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A Learning plan of Invitation Letter Writing

Discussion: What makes a good composition?
Self-learning Materials:
A. The choice of words
1. It shows a common phenomenon nowadays that children are the focus of families, shouldering the hope of their parents. (福建试题)
句中的“shoulder”原为名词，而在此语境中则转化为动词，意为“肩负着”的意思。词汇的转换常常会将人们司空见惯的表达呈现出耳目一新的感觉，打破人们墨守成规的约束，使表达的内容富有新意。
2. Immediate actions should be taken, like stopping cutting down trees to better the environment. (江苏试题)
句中的“better”起到了非常重要的作用，许多学生则往往会考虑用动词“protect”来表达此义，但相比之下“better”一词作为动词更富有韵味，它蕴含了“保护”、“美化”、“有利于”等内涵意义，起到了点石成金的作用。
B. The use of phrases
1. Parents arrange everything for their children and spare no effort to pave the way for their success. (福建试题)
句中的“spare no effort”和“pave the way for”两个短语把父母为子女所做的一切刻画得十分深刻，可怜天下父母心就在这短语中突显出来。
2. It also helps me better understand the proverb “Practice makes perfect.” (浙江试题)
句中的谚语“Practice makes Perfect”用得恰如其分，点明了作者个人的深层感悟和体会。另外该谚语中的practice和perfect又形成了英语修辞头韵法的手法，给文章增添了美感。
C. The choice of sentence structures
1. 只有当所有的人都意识到节约时间的重要性我们才能取得最大进步。
a. We can make the most progress only when all of us realize the importance of saving time.
b. Only when all of us realize the importance of saving time can we make the most progress. （倒装）
2. 她热泪盈眶地离开了老师的办公室。
a. Tears filled her eyes and she left the teacher’s office.
b. With tears filling her eyes, she left the teacher’s office. (with的复合结构)
3. 你的心情好坏其实由你自己决定。
a. Do you have a good mood or a bad mood? It depends on yourself indeed.
b. Whether you have a good mood or a bad mood depends on yourself indeed. (主语从句)
D. Proper linking words
(一) 使用连接性副词
1. We have many things to do. We believe we can finish before the day is over.
→We have quite a lot to do. Hopefully, we will be able to finish before the day is over.
2. The boy comes from a poor family. The boy does very well in his studies. The boy plans to work his way through college.
→Even though he comes from a poor family, the boy does very well in his studies; furthermore, he plans to work his way through college.
(二) 使用从属连词
1. You work hard and never give up. You will succeed in your studies.
→ So long as you work hard, you will succeed in your studies.
2. The teacher came in. The students were quiet.
→ The students were quiet as soon as the teacher came in.
（三）使用关联词
1. 表示平行、对等或选择关系：and, both…and, as well as, neither…or, also, not only…but also等。
2. 表示转折关系：but, yet, however, nevertheless, in spite of, although, otherwise, while等。
3. 表示对比关系：On the contrary, instead of, on the other hand, just like, unlike等。
4. 表示因果关系：so, for, therefore, as a result, because, owing to, due to, thanks to, on account of等。
5. 表示时间、顺序关系：shortly after, first…, second…, then, next, finally, for one thing; for another thing, in the end, eventually等。
6. 表示递进、强调关系：besides, furthermore, what’s more, in addition, moreover, worse still, above all, certainly important of all, to make matters worse等。
7. 表示解释、说明关系：namely, actually, such as, for example/ instance, that is to say, in other words, and so on, to tell you the truth, according to…. 等。
8. 表示结论：in short, in brief, in a word, in general, as you know ,as far as I know, on the whole等。

Teaching： How to write a letter of invitation

The Structure of a letter

试题：（2015全国卷II) 假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院(nursing home)陪老人过重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀请她一同前往，内容包括：
1. 出发及返回时间；2. 活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 结语已为你写好。

Part 1 How to write the beginning
We would like to invite you to …. 我们想邀请您来……。
I would like to see your presence at …. 我想看到您出席……。
May I ask you to consider …? 我可以请您考虑……吗？
I would be most grateful if …. 如果……我将不胜感激。
I wonder if you could come to …. 我想知道您能否来……。
We should be grateful if you could …. 你若能……我们将不胜感激。
I take the pleasure to invite you to …. 我荣幸地邀请您……。
It is with the greatest pleasure that I write to sincerely invite you to attend the meeting. 我怀极其愉快的心情给您写信，诚恳地邀请您参加这次会议。
It gives me the greatest pleasure to invite you to visit this exhibition. 能邀请您参观展览是我最大的荣幸。
Your Writing:
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Part 2 How to write the body
Details –time and activities
1. 出发及返回时间；
2. 活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
1. We will leave the school by ____________at _______________ and return at _________________.
2. There will be a lot of activities such as _______________________________________.
Your Writing:
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Part 3 How to write the ending

My family and I would feel much honored if you could come. 如果您能来，我家人和我都将感到不胜荣幸。
I do hope that you can make it. 我真心希望您能做到。
I’m looking forward to your participation in …. 我期待您参与……。
I look forward to hearing from you at the earliest moment. 希望尽早收到您的回复。
I would like to meet you there and please let I me know your decision soon. 我希望能在那里见到您，请早点告诉我您的决定。
We should be very pleased if you could honor us with your presence. 我们将非常高兴如果您能屈尊莅临。
Would you please drop me a line to let me know if you can come? 您可以写封短信让我知道您是否能来吗？
Your Writing:
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Possible version 1:
Dear Lucy,
How are you doing? I am Li Hua, a 17-year-old teenager currently studying in your school. Recently, our class plan to visit the nursing home this Sunday in order to help the old there and enrich our afterschool life. As the vice monitor, I would like to invite you to come with us.
Here are some details about this activity. To begin with, we will leave the school by bus at 8:00 AM and return at 5:00 PM. Besides, there will be a lot of activities such as making Chinese dumplings and giving performances, which will be not only meaningful but also interesting.
Hopefully, you would like the plan and join us. I have the confidence that we will have a great time there. Thanks for reading my letter. I am looking forward to your reply and your decision.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
Possible version 2:
Dear Lucy,
The Double Ninth Festival, which is the day set aside for the elderly in our culture, is drawing near. Our class plan to visit the nursing home this Saturday in order to help the elderly there and enrich our after-class life at the same time.
Here are some detailed arrangements during our stay there. We’11 make dumplings and cakes with the elderly people. We’11 also spend some fun time together singing, dancing and playing games, which will make them happy. We should be back around 4 o’clock in the afternoon as planned.
I’m convinced that the activity will be enjoyable and meaningful. If you’d 1ike to join us, please let us know and we’11 wait for you at the school gate at 9 in the morning.
Yours,
Li Hua
Practice

（2015新课标I）假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿，要点如下：
1. 栏目介绍；2. 稿件内容；3. 稿件长度：约400词汇；4. 交稿日期：6月28日前。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯的；3. 开头语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
I’d like to ask you to write an article for our school’s English newspaper.

Yours,
Li Hua.
本讲义部分资源选编自《高考英语应用文写作全攻略》，胡瑞明编著，武汉出版社出版, 2016. 1 ISBN 978-7-5430-9805-3