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Last modified by Eva-Maria Schindler on 2026/04/27 17:32
From version 11.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 17:20
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To version 6.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 14:54
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1 -**Email (informal)**//Text in Italics//
2 -
3 -**//Starting the Email/Salutation//**
1 +**//Giving an opinion//**
4 4  (% class="border" %)
5 5  |=from the text|=further examples
6 -|Hi...
7 -How are you doing?|Dear Sophie
4 +|In my opinion...|I am sure...
5 +In my view...
8 8  
9 -
10 -**//Giving an opinion//**
7 +**//Transition//**
11 11  (% class="border" %)
12 12  |=from the text|=further examples
13 -|In my opinion,…|I think …
10 +|The question arises...|This raises the issue of...
11 +This prompts the question...
14 14  
15 15  **//Ordering//**
16 16  (% class="border" %)
17 17  |=from the text|=further examples
18 -|Another strong reason why…
19 -Of course,…
20 -However,…
21 - |First / second / third
22 -What’s more,…
16 +|One of the greatest advantages...
17 +Another significant benefit...
18 +also...
19 +In addition,...
20 +Finally,... |To begin with...
21 +Firstly, … Secondly, …
22 +A second argument...
23 +A further point...
23 23  
24 -
25 25  **//Giving examples//**
26 26  (% class="border" %)
27 27  |=from the text|=further examples
28 -|…, for example …, |…like…
28 +|for instance
29 +for example|To illustrate this point...
30 +Look at...
29 29  
30 30  **//Drawing conclusions//**
31 31  (% class="border" %)
32 32  |=from the text|=further examples
33 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
34 -All in all,...
35 +|Thus...
36 +This shows...
37 +This … helps...
38 +This creates...
39 +In conclusion...
40 +by doing so...|This is why...
41 +To conclude...
42 +As a result,...
43 +In a nutshell...
35 35  
36 -
37 -**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**
45 +**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**
38 38  (% class="border" %)
39 39  |=from the text|=further examples
40 -|Take care…
41 -…write back soon.|Best regards,…
42 -Best,…
43 -All the best,…
44 -Cordially,…
45 -Love,…
46 -Warm regards,…
47 -
48 +|great advantage
49 +significant benefit
50 +to increase awareness
51 +to benefit from
52 +to give rise to
53 +to gain recognition
54 +to find comfort|a major/serious drawback
55 +to deal with the issue of
56 +to raise an important question