高考英语 Letter_of_Recommendation 英语书面表达写作指导
假设你是校学生会和英语社团主席周晓,你的外教Smith想请你担任他的助理。但是你考虑到自己身兼数职,无法胜任这一职位,你想推荐你的同学李明担任他的助理。请你用英文给Smith写一封信,说明你的情况并向他推荐李明。 写作要求:
1.内容完整充实,语言连贯通顺； 2.词数:不少于100。
写作分析:
第一步,认真审题,提炼要点。
一审体裁:本次写作任务要求写一封推荐信,属于应用文的写作范畴。
二审结构:推荐信应遵循一般书信的写作格式,包括称谓、正文、结束语和署名。正文部分是推荐信的主体,具体到本次写作任务,可以从三个方面展开写作。首先,陈述写推荐信的原因或目的。其次,介绍被推荐者李明的具体情况,可以从优势、工作能力、个人品质等方面论述他能够胜任该职位的理由。最后要表达希望李明被接受的愿望以及期待对方的回复。 三审要点:用英语思维,理出写作要点 1. assistant 2. president
3. recommend a classmate 4. a good command of 5. organise activities 6. easygoing
7. have an interest in
第二步,紧扣主题,扩点成句。
1. I am pleased to be your assistant.
2. I am president of the Students’ Union and the English Club. 3. I want to recommend my classmate to you. 4. He has a good command of English. 5. He often organises various activities. 6. He is easygoing.
7. He has a great interest in this position. 第三步,补充修改,连句成篇。
范文1:
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to be your assistant, but the fact that I am president of the Students’ Union and the English Club means I don’t have enough time to do the job well. Therefore, I recommend my classmate Li Ming to be your assistant instead. Li Ming is an excellent choice for the position. He is a very good student and has a good command of English. In his spare time, he often organises various activities in our school. Furthermore, he is honest, kind and easygoing, and he has a great interest in this position. If accepted, he will try his best to do the job. I am looking forward to your reply.
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Yours sincerely, Zhou Xiao
亮点展示:
1. 文章结构清晰,层次鲜明,先解释不能担任此职位的原因,再介绍被推荐人的情况:... I am president of ... I don’t have enough time ... Li Ming is an excellent choice ... In his spare time, he often organises ... Furthermore, he is honest ...
2. 第二段首句概括全段,让读者对全段内容一目了然:Li Ming is an excellent choice for the position.
3. 推荐语前后呼应,具有说服力:Li Ming is an excellent choice for the position. / If accepted, he will try his best to do the job.
范文2:
Dear Mr. Smith,
I am happy that you want me to be your assistant. However, since I am president of the
Students’ Union and the English Club at our school, I’m afraid that I have no time or energy to do the job well. Accordingly, I want to recommend my classmate Li Ming for the job.
Li Ming has been the monitor of my class for two years. He not only excels in oral English but also in class management. In addition, all of our classmates speak highly of his good personality. In a word, he is definitely qualified for this job. Please take my recommendation into consideration.
Yours truly, Zhou Xiao
亮点展示:
1. 先表达获悉对方想让自己担任助理一职高兴的心情,然后解释不能担任此职位的原因,语气礼貌、婉转:I am happy that ... However, since I am president of ..., I’m afraid that I have no time ...
2. 妙用连接词,使文章流畅自然:however, accordingly, in addition, in a word。
3. 词汇表达丰富多样,使文章富有文采:excel in / speak highly of / be qualified for / take sth into consideration.
Powerful Sentences:
1. It is my great pleasure to recommend Li Ming to you. 2. His abilities make him qualified for this job.
3. His academic achievements speak for themselves.
4. He is intelligent, honest and creative, which are all essential qualities for this job. 5. I am sure that he would make a great contribution to this job.
巩固练习:
假设你是新华国际学校的学生会主席王晨,你校美国留学生Ella想参加某国际网站组织的\外国人讲中国话\电视大赛,需要你为她写一封英文推荐信。请你将Ella的基本信息、中文水平以及对她的评价写在推荐信中,向该国际网站推荐她参加此次比赛。 词数:100左右。
参考范文:
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I am Wang Chen, president of the Students’ Union of Xinhua International School. I have learnt that your website is holding a TV competition entitled \want to recommend an overseas student, Ella, for the competition.
Ella is a 16-year-old girl from America, and she has been studying Chinese in our school for two years. Her good knowledge of the language allowed her to win a Chinese speech contest last year. What’s more, she is diligent and enthusiastic, and all of the schoolmates and teachers think highly of her. That’s why I strongly recommend that you consider her for the competition. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
用心 爱心专心 Yours truly, Wang Chen
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高考英语 Letter - of - Recommendation 英语书面表达写作指导
