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USEFUL SENTENCES Opening paragraph - I was / thrilled / pleased / to receive your letter - I'm sorry I didn't write before but I have been busy…. - I'm sorry I haven't written to you for such a long time. - Thank you for answering my letter so quickly. - I'm writing this letter to tell you that…. - I want you to be the first person to know about… - You will never guess what happened to me! - I have great news to tell you! - I'm worried because I haven't heard from you for a long time. Closing paragraph - I'm looking forward to / hearing from you / meeting you soon. - Answer me as soon as you / get / receive this letter. - Give my best wishes to your family - Best wishes to ….. - I miss you and hope to see you soon. - Don't be lazy, write soon. COMPOSITION Main Connectors RESULT – SUMMARY So – therefore – as a result – thus – consequently – accordingly – in
this way –
in short – in brief … CONCESSION However – nevertheless
– despite – in spite of – yet – although – though – still … CONTRAST Instead – in comparison
– on the contrary – but – on ( the ) one hand – on the other hand – by contrast – whereas
– otherwise – notwithstanding … ADDITION Similarly – likewise – in the same way… - Many people claim that… - The prevailing opinion is that…. - It is true that…. - This is not an exaggeration … even though… - I tend to dis/agree with … - In conclusion – to conclude - I can understand…, however, … - When discussing the issue of …we should take into
consideration factors such as… and…. . Yet we / must not forget the importance /
should keep in mind.. - As we have seen/will see, there are ( at least ) two sides to this issue. -
I am convinced that we can / deal with this situation /improve this situation / solve this problem… - This is an issue that / can be solved / must
be faced … - Another
aspect of the issue is… - In my opinion, the advantages of… far outweigh
the disadvantages… - We can argue that… but… - Personally I am
in favor of…..
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