B1 Writing
B1 Writing
B1 Writing
GREETINGS
• Hi John,
• Hello John,
• Dear John,
Opening paragraph
• It’s nice / great / good to hear from you.
• It’s nice / great / good to read your email.
• I’m glad to hear your news.
• It’s great to hear that…
• I’m sorry to hear that…
• I’m really sorry to read your news.
• Thanks a lot for writing!
• It was good to receive your email.
• Thank you very much for your email.
• ask your friend or relative how they are
feeling, which you can do like this:
• Hope you are doing well.
• How’s it going?
• How are you (doing)?
• How are things (going)?
Main paragraphs
• make use of connectors and
appropriate punctuation.
• And, but, so
• Because
• Although
Closing paragraph
• Well, it’s time to say goodbye.
• Anyway, I have to go now.
• Well, it’s time to go.
• Anyway, gotta go.
• I really hope to hear from you soon.
• I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
• I hope you write back soon.
• Make sure you write back soon.
Saying goodbye
• Best wishes,
• Best,
• Sincerely,
• Take care,
• All my love,
• Love,
• Lots of love,
• See you soon,
• Regards,
MAKING SUGGESTIONS
• Why don’t we…?
• We could+ …… .
• What/ How about + V_ing?
• Let’s go to + (place).
• Let’s + verb bare.
• I recommend that you should… (advice)
• I recommend/suggest + V_ing (advice)
SHOWING EXCITEMENT
• I am very happy to hear from you .
• I can’t wait to go the beach…. It must be really
fun.
• I am really looking forward to it.
TO SAY NO
• They can’t give me a lift to your house
because…..
• I am afraid that they……
• I am not sure about this since my parents are
going a business trip that day. I will take the
bus. Don’t worry about it.
EXPRESSING PREFERENCE
• I prefer meat to vegetarian food because…..
• I prefer + Ving to Ving I prefer staying at
home to going outdoors.
• I would prefer to have meat rather than
vegetarian food.
• I would rather have meat than vegetarian
food.
I went to a great restaurant last night. Which do you prefer:
eating at home or in restaurants. Tell me about your favorite
place to eat.
WRITING AN ARTICLE
• P1: answer q1+explanation+example
• P2: answer q2+explanation+example
• P3: answer q3+explanation+example
• Give opinion: In my opinion, personally, I think
that…., I believe that……
• Give examples: for example, for instance + S+V
• Such as + nouns
MY DREAM JOB