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Greetings
Hi Peter!
Dearest Luke,
Hello Ann,
Dear Mathew,
DONT WRITE:
Dear cousin,
Dear brother,
Dear friend,
Signatures
Take care so much,
Bye for now,
Best wishes,
All my love,
Till next time!
Yours,
Regards,
Your friend,
All the best,
Lots of kisses,
So long!
See you soon,
Write back soon,
See you later,
Thank you!
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Hi Sakura,
I watched a great TV programme
I watched it with .I enjoyed it a lot because.and
Till next time,
(Your name)
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Yesterday you left your friends book on the bus when you
went home.
Write a note to her.
Say: What you lost.
When and where you lost it.
That you want to replace it.
Write a message to her now.
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You have travelled to a welcoming city for vacations last
October.
Write a postcard to your friend, Annie.
Say: What the weather was like.
What things you saw.
The most unforgettable activity you did there.
Write your postcard now.
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papers. This is non-profit stuff, I do not claim rights to the original publisher. All
rights go to their respective owners. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the
Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
You have lost your mp3 player. Write a notice to put on the wall
of your high school.
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papers. This is non-profit stuff, I do not claim rights to the original publisher. All
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Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
You have left your watch at your friend Peters house. Write a
note to him.
Ask him: If he had found it.
When you can go.
What time are you free to get it.
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Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
You bought brand-new clothes last week and you want to tell a
friend about it.
Write a message to your friend.
Say: Where exactly you bought it.
How much you paid for it.
Why you chose that piece of clothing.
Write your message now.
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You want to go and see your English friend, Pat, tomorrow. Write
an email to Pat.
Say: What you did yesterday.
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papers. This is non-profit stuff, I do not claim rights to the original publisher. All
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Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
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papers. This is non-profit stuff, I do not claim rights to the original publisher. All
rights go to their respective owners. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the
Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
You saw someone famous in your city last week. Write an email
to him/her.
Say: Which person you saw.
Where you were that day.
How you felt.
You are going to the shops. Write a note for your friend.
Tell him/her: Which shops you are going to.
What you are going to buy.
What time you will be back.
A friend of yours asks you about the music club you go to.
Write an email to your friend.
Say: Where it is.
What day it is.
What you do there.
Write your email now.
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You now live in a new house.
Write a note to a friend about your house.
Say: Where your house is.
Which room you like best and why.
You are living with a friend, Ann and her family. Last night you
did something bad.
Say: What you broke
How it happened
What you plan to do
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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Name
What it does
Full stop
(US: period)
Comma
Semi-colon
Colon
follows,
eg
list,
Quotation or
double speech
marks/inverted
commas
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
...
Ellipsis/trailing
dots
( )
Round brackets
Parentheses
[ ]
Square Brackets
Linking Words
The following list can help writers to link sentences to make a piece of
writing much more attracting, interesting and appealing to the eye of
test graders at high level of writing.
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
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Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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expressing time
adding contrast
stating resultconsequence
(purpose)
expressing causereason
laying emphasis
listing points
giving examples
adding information
summing up
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presenting opinion
Signing off
Open
paragraph
Reasons to write
your
DONT WRITE:
Dear cousin,
Dear brother,
Dear friend,
I havent heard from you for ages
I hope you are fine
I havent heard from you for such a long time
Its taken me ages to reply, but
It was nice to hear from you
Thanks for your letter
Many thanks for your letter
I hope everything is okay
Ive been meaning to write back, but
Thank you very much for your letter
What are you doing now?
Just thought to drop you a line
What is the latest are we on?
Whats up?
How are you?
How is it going?
What have you been up to?
Sorry I havent written for so long
I write to tell you that
I am writing to
This is just a quick note to say
I am writing to you in connection with
The reason I am writing is that of ing
I am writing with regard to
I am writing with regard to/in regard to/with
reference to
What I wanted to say is
I am writing to ask if you could inform me
about
Just a quick note to
I am/was interested in
I would appreciate some further information
about
I think thats all for today
I hope to hear from you at your earliest
convenience
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
Close
paragraph
your
Leave a signature
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit,
educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."
Inviting
Accepting invitation
Refusing invitation
(apologising)
Making
arrangements
Thanking
Congratulating
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Expressing
Preference
Comparing
Expressing
assumptions
Perhaps
Maybe
I am sure
Expressing Surprise
Expressing Regret
Asking
information
for
I regret ing
I regret not ing
If only I had
I wish I had
I should have done sth
If I had done sth, I would have done sth
I amreally sorry that I couldnt
I am writing to ask if you could inform me
about
I would appreciate some further information
about
Sorry I havent written for so long, but I ve
been having problems with
I need your advice because I dont know
what to do
Ive got a problem and Id like your advice
Im writing to ask for your advice
I hope you can help me with a problem (I
have)
What should I do?
Do you think I would be a good idea to ?
If you were me, what would you do?
If you were in my shoes, would you ?
What do you think of the problem/situation?
I feel helpless and dont know what to do
What do you suggest?
If I were you, I would
You could
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Making inquiries
(emails)
Replying enquiries
(e-mails)
Informing/giving
information
(emails)
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Complaining
Apologising
I am dissatisfied with
I feel I must complain about
It was completely different from
I feel it is absolutely unacceptable
The problem is
I must mention/point out that
To make matters worse
As if that wasnt bad enough
You failed to mention that
You led me to believe that
I
demand
an
immediate
action/a
replacement
It would be grateful If you could deal with
this matter immediately.
I would appreciate if we could sort this
matter out as soon as possible.
I am sure/am confident that this matter will
receive your prompt attention
I am afraid that if this matter is not dealt
with immediately, I will
Sorry about forgetting to tell you
Please forgive for making that mistake
I would like to apologise for arriving so late
It was silly of me to suggest that
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use
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Giving reasons
since,
as,
because,
because of,
due to (owing to)
in account of,
due to the fact that,
it is just because,
it is partly because,
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