writing comes easy USEFUL LANGUAGE LETTERS AND EMAILS TO GIVE A REASON FOR WRITING
TO EXPRESS AN OPINION
Formal letters I am writing to inform you … I would like to apply for the position of … Informal letters/emails I’m glad to hear that … I was really happy to see you …
TO APOLOGISE
Formal letters I would like to apologise for ... I am terribly sorry for ... Informal letters/emails S orry I didn’t remember to ... P lease forgive me for ...
TO FINISH
Formal letters I would be grateful if you could ... I look forward to hearing from you. Informal letters/emails P lease write back if you ... A nyway, back to studying ...
ARTICLES AND ESSAYS
Personally speaking ... T o my mind ... A s I see it ... I f you ask me ... I ’m absolutely convinced that ... TO ASK FOR INFORMATION
Formal letters I would be grateful if you could … Could you possibly send me …? Informal letters/emails Can you ..., please? Would you mind telling me ...?
I would argue that ... I firmly believe that …
TO PRESENT ARGUMENTS
F irst of all ... I n the first place ... I ’d like to begin with ... I ’d like to begin by saying that ...
TO GIVE CONTRASTING ARGUMENTS
T he first thing to remember is that ... O ne argument is that ...
O n the other hand ... In contrast ... H owever ... Despite ... A t the same time ...
TO GIVE GOOD/BAD NEWS
Formal letters I am pleased to inform you that ... I regret to inform you that ... Informal letters/emails I‘m happy to say that ... Sorry but I can’t ...
O n the contrary ... A ll the same ... N evertheless ...
TO ADD ARGUMENTS
Secondly ... A nother advantage/ disadvantage is ... M oreover ... F urthermore ...
TO CONCLUDE
A ll in all ...
I n addition ... W hat is more ... O n top of that ...
O n the whole ... T o sum up ... I n conclusion ... T aking everything into consideration ... A ll things considered ... O n balance ...
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