英语作文书信写作格式与技巧2013.ppt

Writing Letters 书信是一种应用非常广泛的应用文形式之一。英文书信的种类很多，但可以把它们归为两大类，一类是私人书信（personal letters），另一类是商务书信（business letters），例如：申请信、求职信、推荐信、证明信、感谢信等。 The Elements of English Letter Writing 1. 信头 Heading/Letterhead 2. 写信日期 Date 3. 信内地址 (收信人) Inside Address 4. 称呼 Salutation 5. 正文 Body of Letter 6. 客套结束语 Complimentary Closing 7. 署名 Signature Two letter forms 书信的写作方法： （一）信封格式： 名字、信箱、地域范围由小到大，写在右下角。 （二）信纸格式： 日期：本月份的缩写 称呼：（后面的标点是逗号,冒号）:Dear Sir or Madam, To whom it may concern, 正文：空4个字节或者顶格写，段与段之间空行） 书信写作的五点要求： 1、开门见山说意图 2、咨询/ 建议1、2、3、 3、不同内容可分段 4、感谢客气不可少 5、期待回信成老套 （三）开头段： 1、告知对方你的身份（假如对方不认识你） Dear Sir/ Mr. Smith, I was a student at your college, enrolled in Philosophy Department./ I am a… at your… / I am a … at your college, enrolled in the… course./ My name is…, I am… 2、问候收信人（假如他/她是你的朋友） Dear Tom, Hello / Hi. How are you? / I hope everything is fine. / How are things going with you?/ How are you getting on in / getting along with…..? 3. 解释写信的原因 （1）致谢： Thank you for your letter about studying in Canada./ I am writing to tell you how grateful I am for…/ I would like to thank you most sincerely for… （2）抱怨： I am writing to complain about the poor service at your dining-room./ I wish to make a complaint about…/ I am writing to draw your attention to…. （3）致歉： I am writing to you because I am unable to…./ I am terribly sorry that…./ I would like to express my apologies for not being able to…. 4）询问： I would like to obtain / request / seek / inquire some information about… / I am writing to ask if you can do me a favor. / I would like some detailed information on / about…. （四）结尾段： 1、发出请求（1）Please give this matter your immediate attention. （2）I would very much appreciate it if……as soon as possible. 2、提供帮助（1）I hope these……will be helpful, and please feel free to contact me for more information. （2）……will be taking responsibility for you and if you should need any assistan