WRITING A PERSONAL LETTER
Greetings |
Set phrases for
opening paragraphs |
Set phrases for
closing paragraphs |
Signature endings |
Dear Tom
Dearest Jane
Hi/hello, Karen! |
How are you (doing)?
I hope you are fine
What have you been
up to?
I haven’t heard from
you for ages
It was nice to hear
from you
Thank you for your
letter
Sorry I haven’t
written for so long
It’s taken me ages
to reply but…
I’ve been meaning to
write back but
Just thought I’d
drop you a line |
Well, I think that’s
about it
Well, that’s all for
now
Well, I’d better
finish off here
I must go now
Write soon
Waiting for your
letter
I look forward to
hearing from you
See you soon
Keep in touch
Give my love/regards
to everyone |
Yours
Love
All my love
Best wishes
All the best
Lots of kisses
Take care
Bye for now |
WRITING A STORY
Time |
Before, before long,
when, as soon as, just as, the moment that, while, as, during, in the
meantime, immediately, after, afterwards, after that, later, some time
later; soon, then, next, in the beginning, at first, in the end,
finally, eventually, at last, until, by the time |
Concession
– Contrast |
Although, Even
though, in spite of, despite the fact that, However, no matter how/what,
whatever, but, while, whereas, Nevertheless, Regardless of, Apparently |
Result – Consequence |
So… that, such..
that, therefore, so, otherwise, for this reason, under the
circumstances, consequently, as a consequence, as a result |
Cause –
Reason |
Because (of), as,
since, due to, owing to |
Emphasis |
In fact, As a matter
of fact, Actually, To tell you the truth, Strangely enough |
WRITING AN ESSAY
Listing points |
Firstly, In the
first place, To begin/start with, On the one hand, Secondly, Thirdly,
Finally, Last but not least, One advantage of.. is, One disadvantage
of…is |
Adding more points |
In addition to this,
Furthermore, moreover, What is more, also, Apart from this, besides,
Another point worth mentioning is, On the other hand, Besides, both…
and, A further advantage of…is |
Giving an example |
For example, such
as, particularly, especially, take for instance.
|
Presenting the other
side of the argument |
Contrary to what
most people believe, As opposed to the above ideas, Some people
argue/believe, claim that…, Many people consider, |
Emphasizing |
In fact, As a matter
of fact |
Expressing result or
consequence |
Therefore, In this
case, For this reason, Consequently, As a result |
Summing up |
In conclusion, To
sum up, All in all, On the whole, All things considered, Taking
everything into account |
Giving your opinion |
In my opinion/view,
Personally, From my point of view, I am in favour of, My belief is that
, I (strongly) believe, I think, It seems to me that, etc.
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