1、用心 爱心 专心 1GUIDED WRITING如何写电子邮件询问有关老挝的情况【单元写作呈现】Imagine that you are a friend of Wang Kun. Write a short email asking about Laos. In pairs brainstorm some questions. EXAMPLE: What is the food like in Laos? What do you think of the country?Choose two or three questions and use each as a new paragraph
2、. 【写作分析】本单元写作要求学生给朋友 Wang Kun 写一封电子邮件,询问他有关老挝的情况。体裁属于书信体,只是采用了电子邮件的形式。话题是“朋友所到达的旅行地的情况” ,是学生比较感兴趣的话题。根据所给的例子,我们很容易就朋友旅行所到达的地方提出很多的问题,诸如饮食、交通、著名景点、所见所闻等等。题材贴近学生生活,属于开放性的话题,发挥空间比较大,有利于学生自由发挥。【审题要素】1. 确定文体:这是一篇应用文体的电子邮件,写作时应注意邮件的格式。2. 主体时态:由于 Wang Kun 这段时间正在旅行,所以时态用一般现在时。3. 主体人称:由于是写邮件向 Wang Kun 询问老挝的情
3、况,故多用第二人称。4. 内容要点:对老挝的情况进行提问并给出提问的理由;结束语。【思路引导】本题要求给 Wang Kun 写一封电子邮件询问他在老挝游览的情况,谋篇布局时应注意以下几个步骤:首先,注意电子邮件的写作格式及开头的客套语。其次,提出 2-3 个针对老挝的问题,并解释为什么要问这些问题。 (问题可以是有关老挝著名的佛教、建筑和文化风俗等,可与同学讨论,也可网上查阅资料。 )最后,写结束语,提出祝愿等等。How was your trip?What did you do when .?Have you met .?When did you get back?What kind of
4、things did you see?Could you give me more details about .?Could you tell me about .?用心 爱心 专心 2【电子邮件写作指导】首先,必须在“收件人(To) ”框中输入收信人的 email 地址。Cc 是指把同一个邮件同时抄送给其他的收件人,可以在此栏填写另一个人的邮件地址。 “主题(Subject) ”框应简明地概括信的内容,可以是一个单词、一个短语,也可以是一个完整的句子。其次,email 正文前的称呼通常视实际情况而定。对同辈的亲朋好友或同事可以直呼其名,但对长辈或上级最好使用头衔加上姓。最后,要视信件的正式
5、与否选择合适的结束语。无需写出时间;信尾客套话通常也只需一个词,如 Thanks, Best 等。写电子邮件时,语言要简洁,表达要清楚,多使用短句。当然,对重点部分要作详细介绍。内容较多时可以以附件的形式发出。【常用表达】How are you (doing)? I was so pleased to hear from you and am writing to tell you something about .Please let me know if you have any questions.If you agree with me, please write a letter t
6、o me or phone me. Thanks for the information.Say hello to . for me.Hope you have a good trip.I expect to hear from you soon.【参考范文】From LTo Subject About LaosDear Wang Kun,How are you these days?I keep wondering how you feel about your trip. I think it must be interesting but tiring. Are you in Laos
7、yet? When you get to its capital, could you give me some details about its temples? Its said the temples there are very beautiful. Have you seen the special buildings there? I think people who visit Laos always enjoy its special buildings.用心 爱心 专心 3When are you coming back? I am looking forward to hearing about all your stories. Well, have fun and dont forget to write to me! Say hello to Wang Wei for me. Good luck on your journey.Take care!Li Hua通过学习这篇写作指导,你知道如何写电子邮件向朋友询问旅游地的情况了吗?试着写一下吧,然后与范文加以对照,找出其中的不足并加以改进。