Changes for page Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
Last modified by Martina Wagner on 2026/07/20 08:07
From version 22.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 12:27
on 2026/06/19 12:27
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To version 7.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 14:57
on 2026/04/27 14:57
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... ... @@ -1,91 +9,57 @@ 1 -(% style="color:red" %)**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 -|=from the text |=further examples 12 -|…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, … 3 +|=from the text|=further examples 4 +|Hi... 5 +How are you doing?|Dear Sophie 13 13 14 -**//Ordering//** 15 -(% class="border" %) 16 -|=from the text |=further examples 17 -|Another important aspect … |Another point worth 18 -shedding some light on… 19 19 20 -**// Giving examples//**8 +**//Transition//** 21 21 (% class="border" %) 22 -|=from the text |=further examples 23 -|For example,… |To illustrate this point… 10 +|=from the text|=further examples 11 +|The question arises...|This raises the issue of... 12 +This prompts the question... 24 24 25 -**//Drawing conclusions//** 26 -(% class="border" %) 27 -|=from the text |=further examples 28 -|To conclude,… |Consequently,… 29 -As a consequence,… 30 -Thus,… 31 - 32 -**//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 -**//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 from you soon. 46 -We look forward to meeting you. 47 - 48 - 49 -(% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%) 50 - 51 -**//Starting the Email/Salutation//** 52 -(% class="border" %) 53 -|=from the text |=further examples 54 -|Hi... 55 -How are you doing? |Dear Sophie 56 - 57 -**//Giving an opinion//** 58 -(% class="border" %) 59 -|=from the text |=further examples 60 -|In my opinion,… |I think … 61 - 62 62 **//Ordering//** 63 63 (% class="border" %) 64 -|=from the text |=further examples 65 -|Another strong reason why… 66 -Of course,… 67 -However,… |First / second / third 68 -What’s more,… 16 +|=from the text|=further examples 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... 69 69 70 70 **//Giving examples//** 71 71 (% class="border" %) 72 -|=from the text |=further examples 73 -|…, for example …, |…like… 28 +|=from the text|=further examples 29 +|for instance 30 +for example|To illustrate this point... 31 +Look at... 74 74 75 75 **//Drawing conclusions//** 76 76 (% class="border" %) 77 -|=from the text |=further examples 78 -|To sum up,… |On the whole,... 79 -All in all,... 35 +|=from the text|=further examples 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... 80 80 81 -**// Ending theEmail/Complimentaryclose//**46 +**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** 82 82 (% class="border" %) 83 -|=from the text |=further examples 84 -|Take care… 85 -…write back soon. |Best regards,… 86 -Best,… 87 -All the best,… 88 -Cordially,… 89 -Love,… 90 -Warm regards,… 91 - 48 +|=from the text|=further examples 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