Changes for page Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
Last modified by Eva-Maria Schindler on 2026/04/27 17:32
From version 13.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
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To version 7.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 14:57
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... ... @@ -1,97 +9,57 @@ 1 -**Letter (formal)**// 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 9 **//Giving an opinion//** 10 10 (% class="border" %) 11 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 … 18 - |Another point worth shedding some light on… 19 - 20 - 21 -**//Giving examples//** 22 -(% class="border" %) 23 -|=from the text|=further examples 24 -|For example,… |To illustrate this point… 25 - 26 -**//Drawing conclusions//** 27 -(% class="border" %) 28 -|=from the text|=further examples 29 -|To conclude,… |Consequently,… 30 -As a consequence,… 31 -Thus,… 32 - 33 -**//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//** 34 -(% class="border" %) 35 -|=from the text|=further examples 36 -|Yours faithfully,..|Yours sincerely,… 37 -Sincerely yours,… 38 -Best regards,… 39 -Best,… 40 -Kind regards,… 41 - 42 -**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** 43 -(% class="border" %) 44 -|=from the text|=further examples 45 -|I am writing to… 46 -The main reason why… 47 -|I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. 48 -We look forward to meeting you. 49 - 50 - 51 -**Email (informal)**// 52 - 53 -**//Starting the Email/Salutation//** 54 -(% class="border" %) 55 -|=from the text|=further examples 56 56 |Hi... 57 57 How are you doing?|Dear Sophie 58 58 59 59 60 -**// Givinganopinion//**8 +**//Transition//** 61 61 (% class="border" %) 62 62 |=from the text|=further examples 63 -|In my opinion,…|I think … 11 +|The question arises...|This raises the issue of... 12 +This prompts the question... 64 64 65 65 **//Ordering//** 66 66 (% class="border" %) 67 67 |=from the text|=further examples 68 -|Another strong reason why… 69 -Of course,… 70 -However,… 71 - |First / second / third 72 -What’s more,… 17 +|One of the greatest advantages... 18 +Another significant benefit... 19 +also... 20 +In addition,... 21 +Finally,... |To begin with... 22 +Firstly, … Secondly, … 23 +A second argument... 24 +A further point... 73 73 74 - 75 75 **//Giving examples//** 76 76 (% class="border" %) 77 77 |=from the text|=further examples 78 -|…, for example …, |…like… 29 +|for instance 30 +for example|To illustrate this point... 31 +Look at... 79 79 80 80 **//Drawing conclusions//** 81 81 (% class="border" %) 82 82 |=from the text|=further examples 83 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,... 84 -All in all,... 36 +|Thus... 37 +This shows... 38 +This … helps... 39 +This creates... 40 +In conclusion... 41 +by doing so...|This is why... 42 +To conclude... 43 +As a result,... 44 +In a nutshell... 85 85 86 - 87 -**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** 46 +**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** 88 88 (% class="border" %) 89 89 |=from the text|=further examples 90 -|Take care… 91 -…write back soon.|Best regards,… 92 -Best,… 93 -All the best,… 94 -Cordially,… 95 -Love,… 96 -Warm regards,… 97 - 49 +|great advantage 50 +significant benefit 51 +to increase awareness 52 +to benefit from 53 +to give rise to 54 +to gain recognition 55 +to find comfort|a major/serious drawback 56 +to deal with the issue of 57 +to raise an important question
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