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 13.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 17:31
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... ... @@ -1,57 +1,97 @@ 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 + 1 1 **//Giving an opinion//** 2 2 (% class="border" %) 3 3 |=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 4 4 |Hi... 5 5 How are you doing?|Dear Sophie 6 6 7 7 8 -**// Transition//**60 +**//Giving an opinion//** 9 9 (% class="border" %) 10 10 |=from the text|=further examples 11 -|The question arises...|This raises the issue of... 12 -This prompts the question... 63 +|In my opinion,…|I think … 13 13 14 14 **//Ordering//** 15 15 (% class="border" %) 16 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... 68 +|Another strong reason why… 69 +Of course,… 70 +However,… 71 + |First / second / third 72 +What’s more,… 25 25 74 + 26 26 **//Giving examples//** 27 27 (% class="border" %) 28 28 |=from the text|=further examples 29 -|for instance 30 -for example|To illustrate this point... 31 -Look at... 78 +|…, for example …, |…like… 32 32 33 33 **//Drawing conclusions//** 34 34 (% class="border" %) 35 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... 83 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,... 84 +All in all,... 45 45 46 -**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** 86 + 87 +**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** 47 47 (% class="border" %) 48 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 90 +|Take care… 91 +…write back soon.|Best regards,… 92 +Best,… 93 +All the best,… 94 +Cordially,… 95 +Love,… 96 +Warm regards,… 97 +