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Last modified by Martina Wagner on 2026/07/20 08:07
From version 6.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 14:54
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To version 16.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 11:52
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1 -**//Giving an opinion//**
1 +//**Letter (formal)**//
2 +
3 +**//Starting the letter/Salutation//**
2 2  (% class="border" %)
3 -|=from the text|=further examples
4 -|In my opinion...|I am sure...
5 -In my view...
5 +|=from the text |=further examples
6 +|Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms,
7 +To whom it/this may concern,
6 6  
7 -**//Transition//**
9 +**//Giving an opinion//**
8 8  (% class="border" %)
9 -|=from the text|=further examples
10 -|The question arises...|This raises the issue of...
11 -This prompts the question...
11 +|=from the text |=further examples
12 +|…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, …
12 12  
13 13  **//Ordering//**
14 14  (% class="border" %)
15 -|=from the text|=further examples
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...
16 +|=from the text |=further examples
17 +|Another important aspect … |Another point worth shedding some light on…
24 24  
25 25  **//Giving examples//**
26 26  (% class="border" %)
27 -|=from the text|=further examples
28 -|for instance
29 -for example|To illustrate this point...
30 -Look at...
21 +|=from the text |=further examples
22 +|For example,… |To illustrate this point…
31 31  
32 32  **//Drawing conclusions//**
33 33  (% class="border" %)
34 -|=from the text|=further examples
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...
26 +|=from the text |=further examples
27 +|To conclude,… |Consequently,…
28 +As a consequence,…
29 +Thus,…
44 44  
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 +
45 45  **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**
46 46  (% 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.
45 +We look forward to meeting you.
46 +
47 +
48 +//**Email (informal)**//
49 +
50 +**//Starting the Email/Salutation//**
51 +(% class="border" %)
52 +|=from the text |=further examples
53 +|Hi...
54 +How are you doing? |Dear Sophie
55 +
56 +**//Giving an opinion//**
57 +(% class="border" %)
47 47  |=from the text|=further examples
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
59 +|In my opinion,…|I think …
60 +
61 +**//Ordering//**
62 +(% class="border" %)
63 +|=from the text |=further examples
64 +|Another strong reason why…
65 +Of course,…
66 +However,… |First / second / third What’s more,…
67 +
68 +**//Giving examples//**
69 +(% class="border" %)
70 +|=from the text |=further examples
71 +|…, for example …, |…like…
72 +
73 +**//Drawing conclusions//**
74 +(% class="border" %)
75 +|=from the text |=further examples
76 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
77 +All in all,...
78 +
79 +**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**
80 +(% class="border" %)
81 +|=from the text |=further examples
82 +|Take care…
83 +…write back soon. |Best regards,…
84 +Best,…
85 +All the best,…
86 +Cordially,…
87 +Love,…
88 +Warm regards,…
89 +