1. 开头怎么写？
关注题干中写一封信给谁“Write an email to the customer service center” “Write a letter to a friend of yours”
私人信函：Dear + 名字,（若文中无提及，自己编一个）
如：Dear Mr. Wang（2005年英语一）, Dear Editor（2009年英语一）, Dear Professor Williams（2017年英语二）, Dear Frank（2011年英语一）, Dear Mary（2010年英语二）等。
公务信函：Dear Sir or Madam, 或者写成Dear Sir/Madam,
有些特例：Dear Friends（2012年英语一）/ Dear Classmates（2013年英语二）
2. 核心三段如何写？
通用手法
第一段：自我介绍+写信来意
第二段：核心段落（根据题干）
第三段：表示感谢或者表示道歉或者期盼回复
剩下根据功能句组合拼接即可。
注意：小作文光看是永远无法理解的，尝试写作五篇，立刻能理解！
3. 落款怎么办？
通用手法（格式：要不写在左边左对齐；要不写在右边右对齐）
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
五大功能神句 + 五大替补神句
（一）自我介绍（具体写法根据信函情况）
1. I am a staff member of your company /corporation.
2. I am a regular reader of your newspaper.
3. I am a freshman/sophomore/junior/senior/undergraduate student/graduate student /postgraduate student from a local university.
（二）写信目的（任意选一句即可）
1. I am writing this letter for the purpose of resigning from the current post/position.
2. I am writing with sincerity to inform you that I wish to request if you could find a potential beneficiary of Project Hope.
3. I am writing this letter of my intention of withdrawing from my current position.
4. I am writing this letter in order to express my appreciation to you.
（三）表示感谢（1必背；23选一句背；4选背；56必背）
1. I take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the help/aid/assistance you gave/offered/rendered me. （注意：appreciation换成welcome/congratulations，后面改成to you，用来写欢迎/祝贺，一定要学会哦！）
2. My appreciation for you to your generous help is beyond words.
3. Words fail me when I wish to express/show my sincere gratitude to you.
4. If it had not been for your assistance, my life would have been very different.
5. Thank you for your time/kindness/consideration.
6. Your prompt attention to my inquiry would be highly appreciated.
（四）表示歉意（123了解套路选一句背诵即可；4必背）
1. I apologize (in advance) for any trouble/inconvenience I will bring to you.
2. I apologize for any inconvenience I have brought to you
3. I am sorry for any trouble I might bring to you.
4. Hope you can accept my apologies and understand my situation.
（五）期待回复（12选一句背）
1. I am looking forward to your reply.
2. I am looking forward to your favorable reply at your earliest convenience.
（六）邀请参与（12必背）
1. On behalf of ________, I would be very pleased to invite you to attend the forthcoming conference to be held in _______（地点） on ________（时间）.
2. Please let me know if you come and when you will be able to make it before ______（日期）.
（七）投诉信件（第1选背，第23必背）
1. I feel bad to trouble you but I am afraid that I have to make a complaint about_______.
（该句话= I am writing this letter for the purpose of making a complaint about _______.）
2. The reason for my dissatisfaction is ______________.
3. I appreciate it very much if you could______, and I would like to have this matter settled by ______.
（八）建议信件（123理解意思选一句背）
1. I would like to make some useful suggestions for you.
2. I have some suggestions for you to adopt.
2. It is my great pleasure to make several practical suggestions to you.
（九）联系方式（12都背）
1. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at the email/telephone provided below: _____(邮箱/电话号码).
2. Those students who are interested in taking part in it may sign up with the monitors of their classes before February 1, 2010.
（十）美好祝愿（12都选一背，34必背）
1. I hope you could enjoy yourselves here.
2. I hope you could enjoy the movie.
3. Everybody is welcome to join in it.
4. We sincerely hope that you could accept our invitation.
邀请信（功能句1+2+5+6）
框架：
Dear_______,
I am _____. It would be very pleased to invite you to attend the forthcoming _____(会议或者比赛) to be held in _____(地点) on ___(时间).
The _____(会议或者比赛) will be mainly threefold. Firstly ______. Secondly, _______. Thirdly, ______. (介绍会议流程).
We sincerely hope that you could accept our invitation. Please let me know if you come and when you will be able to make it before _______(日期). We are looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
例题（2013年考研一）：
Directions:
Write an email of about 100 words to a foreign teacher in your college inviting him/her to be a judge for the upcoming English speech contest.
You should include the details you think necessary
You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET
Do not sign your own name at the end of the e-mail Use “Li Ming” instead.
Do not write the address.
参考答案：
Dear Professor James,
I am the president of the English Club in our university. It would be very pleased to invite you to attend the forthcoming English Speech Contest to be held in our university Lecture Hall on March 20th, 2017.
The contest will start in the afternoon and will be mainly threefold. Firstly, there is going to be a welcome speech from the chairman of the Foreign Languages Department. Secondly, twenty contestants will compete for the intense competition. Thirdly, there is going to a closing ceremony and you are invited to give a small talk concerning the performance of the candidates.
We sincerely hope that you could accept our invitation. Please let me know if you come and when you will be able to make it before January 20th, 2017. We are looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
2接受邀请信（功能句2+3+5）
框架：
Dear_______,
Thank you very much for your invitation. I am writing this letter of my intention of accepting your invitation.
The presentation will be mainly threefold. To begin with, _________________. Furthermore, ______________. Finally, ________________.
Thank you again for your kindness. I am looking forward to meeting you.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
例题（2017年考研二）：
Directions:
Suppose you are invited by Professor Williams to give a presentation about Chinese culture to a group of international students. Write a reply to
1) accept the invitation, and
2) introduce the key points of your presentation
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Don’t use your own name; use “Li Ming” instead.
Don’t write your address. (10 points)
参考答案：
Dear Professor Williams,
Thank you very much for your invitation. I am writing this letter of my intention of accepting your invitation.
The presentation will be mainly threefold. To begin with, I would like to talk about seven kinds of provincial foods and their origin in China. Furthermore, I am going to mention interesting Chinese local dialects and how people from the South and North communicate with each other. Finally, Chinese movies will be presented and I will focus on the movies of Kongfu or Chinese martial art.
I hope you and the students will enjoy my presentation. Thank you again for your kindness and I am looking forward to meeting you then.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming