WRITING: EMAIL

GREETINGS:
Hi John,
Hello John,
Dear John,

OPENINGS:
Thanks a lot for writing! It’s nice / great / good to read your
email.
Thank you very much for your
email. I’m so glad to hear from you
Thanks for your email; it is great to It’s great to have news from you
hear from you
I’m sorry to hear that…
It was good to receive your email.
I’m glad to hear your news.
It’s great to hear that…

ENDINGS:
I am looking forward to hearing from you
I hope to hear from you soon
I hope you write back soon
See you soon

GOODBYES:
Best wishes,
Kind regards,
Take care,
Sincerely,
Love,
All my love,
Regards,
 WRITING: ARTICLE
INVOLVING THE READER
Have you ever thought about…? Just think for a moment…
How would you feel if …? Just imagine…
What do you thing about…? Imagine that…
Are you one of those people who What about you?
…?

DEVELOPING YOUR POINTS

Another advantage of …
On top of all that…
What is more, …
Above all,,,
The reason I think this is…
The reason I feel this way is…

GIVING YOUR OPINION

In my opinion, …
As far as I am concerned, …
From my point of view, …
As for me / As to me, …
My view / opinion / belief is that …
I am sure / I am certain that …
I think / consider / find / feel / believe
/ suppose / presume / assume /
reckon that …

MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

It would be a good idea to… How about… ?
Wouldn’t it be better to…? Shouldn’t we… ?
Why don’t we…? Let’s consider…
What about… ? Why not… ?

WRITING: STORY
WAYS TO START YOUR STORY
One day…
At the beginning…
When it all began…
It all started…
It was a hot/cold/ summer/winter day

TIME PHRASES
Firstly, secondly, thirdly Later
Then Just then
As soon as Suddenly
While All of a sudden
Meanwhile Unexpectedly
At the moment At the same time
In the meantime As soon as
Some time later

WAYS OF ENDING THE STORY

In the end
Finally
Eventually
When it all ended
When it was all over
After all of that
After everything that had happened
At the end of the day