...
78 +|=from the text |=further examples
79 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,…
80 +All in all,…
35 35  
36 -
37 -**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**
82 +(% style="color:blue" %)**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**(%%)
38 38  (% class="border" %)
39 -|=from the text|=further examples
84 +|=from the text |=further examples
40 40  |Take care…
41 -…write back soon.|Best regards,…
86 +…write back soon. |Best regards,…
42 42  Best,…
43 -All the best,…
88 +All the best,…
44 44  Cordially,…
45 45  Love,…
46 -Warm regards,…
91 +Warm regards,…
47 47