Changes for page Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
Last modified by Eva-Maria Schindler on 2026/04/27 17:32
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edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
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To version 6.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 14:54
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... ... @@ -1,96 +1,56 @@ 1 -**Letter (formal)**// 2 - 3 -**//Starting the letter/Salutation//** 1 +**//Giving an opinion//** 4 4 (% class="border" %) 5 5 |=from the text|=further examples 6 -| DearSirorMadam,|Dear Mr / Mrs/ Ms,7 - Towhomit/this mayconcern,4 +|In my opinion...|I am sure... 5 +In my view... 8 8 9 -**// Givinganopinion//**7 +**//Transition//** 10 10 (% class="border" %) 11 11 |=from the text|=further examples 12 -|…, in my opinion,…|As far as I am concerned, … 10 +|The question arises...|This raises the issue of... 11 +This prompts the question... 13 13 14 14 **//Ordering//** 15 15 (% class="border" %) 16 16 |=from the text|=further examples 17 -|Another important aspect … 18 - |Another point worth shedding some light on… 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... 19 19 20 - 21 21 **//Giving examples//** 22 22 (% class="border" %) 23 23 |=from the text|=further examples 24 -|For example,… |To illustrate this point… 28 +|for instance 29 +for example|To illustrate this point... 30 +Look at... 25 25 26 26 **//Drawing conclusions//** 27 27 (% class="border" %) 28 28 |=from the text|=further examples 29 -|To conclude,… |Consequently,… 30 -As a consequence,… 31 -Thus,… 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... 32 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 42 **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** 43 43 (% class="border" %) 44 44 |=from the text|=further examples 45 -|I am writing to… 46 -The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. 47 -We look forward to meeting you. 48 - 49 - 50 -**Email (informal)**// 51 - 52 -**//Starting the Email/Salutation//** 53 -(% class="border" %) 54 -|=from the text|=further examples 55 -|Hi... 56 -How are you doing?|Dear Sophie 57 - 58 - 59 -**//Giving an opinion//** 60 -(% class="border" %) 61 -|=from the text|=further examples 62 -|In my opinion,…|I think … 63 - 64 -**//Ordering//** 65 -(% class="border" %) 66 -|=from the text|=further examples 67 -|Another strong reason why… 68 -Of course,… 69 -However,… 70 - |First / second / third 71 -What’s more,… 72 - 73 - 74 -**//Giving examples//** 75 -(% class="border" %) 76 -|=from the text|=further examples 77 -|…, for example …, |…like… 78 - 79 -**//Drawing conclusions//** 80 -(% class="border" %) 81 -|=from the text|=further examples 82 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,... 83 -All in all,... 84 - 85 - 86 -**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** 87 -(% class="border" %) 88 -|=from the text|=further examples 89 -|Take care… 90 -…write back soon.|Best regards,… 91 -Best,… 92 -All the best,… 93 -Cordially,… 94 -Love,… 95 -Warm regards,… 96 - 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