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Teacher Ezzah’s Note (ESSAY – PART 1)

INFORMAL EMAIL

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From :
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Hi/ Dear/ To/ Hey …….,

[ How are you? /How are you going? /I hope you're well. ] [Thanks for your email/ It was
great to hear from you /I enjoyed reading your email]. [I'm so happy to hear about you/
your…………./ I am really sorry to hear that you / your…………. ].

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[I would be grateful if you could send me the photos at the …(event)… / I would really
appreciate it if you could send me the photos at the ..(event)… .] [Give my love/regards to your
family / Say hello to the kids for me / Thanks again for your help /I hope to hear from you soon /See
you soon. / Write soon. / Keep in touch!]

Bye.

Love, / Lots of love, /Best wishes, /Yours, /All the best,

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Idioms in English letters and e-mails

1. Idioms in sentences 2. Work and occupation

I have been busy at work again working long
days.
We have a plan which will be put into action.
One piece of good news to come out of this
week is ...
We drove the car until the tank ran dry.
That brings me on to something else.
It is a saying that we have here.
It only leaves me now to wish you ...
We have given this a lot of thought.
The outline of one's life story.
We talked about the "good old days."
My next communication will be on the e-mail.
We have been having many problems.
It is a well quoted phrase in this country.
How are you both, we trust you are well.
to resolve some queries on a particular large
project
My employer took me out for a good lunch.
I assume that all is progresseing well.
This is very good news.
This would not cause us any problems at all.
We look forward to hearing from you again on
this situation.
I was tidying up our study last week.
It appears to be.
I spent more time going over things than
actually producing new work.
to be familiar with something to sort out one's
problem
My expertise is constantly in demand.
We would not have ignored your situation, if
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Teacher Ezzah’s Note (ESSAY – PART 1)
Hello again as we approach the end of another
year
3. Free time activities
My spare time has been very short.
That will give me a lot more leisure time than I
have now.
I have a few hours on my bicycle at the
weekend.
We were having an overnight stop on our way.
... to spend a long evening over a splendid
dinner ...
to sort and pack things into the car ...
to take two days off of the week
We have another holiday coming up next
month.
But the good news is that "we are slowly
getting there".
We seem to have a busy schedule over the next
few days.
It is good that we are both connected on the e-
mail again.
So we have to sort and pack our things into the
car.
This would not cause us any problems at all.
6. Health care and the house
... to be pestered by ...
Older people should keep a close eye on their
health if they want to have a long life.
It has been medically proven that one or two
glasses of red wine a day is good for you also.
We trust that you are both well. We have some
windows that are in need of replacement.
We are considering installing those windows
made with plastic frames.
We have spoken to many manufactures.
They do need some works to be done to it.
They seem to be the "best buy".
Two weeks ago my mother suffered two
strokes.
She was left with no feeling in her left arm and
unable to walk.
we were aware of it.
7. Weather
... a long period without any appreciable
rainfall.
Have experienced floods because so much rain
came in a very short time.
Good weather is the main ingredient of an
enjoyable holiday.
Weather here is very unpredictable.
8. Seasons/Holidays
Summer season is now under way.
The autumn season almost appears to have
been by-passed.
As if over night, we seem to be plunged into the
start of winter with low temperatures.
Christmas is almost upon us yet again.
Christmas has crept up on us ... there are only a
few weeks left to prepare for it.
Weather is very "Christmassy" this year with
some snowfalls and sharp morning frosts upon
us already.
There are many theories linking this to global
warming.
The theories of global warming are being
questioned.
So we have now reached the Christmas break
when I can put work to one side for a while
whilst I use up the few days of holiday time that
I have left.
9. Time
I have tried to keep up with the year's events.
It takes up a lot of time.
We enjoy the slow pace of life.
We all need to relax and unwind even more
these days.
I hope to work less hours each week for less
pay.
It will take a while for everyone to settle down.
We have the next event coming up soon.
The delivery period is approximately four
months.
We will speak about this and arrange dates in
the future.
We will return to the same people that we
stayed with earlier in the year.
We enjoy a relaxed time and catch up on
reading our books.
Before this letter runs into the next page, we
will say goodbye for now.
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