雅思G类写作
雅思G类写作
IELTS - General Training Writing
Task 1
I. 文体(Style)
1. 正式信件(formal)
20130525 Task 1 申请信
Recently, your position in the company has changed, and accordingly, you are required to write a letter to ask for some corresponding training programmes. In your letter
-tell the company what your last position was
- describe what qualities your new position requires
- say how the training helps you in your new position
2. 半正式信件(semi-formal)
20131121 Task 1 咨询信
You read newspaper and got some information about a friend who you haven’t seen for many years. Write a letter to the newspaper agency. In your letter
-tell the newspaper agency who you are
- explain why you write the letter
- ask how you can contact your friend
3. 非正式信件(informal)
20140215 Task 1 感谢信
One of your friends treated you a meal at his/her house. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter -say how you feel about the meal
- describe how you feel the time with his/her family
- invite him/her to your home
II. 类型(Category)
1. 投诉/抱怨信(Letter of Complaint)
(20090905) You are living in an English-speaking country and the restaurant near you is making a lot of noises. Write a letter to the restaurant owner. In your letter
-say how you are disturbed by the noise
- give some suggestions to fix the problem
- tell the owner what further action will be taken if this problem remains unsolved
2. 请求/求助信(Letter Asking for Help)
(20081206) You are away on holiday for several weeks and then hope that one of your friends will look after your home. Write a letter to him/her. In your letter
-explain why you need help
- show where the key is
- say what you expect him/her to do when you are away
3. 邀请信(Invitation)
(20081213) Youwon a competition and were given two free tickets. You want to invite one of your friends to watch that film with you. Write a letter to him/her. In your letter
-say what the competition is
- tell him/her what the film is about
- give details about when and where you shall meet
4. 友情信(Letter Between Friends)
(20120211) You will leave the country you are living now and go back to your home country soon. Write a letter to your sports centre teammates to say goodbye. In your letter
- explain why you have to go back to your home country
- say what you enjoyed with them in sports centre
- tell them when and how you will meet them again
5. 推荐信(Reference Letter)
(20100320) Someone you know well is applying for a university abroad. Write a recommendation letter for him/her. In your letter
-say how you got to know him/her
- explain why he/she is worth your recommendation
6. 申请/求职信(Application/Cover Letter)
(20090321) An international company offers a temporary job but without salary. However, it helps you to gain some work experience. Write a letter to express your willingness. In your letter
-introduce your work experience
- say what department you want to go
- explain why you want to go
7. 建议信(Suggestion Letter)
(20090418) Your friend who is going to further her study abroad is hesitant to choose the majors between business management and music. Write a letter to offer some suggestions. In your letter -explain how you feel when you received her letter
- explain the benefits of both subjects
- give your suggestion
8. 感谢信(Than-you Letter)
(20090221) Youorganized for a relative a 90th birthday in a hotel. Many elderly guests attended this party, which is of great success. Write a letter to thank the hotel manager. In your letter
-give the details of the party
- tell the reason why the party was so successful
- mention a staff who helped you a lot
9. 道歉信(Apology Letter)
(20110813) Your friend will come to your city and want to live with you. Unfortunately, this is impossible. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
- explain reasons
- suggest other alternatives for accommodations
- apologise for your refusal
10. 解释说明信(Explanation Letter)
