LETTER

STRUCTURES AND EXPRESSIONS

A - GENERAL STRUCTURE OF AN EMAIL/A LETTER NOTE:

1. Greeting/Salutation
- Dear ...
2. Body
1st parapraph (starting your email, use one of the following phrases to
start your email)
- Thank you for your letter I am happy to get
- your email. How
2nd paragraph (focus on the main ideas and answer the questions as are you? I hope
requested, you can start by stating the reasons for writing) you and your
- Anyway, I was wondering about... family are well. I
am writing this
3. Conculusion letter to tell you
3rd paragraph about…
- I am looking forward to hearing from you. Write to me soon.

B – TYPES OF EMAIL/LETTER
B1. Formal
1. An email of complaint
2. An email of apology
3. An email of application
4. An email of giving information
5. An email of request
6. An email of giving opinions
B2. Informal
Useful phrases for the opening
- Thank you for your letter
- I was so surprised to hear that...
Other useful phrases
- I am writing this letter to tell about...
Closing
- Anyway, I must go and get on with my work
- Best wishes
LINKING WORDS
Adding information
- Furthermore
- Additonally
- In addition
- Not only… but also
- Also
- Moreover
- And
- As well as

Listing
- Firstly
- Secondly
- Thirdly
- Fourthly
- Finally, lastly, or last but not the least

Providing examples
- For instance
- For example
- To cite an example
- To illustrate
- Namely
- Such as
- In other words

Stressing and highlighting

- Specifically
- Especially
- In particular
- Particularly
- Obviously
- Clearly
- Of course

Consequences and results

- As a result
- Therefore
- Thus
- Consequently
- For this reason
- So
- Hence

Cause and reasons

- Due to
- Because
- Owing to
- As
- Since
Contrasts and concessions
- Nevertheless
- However
- On the other hand
- Admittedly
- Although
- Even though
- Despite
- But
- Although
- Still
- In spite of
- Alternatively
- In comparison
- By contrast

Conclusion
- To sum up
- To conclude
- In conclusion

Providing opinion
- I believe
- I admit
- In my opinion
- I think
- I agree/concur
WRITING PART 1

Information

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write to an English speaking-college regarding a course you intend to take. In your letter,
include:
- Ask questions regarding the cource
- Ask about the fee for the cource
- Confirm the fee quoted to you is correct when you will stay at the college hostel

Outline
Course entails

Dear Sir,
I am writing this letter to require about the English cource that I want to join. I am
interested in taking the cource and would like to know more information details about it.
First of all, I would like to ask what the course entails.