Letter Type Asking Information

Greeting

I am writing to ask if you would be so

generous as to...
I am writing to request your kind
permission for..
I wonder if I might ask you for your
Opeining of the lettevaluable advice concerning..

Could you also provide the details of..

I would also like to know..
Body of the letter In addition, could you tell me..

I hope my request will not

inconvenience you too much.
I appreciate your time and attention to
this matter.
Thank you in advance for your kind
Closing of the letter cooperation.
Farewell
Giving Information
I am writing in response to your enquiry I regret to inform you how dissappointed
about..
I am writing with regards to..
I am writing to advise you that..
Please find enclosed a..
May I bring to your attention..
The following information may be of use
to you..
I would also like to draw to your
attention..
I hope that this information will be of
some assistance.
Please donot hesitate to contact me if
you have any further questions.
Please donot hesistate to contact me
should you require further assistance.
Making a complaint
I am writing to express my
dissatisfaction with..
I was with..
I am writing to draw your attention to
the problem of..
I would like to draw to your attention..
I would like to respectfully point out
that..
In order to rectify the situation, I will
I hope this matter will be resolved as
soon as possible.
I hope this matter will receive your
immediate attention.
I would like to request full compensation
for..
Making an apology Thanking Someone

I am writing to thank you for..

I am writing to express my gratitude
I am writing to sincerely apologize for.. for..
Please accept my profuse apologizes for.. I would like to tell how cheerful I felt
I would like to apologize for.. when..

I am sorry that I am unable to..

Regrettably, I cannot..

Please allow me to offer compensation

for.. I am indeed indebted to you for..
I insist on making up for your I very much appreciated your..
inconvenience by.. I am extremely grateful to you for..

Once again, my apologizes for the

inconvenience caused. Once again thank you for..
I hope that you will accept my apologizes. Once again I really appreciated the..
I hope that you can overlook this I would like to once again express my
regrettable error. gratitude for..
ESSAY TYPE
Task

Introduction
Body Paragraph 1

Body Paragraph 2
Conclusion
Agree/Disagree Problems/Causes and Solutions
This type of questions asks you to say whether you agree or disagree with a given statement and justify your opinion

Sentence 1 - paraphrase the statement

It is often argued that it is more
advantageous to choose a job with high
wage, even if it doesn't appeal to you at all.

Rising global temperatures and human

health and fitness issues are often viewed Sentence 1- Paraphrase question
as being caused by the expanding use of
automobiles. Sentence 2- Outline sentence

Sentence 2 - Thesis Statement - say

whether you agree or disagree with it and
extend your opinion:

This essay agrees that.. or this essay

disagrees that..

I completely disagree with this opinion

and think that job satisfaction is much
more important than salary.

This essay agrees that increasing use of

motor vehicles is contributing to rising
global temperatures and certain health
issues. The main cause(s) of this issue is..

Outline statement
Firstly, this essay will discuss the
production of greenhouse gases by
vehicles and secondly, it will discuss other This essay will analyse the principal
toxic chemicals released by internal causes/reasons and offer solutions to
combustion engines. this issue.

Topic sentence (state your main point)

Explain topic sentence Explanation (What
does your main point mean? Why have
you included it? How does it answer the
question?)

Example (A specific example that

illustrates your main point)

Topic sentence (state your main point)

I think more people are traveling because
people are earning more money these days
and they can afford to travel.

Explain topic sentence Explanation (What

does your main point mean? Why have
you included it? How does it answer the
question?)
Additionally, flights are much cheaper
than they were in the past. Moreover,
people have very stressful lives these days
and need to go on holiday. Furthermore,
children expect to be taken on holiday
when they are off school during the
summer. Finally, it is good for the family
to spend time with one another.

Example (A specific example that

illustrates your main point)
For instance, a recent poll by the UK
Government found that 68% of people
who attended single sex schools would
have preferred to have gone to a mixed
school.
You can make your example more specific
by adding:

dates
place/business/university names
names of people
statistics
Summarise main ideas
Restating the main points of your essay
In conclusion, this essay supports the idea
that teenagers ought to be taught
functional subjects like financial planning

Reiterate opinion
Varying your vocabulary by paraphrasing
because it helps them in adulthood and a lack
of education related to these topics can have
serious consequences.

In conclusion, this essay supports the idea

that teenagers ought to be taught functional
subjects like financial planning because it
helps them in adulthood and a lack of
education related to these topics can have
serious consequences. It is recommended that
governments make this a compulsory part of
the education system.

In conclusion, this essay acknowledges that

technological progress does jeopardise the
planet, but cutting-edge discoveries can
actually halt and even heal this destruction. It
is predicted that climate change will be
successfully tackled with such inventions.
 Advantages and Disadvantages Discussion (Discuss Both Views)
given statement and justify your opinion.

Sentence 1- Paraphrase Question

The principal advantage(s) is (xxxxx) Sentence 2- State Both Points of View

and the main disadvantage is (xxxxxx).
Sentence 2- Thesis Statement

This essay will first discuss the (main

advantage(s)) followed by an analysis of
the (main disadvantage(s)). Sentence 3- Outline Sentence

Sentence 1- State first viewpoint

Sentence 2- Discuss first viewpoint

Supporting Paragraph 1 (Advantages) Sentence 3- Reason why you agree or

disagree with viewpoint
Sentence 3- Topic sentence (Advantage
1) Sentence 4- Example to support your
view
Sentence 4- Explain how this is an
advantage

Sentence 5- Example

Sentence 1- State second viewpoint

Sentence 2- Discuss second viewpoint

Sentence 3- Reason why you agree or

disagree with viewpoint

Sentence 6- Topic sentence Sentence 4- Example to support your

(Disadvantage 1) view

Sentence 7- Explain how this is a

disadvantage

Sentence 8- Example
Sentence 1- Summary

Sentence 2- State which one is better or

more important
 Do the advantages of this outweigh the
disadvantages?
Double Questions (Two Questions)