(20130516) You successfully passed a job interview. You are expected to start your new job on June 1st, but you will not be available on that date. Write a letter to your new supervisor. In your letter
-explained what happened to you
- express what you are concerned about
- suggest what your solutions are
11. 咨询信(Letter of Enquiry)
(20100109) You have applied for a course to a college in Australia, but you still have not received the reply. Write a letter to school official. In your letter
-describe the details of the course
- explain why you choose the course
- explain why you need the reply soon
III. 必备词汇、短语和句型
1. 投诉/抱怨信
(1) 介绍段
- express one’s discontentment with/ dissatisfaction with/ concern about/ concerning/ concerning sth. 表达对某事的不满
- with regard to/ with reference to/ concerning sth. 关于某事
- complain against sb. about sth. 就某人投诉某事
- draw one’s attention to sth. 引起某人对某事的注意
- You can imagine our disappointment when we discovered it. 你可以想象我们发现问题时有多失望。
(2) 主体段
- disturbance n.干扰
- inconceivable adj. 不可思议的
- intolerable/ unbearable adj.无法容忍的
- nuisance n.烦人事儿
- negligence n.忽视
- put up with/ bear/ tolerate sb. sth. 忍受某人/某事
- cause some difficulty/ trouble for sb. to do sth.给某个人做某事带来困难
- show sb. a rather disrespectful attitude 态度不尊
- be rude/ impolite to sb. 对某人很粗鲁/无礼
- disturb sb. 打扰某人
- solve/ fix the problem 解决问题
- look into/ go into/ investigate the incident/ matter 调查某事件
- awful environment 糟糕的环境
- poor service/ quality 糟糕的服务/质量
- out of one’s expectation 大失所望
- sanitary condition 卫生条件
- with bad manners 不礼貌/态度差
- fail to do sth in time 未能及时做某事
- remedy/ make up for/ compensate for 补救
- Service is suspended for some time. 服务暂停了一段时间
- I tried to contact sb. but failed. 我尝试联系某人但无果而终。
- I am not pleased with sth. 我对某事不满
- Sth. poses challenging and frustrating influences on my normal life. 某事给我的正常生活带来的极具挑战和令人挫败的影响。
- Sth./ sb. disturbed/ disordered my sleep/ normal life. 某事或某人打扰了我的睡眠或正常生活。- The noise level can be minimised by installing sound-absorbing materials. 可使用消音材料来降低噪音水平。
(3) 结尾段
- make an effort to prevent the recurrence of this kind 努力防止此类事件的再次发生
- appeal to law/ bring the matter to the court/ resort to law 诉诸法律
- We will appreciate your willingness to make up for the loss. 您愿意弥补我们的损失，对此我们深表感激。
- In light of the loss I have suffered, a proper compensation of … would be necessary. 鉴于我所遭受的损失，赔偿……是很有必要的。
- I would like my money refunded. 我要求退款。
- You must offer an explanation for this poor quality of service. 你必须对低劣的服务质量作出解释。
- I hope my request will be met in a timely manner. 我希望我的要求能够尽快得到满足。
- I look forward to a favourable reply. 期待您给出恰当的回复。
2. 请求/求助信
(1) 主体段
- seek/ ask for one’s assistance/ help in sth. 寻求某人在某事上的支持或帮助
- turn to sb. 向某人求助
- formally request sb. to do sth. 郑重的请求某人做某事
- look after/ take care of sb./ sth. during one’s absence 在某人不在期间照看某人或某物
- Would you be so kind to …? 您是否可以……？
- I wonder if you could spare some time to attend to my home while I am away for my annual paid holiday. 在我休年假的时候不知你能否有时间帮我照管一下房子。
- I would appreciate it if you could…如果你能……我会很感激的。
(2) 主体段
- drop in (on)/ by sb. 顺道拜访某人
- take the trouble to do sth. 麻烦去做某事
- on a daily/ weekly/ monthly basis 每天/每周/每月
- the operation instructions/ guidebook （操作）指南
- every other day/ every two days 隔天
- lose (lost) sth. somewhere 在某地丢了某物
- check sp. to see if it is possible to find sth. for sb. 查看某地是否能为某人找到某物
- Your timely help is of great significance to me. 你及时的帮助对我意义重大。
- Sth. if of great value to me because it is a gift from sb. who …某物对我极其重要，因为她是……的某人送给我的礼物。
- I am sure that I have left sth. in sp./ somewhere but I cannot remember/ recall the exact time and place now. 我确定我把某物遗忘在了某地，但我现在想不起来具体的时间地点。
(3) 结尾段
- I would be greatly grateful/ thankful to you if you could lend me a hand at such a critical time and I am looking forward to hearing from you. 如果您能在这关键时刻帮我一把，我必然非常感激，期待收到您的来信。
-If you have any information/ Should you have any information, please feel free to email me or call me anytime. 如果有任何消息，请随时发邮件给我或者打我电话。
