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Vocabulary For GT IELTS Writing Task 1 (part 1)

To write the letter efficiently you need to learn some vocabularies. The following article tries to help you grasp the vocabulary you need to know. 

Situation:

Apology:  
• I am very sorry but..........
• I am terribly sorry, but..........
• I must apologise about..........
• Please accept my apologies..........
• I'd like to apologize for..........
• Please accept my sincere apologies.......... (very formal)
Request:  
• Could you please..........
• Could you possibly..........
• I would be great full if you..........
• I would highly glad if you..........
• Would it be possible to..........
• I wonder if you could..........
• Would you be kind enough to..........
• would you mind doing..........
Seeking Help: 
• I would appreciate it if you could..........
• I would be grateful if you could..........
• Could you please..........
• I was wondering if you could help me.......... (informal)
• I would like you to..........
Complaint:  
• I feel something should be done about..........
• I must complain about..........
• I can not resist myself to inform you that..........
• I am very much unhappy with..........
• I want you to know that..........
• I'm writing to express my dissatisfaction about/with..........
• I'm writing to express my annoyance with..........
• I am not happy about/because..........
•  ..........was very disappointing.
• .......... was utterly disappointing.
Satisfaction:  
• I was very happy to learn that..........
• I was very happy to hear that..........
• I was delighted to hear that..........
• I was thrilled to find out that..........
• I was glad to hear that..........
Suggestion: 
• Perhaps we could........... 
• Perhaps you can............
• I would like to suggest that...........
• May I suggest that............
• Could you please...........   
• I would highly appreciate if you...........
• Would it be a good idea to...........
• Perhaps it would be a good idea to...........
Asking for Information: 
• I would like to know about/if...........
• I am writing to inquire about...........
• I am writing to find out about...........
• What I am looking for is...........
• I would like you to inform me...........
• I would appreciate if you could provide me...........
Providing Information: 
• I would like to inform you that........... 
• Perhaps you should be informed that............
• I guess you would glad to know that...........
• Please be informed that............
• For your kind notification...........   
• I should let you know that........... 
Giving good news: 
• I am happy to advise you that... (formal)
• I am pleased to inform you that... (semi-formal)
• I am delighted to tell you that... (informal)
• I thought you might like to know that... (informal)
• I am happy to inform you that... (semi-formal)
Giving bad news: 
• I regret to advise you that... (formal)
• I regret to inform you that... (semi-formal)
• I am sorry to tell you that... (informal)
• I am afraid I have some bad news... (informal)
Conveying regards: 
• Please convey my greeting and best wished to your parents.
• Please pass on my best wishes to your wife and children.
• Please give my best regards to your family.
• Please give my regards to your parents.
• My best wishes for your parents.
Concern/sympathy: 
• I am/was sorry to hear about...
• I am writing to express my concern about...
• It breaks my heart to hear that... (informal)
• I wish I could revert it in any way... (informal)
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