Informal letters

Informal letters.
Vocabulary
Keeping in touch = manterse en contacto.
Thanking someone = agredecer algo
Inviting someone = invitar a algiuen
Apologising = disculparse
Expressing sympathy or grief = expresar comprensión o dolor
Form of the letter
The opening = aperture (razón por la que escribes)
The body = cuerpo (parte dónde esxplicas algo)
The conclusion = conclusion(frases iniciales que llevan al final)
The closing = despedida (firma, nombre familiar, apodo)
Exemple;
Hi!/Dear!..
Vocabulary
Arrive (+ at sitio paqueño) / (+ in sitio grande) = llegar
Check−in = facturación/ facturar
Costume = vestido/ disfraz
Customs = aduana
Display = exposición
Exciting= emocionante
Flight = vuelo
Haggle = regatear
Land = aterrizar
Luggage = equipaje
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Mosque = mezquita
Plan (a trip) = planear un viaje
Souk = zoco
Take off = despegar
Wilderness = lugar salvaje
Worship = adorar
Verb forms
Past perfect simple
Subject + had + past participle
Subject + had not + past participle
Had + subject + past participle
Past perfect continuous
Subject + had been + verb −ing
Subject + had not been + verb −ing
Had + subject + been + verb −ing
Connectors
Contrast (contraste)
Although = aunque
Whereas = mientras que
Despite = a pesar de
Addition (suma)
In adittion = en resumen
Moreover = además
Furthermore = además
Cause (por alguna causa)
Because = porque
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Due to = debido a
As = cómo, cuándo, porqué
Result (resultado de)
So = asi que
Therefore = por lo tanto
Consequently = en consecuencia
Time
Firstly = en primer lugar
Secondly = en segundo lugar
Later = después
Finally = finalmente
Despite / due to
Despite + non
+ ing
+the Fact + that+ cause
Due to +noun
+ ing
+ the Fact + that + cause
Too/ such / enought / so
Too (+ adjetivo singular) = demasiado.
Such (+ nombres) = tan. Puede llevar preposición a después de él.
Enought (+ adjetivos y nombres) = suficiente.
So (+ adjetivos) = tan.
The opening
The body
The conclusion
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The clossing
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