-Should anything happen, please call me, and I would be available all the time. 如果有事情发生，请打电话给我，我随时有空。
-A favourable reply at your earliest convenience is highly appreciated. 方便时请尽快回信，我将非常感激。
- Thank you for your attention to these requests. 感谢你对这些请求的关注。
- I shall remain grateful to you for the great help. 对您给予的重大帮助，我心存感激。
3. 邀请信
(1) 介绍段
- I would like to see your presence at sp. 我希望能在某地见到你。
- I would like you to come …我希望你能来……
- I wonder if you could come to sp. 不知您可否来某地。
- I am writing to invite you to sp. to do sth. 此番写信，是为了邀请你去某地做某事。
- Would you like to join us in …? 您是否愿意加入我们…..？
- I’m inviting sb. over for dinner and I wonder if you would like to join us. 我邀请了某人来吃晚餐，您是否愿意一起来。
- I sincerely ask you to come to Beijing to join us after the conference. 我诚挚的邀请你在会议结束后来北京，与我们在此一聚。
- It is my pleasure/ a great honour for me to extend an invitation to/ invite you to my wedding ceremony. 我很荣幸地邀请您参加我的婚礼。
- I would like to invite you to join us and attend the meeting. 我希望你能同我们一道出席会议。- I am glad to invite you to participate in my graduation ceremony/ commencement. 我非常高兴的邀请您参加我的毕业典礼。
(2) 主体段
- a big flat with four bedrooms 四室公寓
- the scenic spots 旅游景点
- places of interests 名胜古迹
- a spare room 多余的房间
- be capable of …多余的房间
- The dinner will be at sp. 晚餐安排在某地
- The birthday/ housewarming/ farewell/ welcome party will be held in sp. on sometime. 庆生会/ 乔迁宴/ 欢送会/ 欢迎宴将与某个时候在某地举办。
- I’ve enclosed a map of how to get to our new apartment. 我已在信中附上地图，方便您找到我们的新家。
- Sp. is a little out of the way. 某地有点儿偏僻。
(3) 结尾段
- stay the night/ stay overnight过夜
- Anyway, do let me know if you can make it. 无论如何，如果你可以的话（你能来的话），务必告知我。
- I really hope that you can make it. 我真希望你能答应（您能来）。
- I would feel greatly honoured if you could come. 如果您能来的话，我倍感荣幸。
- Sb. would be looking forward to your presence at the party. 某人将期待您参加这个晚会。
- My telephone number remains unchanged. 我的电话号码没变。
- I will pick you up at the airport. 我会到机场接你。
- We expect your early arrival. 我们期望您早日到达。
- We would be honoured to have you there with us. 您若能与我们同去，我们将不胜荣幸。
- I will cover all the expense involved. 我将支付所有相关费用。
- Would you please let me know as soon as possible if you can accept my invitation? 您若能接受邀请，烦请尽快告知我。
- I hope that you won’t decline my invitation. 我希望你不会拒绝我的邀请。
- Please confirm your participation at your earliest convenience. 请尽快确认您的参加事宜。
- The honour of your presence is requested. 敬请您的到来。
- Perhaps you could give us a call or email us to let us know when to expect you. 何时到来，您可电话或邮件告知我们。
4. 友情信
(1) 介绍段
- I’m writing to tell you that …我写信是为了告诉你……
- Great news! I …好消息！我……
- In response to your request of leaving your children under my care on this weekend, I should say it is my great pleasure to do this job. 我非常愿意于本周末在你离开期间帮忙照顾你的孩子。- I have already received your e-mail about your visiting. Unfortunately, I have to tell you that tomorrow I will be leaving for New York. 我收到了你即将来访的邮件，不巧的是，我明天要前往纽约。
- How have you been recently? / How is it going? I am writing this letter to invite you to visit my new house. 近来可好？写信时为了邀请你参观我的新居。
(2)主体段
- land a job 找到工作
- spend … commuting 花时间在通勤上
- compared with the current/ previous one, sth. …与现在/之前那个相比，某物……
- leave sb. under one’s care 把某人交给某人照顾
- stay with sb. for …和某人待多久
- make good preparations for …为……做好充分准备
- give/ land sb. a hand = to help 帮助某人
-show sb. around sp. 带某人在某地转转
- be of great inconvenience to me 对我非常不便
- outdoor/ indoor activities 户外/室内活动
- in the vicinity of … = in the neighborhood of在……附近
- A is … away from B. A地离B地有多远。
(3) 结尾段
- Please do come and visit sb./ sp. 请一定要来看望某人/参观某地。
- I cannot wait to see sb. 我迫不及待地想见到某人。
- I am looking forward to seeing you. 期待见到你。
- Tell me if you could make it. 如果可以/如果能来要告诉我。
5. 推荐信
(1) 介绍段
- I would like to present sb. for your consideration in your search for a …鉴于……一职，我推荐某人以供您参考。
- With reference to your requirements, I shall, without reservation, recommend sb. as an ideal candidate. 针对您的要求，我毫无保留的把最佳人选……推荐给您。
(2)主体段
- organize a summer session/ school programme 组织夏令营/暑期学校项目
