I am writing to inform you about I am writing to let you know that

To conclude To sum up So

I am writing to I am writing in response to your letter

I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch. I hope you and your family are well. It was nice to hear from you recently. It’s ages since I have heard from you.

Give a sentence or two about the topic in general ; a question which you will answer in your essay

In this report i will be outlining... The aim of this report In order to prepare this report ...

To——— subject—- greeting—— intro—- main body1- main body2- conclusion—— sign off

Summarise the plot setting. Say something about the main characters. Say something about the content.

I am writing to complain about I regret to inform you of my bad experience with... You said.... but in fact what happened... We were supposed to.... whereas

If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at the above address.

Why don’t you....? Maybe you could.....? How about.....? It’d be a great idea to....

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