英文书信写作ppt

5 principles in letter writing
Consideration Conciseness Clarity Courtesy Correctness
A letter of apology
1. 给你的朋友Joቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱn写一封信，说明由于 你的疏忽把他借给你的书弄丢了，你给 他买了一本新的； 2. 表示真诚歉意； 3. 主动提出赔偿。
While many readers deplore the fact, it doesn’t necessarily mean a bad thing. Must modern youth learn how to use an abacus and how to handle dial telephone? No, the end of mental calculations and the abacus is no tragedy. They are vanishing because they can’t satisfy the demands of modern people. Why should we use abacuses when we have electronic calculators and computers, a much faster tool? Why should we write letters to each other when we have telephones and Email, a more efficient substitute?
A letter of apology
Dear John, I am terribly sorry to tell you that I have
lost the valuable book you were so kind to lend me last week. The book was missing because of my carelessness. Yesterday I took the book with me to the park and read it there. But when I came back home, it was nowhere to be found. I tried to look to it everywhere but in vain. So I bought a new one for you.
With the progress of society and advance of science, it is unavoidable for some technologies to be made obsolete and extinct. It is a natural law. In this light, the American girl is not to blame.
I know books are like friends. Once lost, they can never be replaced. I am afraid the new book can never take the place of the old one. And about this irrecoverable loss, I feel really pity. I have always been careless with my things. This is a warning to me to be more careful in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Li
A letter to the mayor
You are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to the mayor of the city you live in on the topic My Suggestions about How to Reduce Traffic Accidents. You should write at least 120 words .
Yours truly,
Jill
信头
Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr. White, Dear Mrs. Wang,
A letter to Editors
You are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic A Letter to Editors. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline given below: 假如你是李明，读到最近一期的中国日报上关 于一个美国高中生因为收银机坏了，不会心算 而停止营业的新闻。请你就这件事给编辑写一 封信，发表自己的看法。
A letter to Editors
Dear Editors, I’v read in the latest issue of China Daily
a story about an American high school student who can’t do simple addition. It says that when the computerized register in a fastfood restaurant broke down, the girl who did a part-time job there had to stop work because she could not figure out how much change is owned back from a $ 10 bill.