USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
ESSAY ARTICLE
Expressions to present an idea
Many people feel that …
First and foremost …
It is widely believed that …
Expressions to contrast ideas
On the one hand … on the other hand …
I personally feel that …
Nevertheless …
Even though …
However, …
Although …
Expressions to organise and link
ideas
First of all, secondly, in addition,
Finally, to summarize, and concluding
Moreover, furthermore, however,
As a result …
Therefore …
Consequently …
REPORT
Heading / title Introduction
Be creative and choose and interesting The aim / purpose of this report is to
title consider /suggest …
This report is intended to show / discuss /
Expressions to begin outline …
Did you know …? In this report I will …
What would you do if …?
Have you ever …? Expression to recommend and
I must tell you about … suggest ideas
You wouldn’t believe … Having considered the options, …
Can you imagine …? You may wish to consider …
I would like to suggest / recommend …
Expressions to develop and add ideas It would be (highly) advisable to …
I must also mention … The best solution / ideas would seem to
On top of that … be …
For a start / Secondly / Thirdly / Finally Apart from this / In addition to this
Apart from that … Another point to consider is that …
Expressions to conclude with a Expressions to talk about results
personal opinion Reporting results: Most people seem to…
Personally, I think / find / believe … It appears that the majority of …
For me / To me … Not surprisingly, …
It seems to me … According to …
One thing I love / remember …
Expressions to finish the report
All things considered, …
We have no hesitation in recommending
…
 LETTER OF APPLICATION
Reason to write
I am writing with reference / in response
to your advertisement
I am writing in connection with your
advertisement in …
I would like to apply for the position of …
which I saw advertised …
One of my reasons for applying is …
Expressions to refer to the
experience and/or CV
At the present I am …. working for / a
student at
I have a good … knowledge of …
I am currently working as …
I worked part / full time for three years
as …
At the moment I am employed by …
My qualifications include …
Please find attached my CV
As you can see from the attached CV, …
Expressions to finish
Thank you for considering my application
I would be grateful / free/ able to attend
the interview / provide reference
I look forward to hearing from you in the
near future
Please do not hesitate to contact me
if/should you require further information.
I’m available for an interview at your
convenience
FORMAL LETTER OR EMAIL
Dear Mr / Mrs (surname)
Dear Sir / Madam
Reason to write
I am writing to…
I am writing with regard to …
I am writing on behalf of …
Expressions to make questions
I would be grateful if …
I would particularly like to know …
I would be interested in having more
details about …
I wonder if you could …
Could you …?
Could you tell me something about …?
Expressions to refer to a letter
As you stated in your letter, …
Regarding …
Concerning …
With regard to …
Expressions to finish the letter
I look forward to hearing from you
If you require any further information,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please contact me if you have any further
questions
INFORMAL LETTER OR EMAIL
Introduction
Thank you / many thanks for your (recent
/ last) letter/postcard
It was good / nice to hear from you
recently
It’s ages since I haven’t heard from you
Expressions to make questions
Hi! / how are the things?
How are you?
How is it going?
Expressions to refer to news
previously mentioned
It’s good to hear …
Glad to hear …
Sorry to hear about …
Expressions to apologise
I’m writing to apologize for …
I’m really sorry that …
Expressions to give news
Did I tell you about …?
You’ll never believe what …
Oh, another thing …
This is just to let you know that …
I thought you might be interested to hear
about / know that …
By the way, have you heard about / did
you know that …?
Requests
I’m writing to ask for your help
I wonder if / I was wondering if you could
help me / do me a favour
I hope you don’t mind me asking but
could you …?
I’d be terribly grateful if you could …

Thank you / Congratulations

I’m writing to thank you for …
It was so kind of you to invite me to …
I really appreciated …
Congratulations on …
I wish you good luck in / with

Suggestions
Why don’t you …?
How about (+ -ing) …?
Don’t forget to …

To say goodbye
Give my love / regards to …
Say hello to …
Hope to hear from you soon
See you soon!
Write soon!
Once again, thank you for all your help

Signing off
Love,
Lots of love
Best wishes