Email and Letter Phrases- Sentence Transformations

Email and letter phrases sentence transformations

Cambridge B2 First Writing Part Two/ Use of English Part Four key word sentence transformations

Make a sentence with the same meaning as the one given, using the word in bold. You cannot change the word in bold in any way.

 

I’m writing about…

connection

 

I’m writing to you about…

regards

 

… which I saw advertised in The Guardian yesterday.

was

 

How are you?

hope

 

It was so nice to hear from you.

email

 

It was such a pleasure to…

happy

 

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.

late

 

Sorry it’s been so long since I last wrote.

writing

 

I have enclosed my CV.

find

 

I have attached a map to my house.

here

 

Firstly,…

all

 

Although your hotel promised an eat-all-you-like buffet,…

Despite

 

Unfortunately, I found that…

surprised

 

In reality,…

actual

 

Could you give some information on the office I will be working in?

know

 

I’d also like some information on the pay and conditions of the job.

tell

 

To answer your question about…

In

 

Furthermore,…

addition

 

Moving onto your second question,…

As

 

I demand all my money back.

full

 

Give my love/ regards to your husband.

Say

 

I can’t wait to receive your next letter!

soon!

 

I look forward to your reply

hearing

 

If you need any more details, please contact me at any time.

hesitate

 

See you soon.

looking

 

Yours sincerely

Best

 

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Suggested answers

Many other answers are possible, so please check if you wrote something different.

 

I’m writing about…

I am writing in connection with

 

I’m writing to you about…

I am writing to you with regards to…

 

… which I saw advertised in The Guardian yesterday.

… which was advertised in the Guardian yesterday.

 

How are you?

I hope you are well./ I hope this email finds you well.

 

It was so nice to hear from you.

It was so nice to receive your email./ It was lovely to get your email.

 

It was such a pleasure to…

I was so happy to…

 

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.

Sorry for my late reply.

 

Sorry it’s been so long since I last wrote.

Sorry for not writing for so long.

 

I have enclosed my CV.

Please find my CV enclosed.

 

I have attached a map to my house.

Here’s a map to my house.

 

Firstly,…

First of all,…

 

Although your hotel promised an eat-all-you-like buffet,…

Despite your hotel’s promise of an eat-all-you-like buffet,…

 

Unfortunately, I found that…

I was (unpleasantly) surprised to find that…

 

In reality,…

In actual fact,…

 

 

Could you give some information on the office I will be working in?

I would like to know some information on the office I will be working in.

 

I’d also like some information on the pay and conditions of the job.

Could you also tell me about the pay and conditions of the job?

 

To answer your question about…

In answer to your question about…,…

 

Furthermore,…

In addition,…

 

Moving onto your second question,…

As for your second question,…

 

I demand all my money back.

I demand a full refund.

 

Give my love/ regards to your husband.

Say “Hi” to your husband.

 

I can’t wait to receive your next letter!

Write soon!

 

I look forward to your reply

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

 

If you need any more details, please contact me at any time.

If you need any further details, please do not hesitate to contact me (at any time).

 

See you soon.

(I’m) looking forward to seeing you soon.

 

Yours sincerely

Best regards