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Greetings:
- Dear Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms / Dr + surname, (if you don’t know the name
of the person)
- Dear Sir, (If you do not know the name of the person, but it is a man)
- Dear Madam, (If you do not know the name of the person, but it is a
woman)
- Dear Sir or Madam, (if you don’t know the name of the person you are
writing to, or whether it is a man or a woman)
Sequencing ideas:
- Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly,
- Finally,
- Also, In addition,
Making enquiries:
- I would be interested to know…
- I wonder if you could send me…
- Would it be possible to tell me more about…?
Making complaints:
- I would like to express my dissatisfaction about…
Closing the letter:
- I look forward to your response/ to hearing from you
Saying goodbye:
- Yours sincerely, (If you know the name of the person you are writing)
*If you start with Dear Mr / Mrs / Miss / Dr, finish with Yours sincerely.
- Yours faithfully, (If you don’t know the name of the person you are
writing to)
*If you start with Dear Sir / Madam, finish with Yours faithfully.
● INFORMAL LETTER
● Greetings
- Hi
- Hello
● Thinking about the person you are writing to
- How is it going?
- I haven’t heard from you in ages
- What’s up?
● Apologizing
- I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages
● Suggesting
- How about…
- Why don’t you
● Adding information
- What else? Oh yes..
- Anyway, I
- Also
- As well
● Closing
- Love
- Take care
- See you soon
● OPINION ESSAY
● Giving an opinion:
- In my opinion
- From my point of view
- Personally, I think
- I disagree with
● Cause and result
- This is because
- As a result
- For this reason
- This means that…
● Addition
- Moreover (además)
- In addition
- Furthermore