要知道学会各种应用文的文体、格式、各种文体的常用语句。写信时，发信人的地址和发信日期写在信的右上角。信的左侧写称呼，如“Dear+头衔+姓”或“Dear+名"Dear Tom, Dear Mr. White…
信的正文一般分为几个段落，结尾另起一行，写With best wishes! 信的结束语一般用Yours, Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully...
日期写法有月，日，年或日，月，年如2005年5月18日，May. 18, 2005 18 May, 2005
写信常见的句子开头有：
I haven't heard from you for a long time...
How's everything going with you?
I'm now writing to you. /I miss you so much.
Thank you for your letter.
I have received your letter.
结尾有：
I hope I can see you soon.
Give my best/warmest regards to..
I'll write to you soon.
初中写信题目多为提供情景写信，如2000年中考试试题目
Situation: Aihua's aunt is now in Australia. She went there ten years ago. In her letter she wants very much to know what Shanghai is like now.
又如2004年某省中考试试题目：依据美国朋友Bob来信的内容写一篇英文回信。
范本1
Dear friend,
Hello, I'm your new friend. My name is Bob. I'm fifteen. I'm American. I live in New York.
I am a middle school student. I'm good at maths. It is very interesting. My favourite sport is basketball. And I am not only a basketball fan but also a good player. I like pop music. My friend and I often sing pop songs together.
After school, I am interested in getting on|line. I have known a lot about China from the
Internet. Now I am learning Chinese. I hope l will visit your country one day.
Please write to me and tell me something about your life. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
Bob
点评：仔细审题，知道Bob想了解你哪一点的状况，要有针对性地回信，注意写回信的格式。
范本2
Dear Bob,
Yesterday I heard from you. I am very glad to be your pen friend. My name is Peter Zhang. I am sixteen years old. I live in…
I am a middle school student, too. I like English and maths very much. I also like sports. I am good at singing. I know a little about America. Could you tell me something more about your country in your next letter?
Please write to me soon.
Yours
Peter Zhang
点评：回信语言简洁，明了，句子间的衔接自然，紧凑，文中作者把我们的状况大致向美国朋友作了介绍，达到了写回信的目的。
倘若你陪你校的外籍教师Smith先生去音乐厅听音乐，在门口的布告栏里看见一张观众需知，内容如下：
观众需知
1.一人一票，凭票入场;
2.场内严禁抽烟;
3.食品和饮料请不要带进场内;
4.演出时请不要照相;
5.演出时请不要用传呼机和移动电话;
6.提前30分钟入场。
Smith先生不懂中文，他非常想了解布告栏里写着什么。目前，请你把观众需知的内容用英语告诉Smith先生，并把要讲的话写下来。
范本3
Mr. Smith, it is a notice to the audience. It says that we should enter the concert hall 30 minutes earlier before the concert starts. Entrance to the hall is by ticket only, each one each ticket. As a rule, food or drink should not be taken into the hall. Of course, smoking is not allowed in the hall either. Please don't bring your digital camera with you because no photos can be taken during the concert. And what is more, beepers and mobile phones must be off during the concert.
点评：文章的用词和句式有肯定的困难程度，尤其是关联词的运用，如of course, as a rule, and what is more使文章读起来朗朗上口，层层紧扣，环环递进，体现了作者较高的写作方法和水平。
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