- keep in touch with sb. through/ via e-mails与某人通过邮件保持联系
- broaden one’s vision and enrich one’s life 开阔视野、丰富生活
- perform/ display one’s brilliant talents 展示某人卓越的才华
- be suitable for a position as …= suit the position as …适合……职位
- a group of candidates 一些候选人
- interpersonal communication skills 人际交往能力
- Sb. has rich experience in …某人在……方面经验丰富
- Sb. has become an indispensable assistant to me in …某人在……方面已经成为我的得力助手。- It’s (well) worth mentioning that …值得一提的是……
- Sth. convinces me that …某事让我相信……
(3) 结尾段
- It is my pleasure and honour to write this recommendation letter for sb. 能为某人写推荐信，我深感欢欣荣欣。
- I guarantee the truthfulness of all that I have describes about sb. . Therefore, I do not hesitate to recommend sb, as the right person for your consideration. 关于某人的介绍，我保证信息属实。
因此，我极力向您推荐某人作为您的合适人选。
- If you need more details, please feel free to contact me. 如您需要更多信息，请随时联系我。
6. 申请/求职信
(1) 介绍段
- I’m writing to express my interest in your recently advertised position for a …我对你们新登出的……职位很感兴趣。
- I’m writing this letter to apply for the position that you have advertised in …此信是为申请你在……登出的空缺职位。
- I am very interested in exploring the possibility of obtaining a position as …对于……一职，我很感兴趣。
- I have read your advertisement in … for a position of sales manager. 我在……看到您登出的招聘销售经理的广告。
- I read with interest your advertisement which appeared in …and would like to take up the challenge as a …with your firm. 读了您在……刊出的招聘广告，我非常想挑战一下贵公司的……一职。
- After obtaining my bachelor’s/ master’s degree at … university in 2000, I was employed by …company as a … . Now, I want a change. 2000年，在……大学获得学士/硕士学位后，我被……公司聘为……，现在我想换一份工作。
(2) 主体段
- meet the requirements 满足要求
- accumulate rich working experience 积累丰富的工作经验
- apply for…申请……
- suit sth. = be suitable for …适合……
- be competent at a job; be qualified for the work 胜任某项工作
- be available for an interview 可以参加面试
- have a good command/ mater of 对……熟练掌握
- have the qualifications to do sth. = be qualified for sth. 有资质做某事/能胜任某事
- expected salary 期待的薪水
- interpersonal skills/ communication skills 人际交往/沟通能力
- cross-cultural communication ability/ bilingual ability跨文化沟通能力/ 双语能力
- Upon graduation, I first worked as …The following job was …and currently I am working for…毕业之处，我做……，后来换了……的工作，目前在……公司上班。
(3) 结尾段
- Thank you for considering my application and I am expecting an interview with you. 感谢关注我的申请，期待您给我面试的机会。
- If you need more details/ to know more about me, please feel free to contact me at …关于我的更多信息，请拨打……
- I am looking forward to a favourable reply at your earliest convenience. 期待您的及时回复。- I believe I have the appropriate qualifications and experience for this post, and therefore, here I am enclosing my curriculum vitae. 我认为我的资历和经验与此职位相符，因此我附上一份简历。
- I am available for an interview every Monday afternoon. Please contact me at …我每周一下午有时间参加面试，请拨打……联系我。
- I hope that after reviewing my enclosed resume you will kindly give me an interview so that I can elaborate on my study and working experience. 我希望您看过我的简历后能给我面试机会，这样我可以向您详谈我的学习和工作经历。
- With the kind of experience I have accumulated, I would expect a salary of no less than…鉴于我的工作经验，我期待不低于……的薪水。
7. 建议信
(1) 介绍段
- I am writing to express my views concerning …这封信主要是为了谈论我对……的看法。
- I am writing in response to sth. to suggest ways that you could further improve your service. 写这封信是针对于某事提出一些你们可以提高服务质量的建议。
- I would like to suggest that …我想建议……
- You have asked me for my advice concerning whether you should study business management or music at university and now I am trying to offer some suggestions and hope they will be helpful. 关于你咨询我在大学该学习工商管理还是音乐，我想给你一些有用的建议。
(2) 主体段
- make a living =earn a living 谋生
- offer few career prospects 就业前景不好
- devote oneself to sth./ doing sth. 投身于某事/ 埋头苦干
- be computer-literate adj. / computer literacy n. 会用电脑（的）/ 熟练使用电脑（的）
- be equipped with … skills 拥有某种技术
- a preparation for one’s future career 为未来就业做准备
- in the era of a high-tech revolution 在科技革命时代
- in the foreseeable future 在可预见的未来
- in one’s spare/ free/ extra-curricular time 在空闲/课余时间
