Tactics for Task 1 (General Training)
Structure
Dear Sir or Madam, —— unknown authority/stranger
Dear Mr./Ms./Prof/Dr (Surname), —— known authority
Dear (name), —— friend/relative
Re: (position) —— only for application letter
As one of your (identity) s, I am writing this letter to express my (emotion) —— formal
I am (name) , writing to you for (purpose) —— informal
Question 1&2 —— explanation of the whole event and expression of some emotion
Question 3 —— offer your own solution
Looking forward to your early reply and thanks for your great effort to deal with it.
Yours sincerely
(English name)
Emotion Words
Complain | Request | Thanks | Apology | Invitation | App/Recom | |
Junk Words | discomfort | concern | thanks | regret | invitation | confidence |
dissatisfaction | confusion | appreciation | sorrow | |||
disturbance | interest | thankfulness | grief | |||
annoyance | ||||||
irritation | ||||||
Medium Words | uneasiness | perplexity | remorse | request | self-assurance | |
discomposure | bewilderment | repentance | boldness | |||
Favorable words | disconcertion | solicitude | chagrin | proposition | aplomb | |
perturbation | bafflement | contrition | solicitation | poise | ||
vexation | compunction | |||||
lamentation |
