Writing examples

WRITING
INFORMAL E-MAIL OR LETTER
1. Openings and closings:
 Hi Tom, ….. Cheers
 Dear Tom, …. Lots of love
2. Initial greetings
 It was great to hear from you.
 Thanks for writing to me
3. Congratulations
 Well done!
 Congratulations!
4. Opinion
 In my opinion …
 To my mind …
 My own thoughts are…
5. Advice/suggestion
 What not try…
 What about trying…
 You could…
 If I were you…
6. Linkers
 Moreover (Además)
 Furthermore (Además)
 Also (También)
 Besides (Además)
 As well as
 …
7. Endings
 I hope to hear from you soon,….. Best wished
 I look forward to hearing from you.
 Keep in touch

Hi Chris,
Thanks for writing to me it’s great to hear from you, I am looking forward to see you.
As you know l really like to listen to music and it could be fantastic if we go to your friend’s concert. I have never
been in your city so I prefer to take a trip down the river and see some places, besides I can see football matches
every weekend here, but what do you prefer?
I used to read some Italians books when I was studying Italian, but they were too difficult so I started reading
special books for people who are studying the language, but you have to be patient because it is difficult and a
slow process.
I have a bad new, I asked to my airlines company and it’s impossible to bring the skateboard although I could show
you some photos.
I’m really looking forward to seeing you!
Best whises,
Jon

FORMAL E-MAIL OR LETTER
1. Openings and closings:
 Dear Sir or Madam,….. Yours faithfully
 Dear Ms Smith,……….. Yours sincerely
2. Initial greetings
 I am writing with reference to your
email.
3. Congratulations
 I would like to offer congratulations
on…
 Let me congratulade you on…
4. Opinion
 I hold the view that
 Personally, I have no doubt that
5. Advice/suggestion
 I suggest

(I don’t know the name)
(I know the name)

EMAIL OF APPLICATION
Saying why you are writing
I would like to apply for the position of…, wich I saw
advertised…
One of my reason for applying is…
Talking about yourself
I regret I have had no experience of…
I very much enjoy...
Talking about the job
I feel I would be a suitable candidate for the job
because…
The job would give me the opportunity to…
Stating availability
I would be able to attend and interview or provide
references.

6. Endings
 I hope to hearing from you in the
near future.
 I hope to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
 I look forward to hearing from you without delay.

Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to apply for the position of lifeguard, which I saw advertised in a newspaper and it said that you are
looking for someone in August to assist your lifeguards.
My name is Jon, I am twenty three years old and I am from the north coast of Spain. Actually I study at North
University and I live in a dormitory close to the beach.
Since I was a child I would surf and got participate in some regional championships, for this reason I am always
training hard and doing water exercises.
Last summer I worked as lifeguard at the neighbourhood pool for two months and that was a great experience.
I feel I would be a suitable candidate for the job because I have experience at sea, I am young and athletic in
addition to being a responsible person.
I hope you will consider my application
Yours faithfully,
Jon

Dear Jane Black,
I am writing with reference to your advertised, which I saw in an international magazine.
I am interested in the course of English which you offer, but I have some questions I hope you could answer me.
Firstly, the course duration is two-weeks, but Could I do a three-week course? I am very interested and I would like
to join in one week more.
Secondly, the advertisement doesn’t show specific details about the prices, Could you send me the whole price of
the course?
Next, I would like to know more about the accommodation with host families, Are there more than one student per
family?
Finally, I would appreciate if you could send me more information about the social programme.

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Yours sincerely,
Jon

ESSAYS
1.

Paragraph 1: General idea and rhetorical question
 It is believed that…(general idea)… to what extent is this true?
 As a general rule…


2. Paragraph 2: First point (For and agaist)
 On the one hand,…
 Firstly,…
3. Paragraph 3: Second point (For and agaist)
 On the other hand,…
 Secondly,…
 However,…
 Besides,…
4. Paragraph 4: Third point (For and agaist)
 In other words,
5. Paragraph 5: Conclusion
 On balance, despite the strong arguments against, I think it is important…
 To sum up, …

Car accidents, traffic and pollution are some problems which cities has to fight against.
Some cities, for instance Amsterdam has decided to promote some rules to increase the use of bicycle on their
streets but Is really possible to get it? What have cities to do?
Firstly, traffic is the biggest problem that the massive use of cars on streets has. Nowadays, people normally have
their own car, and they use it to go to work, to shopping, to travel,… and this are the reason of the increased
number of cars. But it can be solved by the using of bicycle or public transport.
On the one hand, less traffic could mean less accidents, but on the other hand the accidents between bicycles and
cars could be more dangerous, for this reason is important to build special roads, parkings and structures for the
unique using of bicycle.
In spite of the benefits of the using of bicycle it has a big problem, the weather, when it is raining or snowing could
be dangerous and uncomfortable go to work by bicycle.
On balance, despite the strong arguments against, I think it’s important that the cities promote the using of bicycle
and build the structures which allow it.

REVIEWS
1.

Paragraph 1: Catching the reader’s attention
 Have you seen/heard…?
 I have to tell you my favourite…
 Without doubt, they give or they have made one of the best…

2. Paragraph 2: Describing
 …. is/are who/whose….
 Since … decided to…
3. Paragraph 3: Saying what you like
 What an incredible…!
 Both…and…
4. Paragraph 4: Saying what you don’t like
 The only thing I am not really happy about was…
 My only reservation is/was…
 I must admit that…
5. Paragraph 5: Conclusion/recommendation
 Judging from this…he/they will be one of the best…
 Overall, if you like… you’ll love/you should…
 You really must/should…
Have you seen “Interstellar”? I have to tell you that, without doubt, it’s one of the most realistic films about the
future, Do you want to know how the future will be? You have to watch it.
The film is about the problem that the humans have to live in an injured earth, and how they have to go to another
planets to investigate the possibility to live in them.
What an incredibly realistic problem! I really like how the scientists calculate the travels, build the machines, and
speak about the theory of relativity. Some scientists has said that some things of the movie could be real.
I must admit that it could be a little fantastic in some aspects, for instance when they travel through a black hole,
but you can enjoy it a lot.
You really should watch “Interstellar” if you want to learn some things about space travels, black holes, and why
not? About our possible next home.

ARTICLES
1.

Paragraph 1: Introduction (rhetorical questions and introduce the subject)
 Have you been….?
 Do you want to know…?

2. Paragraph 2: Describing
 Once you …. You’ll be able to…
 There are several reasons why…
3. Paragraph 3: Personal opinion
 In my opinion…
 Personally I think…
 This is my point of view

Have you ever played a friendly football match for a good reason? The closure of a regional company was the
reason why I played in this match, a lot of families who lived in the city depended on this company.
The friendly match consisted of two teams make up by people who worked in the company and students of the
city’s high schools. Citizens paid some optional money to advertise the problem and try to avoid the closure.
It was funny and I particularly enjoyed a lot, there were a lot of people in the stadium and It was a complete
success. Finally, we didn’t get avoid the closure, but we got that the city council provided the workers to economic
help. It was great!
In my opinion, It’s so important to support some charities although they don’t affect you directly and only with your
attendance you can support people who need to be helped.