- The field of computer offers far wider job opportunities than that of literature. 计算机领域的就业机会比文学领域广泛得多。
- I would recommend that sb. should do sth. 我建议某人应该怎么做。
- Sth would be considerably enhanced. 某物将会得到加强。
- There is no doubt that … / Undoubtedly, …毫无疑问，……
- Sth. was far beyond what I had expected. 某事远远超出我的意料
(3) 结尾段
- I would be happy to know if my suggestions have turned out to be useful in you constant improvement of your overall service. 如果我的建议能够不断帮助你们提高整体服务水平，我将十分高兴。
- I would be ready to discuss this matter to further details. 我很乐意就此事细节做进一步讨论。- Hope you find these suggestions useful when you make your decision. 希望这些建议能够在你做决定的时候帮到你。
- I hope you will find these suggestions/ proposals/ recommendations helpful/ useful/ practical/ beneficial. 希望这些建议对你有用。
8. 感谢信
(1) 介绍段
- I am writing to extend my sincere/ earnest gratitude for …此番写信是为了表达我对……真挚谢意。
- I would like to convey in this letter my heartfelt thanks to you for …借此信表达我对您在……方面的衷心感谢。
- I truly appreciate your kindness. 我非常感谢你的热心。
- I am grateful to you for …我非常感谢您的……
- I take this opportunity to express to you my deep appreciation for the kind assistance you rendered me. 借此表达我对您所给予的帮助的深深谢意。
(2) 主体段
- cordial adj.热忱的，衷心的
- courtesy n.礼貌
- courteous =polite adj.有礼貌的
- generosity n.慷慨
- gratitude n.谢意
- hospitality n. 好客之情
- appreciate sb. for sth. 为某事而感激某人
- beyond words 难以言表
- in a timely manner 及时地
(3) 结尾段
- I must thank you again for your generous help. 我必须再次感谢您的慷概相助。
- It was kind of you to do …. 你真好，做了……/ 真是谢谢您……
- Many thanks for your kindness and hospitality. 万分感激您的善良与好客。
- Again, I would like to express our warm thanks to you. 我想再次表达我们对您由衷的感谢。
9. 道歉信
(1) 介绍段
- I am terribly/ awfully sorry for what I have done. 对于我的所作所为我深表歉意。
- I am afraid what I have done has caused many inconveniences to you. 我担心我给你带来了诸多不便。
- I regret to inform you that I am unable to do sth. 很遗憾告诉你，我无法……。
- I am writing to apologise/ make a sincere apology to you for …我写信是为了就……向您表示诚挚的歉意。
(2) 主体段
- awfully= terribly adv.非常
- behaviour n.行为
- excuse n.借口
- failure n.失败
- ignorant adj.无知的
- ignorance n. 无知
- considerate adj.体贴的
- inconvenience n.不便
- inconvenient adj.不方便的
- misunderstanding n.误解
- negligent adj.忽略的
- forgive v. 原谅
- offend v.冒犯
- apologise to sb. for sth. 因某事向某人道歉
- make an apology to sb. for sth. 为某事向某人道歉
- make up for sth./ remedy sth./ compensate for sth. 补救某事
- regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事
- regret to do sth. 很遗憾……
- be responsible for sth./ shoulder the responsibility in…承担责任
(3) 结尾段
- I am so sorry again to have put you through so much trouble. 对于给您带来的诸多麻烦，我再次深表歉意。
- Please accept my sincere apology for all inconvenience I may cause. 对于可能给您带来的麻烦，请接受我诚挚的歉意。
IV. 布局谋篇(Paragraphing)
Part I称呼(Salutation)
Part II 主体部分(Main Body)
1. 介绍段
2. 主体段
3. 结尾段
Part III 结尾敬语及落款署名(Complimentary Close and Signature)
1. 称呼
Dear 名字
Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,
Dear 头衔/职称等(Manager/ Professor),
Dear Sir/Madam,
2. 主体部分：分段根据具体任务而定
3. 结尾敬语及落款署名
Yours faithfully, 正式信件
Yours sincerely, 上司，领导，老师等
Yours, / Best wishes, 朋友
+一个拼写正确的英文名
Assignment (Week 1)
Complete the following tasks.
1. You are living in an English-speaking country and the restaurant near you is making a lot of noises. Write a letter to the restaurant owner. In your letter
- say how you are disturbed by the noise
- give some suggestions to fix the problem
- tell the owner what further action will be taken if this problem remains unsolved
2. You are away on holiday for several weeks and then hope that one of your friends will look after your home. Write a letter to him/her. In your letter
- explain why you need help
- show where the key is
- say what you expect him/her to do when you are away
3. Some people think the most effective way to reduce the industrial pollution is to tax the companies which cause the type of pollution. Others think there are better ways to reduce the pollution. Discuss both views and give your own opinions.