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Last modified by Martina Wagner on 2026/07/20 08:07
From version 20.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 12:22
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To version 11.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 17:20
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1 -(% style="color:red" %)**Letter (formal)**(%%)
1 +**Email (informal)**//Text in Italics//
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 shedding some light on…
18 -
19 -**//Giving examples//**
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21 -|=from the text |=further examples
22 -|For example,… |To illustrate this point…
23 -
24 -**//Drawing conclusions//**
25 -(% class="border" %)
26 -|=from the text |=further examples
27 -|To conclude,… |Consequently,…
28 -As a consequence,…
29 -Thus,…
30 -
31 -**//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//**
32 -(% class="border" %)
33 -|=from the text |=further examples
34 -|Yours faithfully,.. |Yours sincerely,…
35 -Sincerely yours,…
36 -Best regards,…
37 -Best,…
38 -Kind regards,…
39 -
40 -**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**
41 -(% class="border" %)
42 -|=from the text |=further examples
43 -|I am writing to…
44 -The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. We look forward to meeting you.
45 -
46 -
47 -(% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%)
48 -
49 49  **//Starting the Email/Salutation//**
50 50  (% class="border" %)
51 -|=from the text |=further examples
5 +|=from the text|=further examples
52 52  |Hi...
53 -How are you doing? |Dear Sophie
7 +How are you doing?|Dear Sophie
54 54  
9 +
55 55  **//Giving an opinion//**
56 56  (% class="border" %)
57 -|=from the text |=further examples
58 -|In my opinion,… |I think …
12 +|=from the text|=further examples
13 +|In my opinion,…|I think …
59 59  
60 60  **//Ordering//**
61 61  (% class="border" %)
62 -|=from the text |=further examples
17 +|=from the text|=further examples
63 63  |Another strong reason why…
64 64  Of course,…
65 -However,… |First / second / third What’s more,…
20 +However,…
21 + |First / second / third
22 +What’s more,…
66 66  
24 +
67 67  **//Giving examples//**
68 68  (% class="border" %)
69 -|=from the text |=further examples
70 -|…, for example …, |…like…
27 +|=from the text|=further examples
28 +|…, for example …, |…like…
71 71  
72 72  **//Drawing conclusions//**
73 73  (% class="border" %)
74 -|=from the text |=further examples
75 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
32 +|=from the text|=further examples
33 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
76 76  All in all,...
77 77  
36 +
78 78  **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**
79 79  (% class="border" %)
80 -|=from the text |=further examples
39 +|=from the text|=further examples
81 81  |Take care…
82 -…write back soon. |Best regards,…
41 +…write back soon.|Best regards,…
83 83  Best,…
84 84  All the best,…
85 85  Cordially,…