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Last modified by Martina Wagner on 2026/07/20 08:07
From version 7.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 14:57
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To version 17.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 11:53
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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 -|=from the text|=further examples
4 -|Hi...
5 -How are you doing?|Dear Sophie
11 +|=from the text |=further examples
12 +|…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, …
6 6  
14 +**//Ordering//**
15 +(% class="border" %)
16 +|=from the text |=further examples
17 +|Another important aspect … |Another point worth shedding some light on…
7 7  
8 -**//Transition//**
19 +**//Giving examples//**
9 9  (% class="border" %)
10 -|=from the text|=further examples
11 -|The question arises...|This raises the issue of...
12 -This prompts the question...
21 +|=from the text |=further examples
22 +|For example,… |To illustrate this point…
13 13  
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.
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" %)
58 +|=from the text |=further examples
59 +|In my opinion,… |I think …
60 +
14 14  **//Ordering//**
15 15  (% class="border" %)
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...
63 +|=from the text |=further examples
64 +|Another strong reason why…
65 +Of course,…
66 +However,… |First / second / third What’s more,…
25 25  
26 26  **//Giving examples//**
27 27  (% class="border" %)
28 -|=from the text|=further examples
29 -|for instance
30 -for example|To illustrate this point...
31 -Look at...
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71 +|…, for example …, |…like…
32 32  
33 33  **//Drawing conclusions//**
34 34  (% class="border" %)
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...
75 +|=from the text |=further examples
76 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,...
77 +All in all,...
45 45  
46 -**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**
79 +**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**
47 47  (% class="border" %)
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
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 +