Writing a letter
Writing a letter im Englischunterricht funktioniert im Prinzip wie im Deutschen. Struktur und Aufbau sind grundsätzlich gleich: Briefe schreiben. Formulierungen und Phrasen sind im englischen natürlich anders. Siehe unten einige Musterformulierungen für englische Briefe.
Writing a letter - Structure and sample formulations
Structure of a letter
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- Start
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- Sender with name and address
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- Recipient with name and address
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- Date
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- Start
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- Salutation
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- Introduction
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- Brief description of the situation, the background, the reason for the letter, reason for the letter, opinion of the writer.
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- Introduction
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- Main part
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- depending on the purpose and message of the letter:
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- arguments
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- presentation of a situation or facts
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- opinion
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- experiences
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- depending on the purpose and message of the letter:
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- Main part
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- Conclusion
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- Summary of the opinion of the letter writer
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- Repetition or emphasis of the most important argument
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- Call
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- Request
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- Conclusion
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- Closure
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- Salutation
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- Closure
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- Greeting + Signature
Sample formulations for writing a letter
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- Start
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- Sender, Example road 23, 32355 Sample city
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- Rudi Recipient, Somewherestreet 15, 53456 Examplevillage
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- 13th February 2008
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- Start
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- Salutation
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- Dear ….,
- Ladies and gentlemen
- Good morning, dear …
- Honoured Mr. …
- To Whom It May Concern,
- Hello ….,
- Greetings,
- My Dearest …,
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- Salutation
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- Introduction
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- I am writing to you today, because …
- Because of ….
- Recently, I read an article in the newspaper about …
- Last week ….
- With regard to …
- Regarding …
- Looking at …
- In respect of …
- In relation to …
- …
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- Introduction
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- Main part
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- In my opinion …
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- First, I would like to mention …
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- Also, it is very important, that …
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- As far as I know …
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- Not to forget the fact that …
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- As I already indicated, …
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- Moreover …
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- Not to forget …
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- Therefore …
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- Main part
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- Conclusion
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- In conclusion, it can be stated …
- In summary, I would like to say …
- In view of the above arguments, I kindly ask for …
- In consideration of …
- In regard of …
- In the light of …
- Having seen these points outlined in the previous paragraphs …
- In my opinion …
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- Conclusion
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- Closure
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- Yours faithfully
- Yours sincerely
- Kind regards
- Best regards
- Sincerely,
- Best regards,
- Yours truly,
- Warm regards,
- With gratitude,
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- Closure
Deutschsprachige Beispiele zum Thema Briefe schreiben und Musterbriefe.
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- Briefe schreiben
- Beispiel Leserbrief
- Beispiel Bewerbungsbrief
- Beispiel Lebenslauf
- Beispiel Persönlicher Brief
Sample letters
Englischsprachiges Beispiel für einen Leserbrief.
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