一個(gè)中心:以完成任務(wù)為中心。題目中所有的細(xì)節(jié)必須涉及,所有的問(wèn)題必須回答。
兩個(gè)基本點(diǎn):
第一、在考試中,無(wú)論遇到哪種類(lèi)型的書(shū)信又或是題目中有任何的具體要求,都要謹(jǐn)記下列的三要素:
1. 明確的指出自己寫(xiě)信的目的
2. 清晰、準(zhǔn)確的陳述事實(shí)
3. 使用堅(jiān)定但禮貌的語(yǔ)言(這一點(diǎn)與概述中提及的內(nèi)容一致)
在整章中,我會(huì)強(qiáng)調(diào)每一種類(lèi)型書(shū)信的“目的”:
如果你寫(xiě)信是要投訴,就用一句話把問(wèn)題概括,比如:我買(mǎi)的產(chǎn)品不好用;修理工作不徹底;食物太難吃;新租的房子家具太舊等等
如果你寫(xiě)信尋求幫助,那就清楚的告訴收信人你遇到了什么困難,你需要哪些具體方面的幫助等
如果你寫(xiě)求職信,那就說(shuō)明白為什么你比別人強(qiáng)
總之,一封有著明確“目的”的信,就像是承載著期望的生命。
下面有三封短信,看看它們都帶著什么樣的目的(雅思考試中最常見(jiàn)類(lèi)型)
NB (提示): 這些書(shū)信僅用于了解上述3要素的重要性,但表達(dá)地道、文字精準(zhǔn),值得學(xué)習(xí);但是正式考試中,除了需要書(shū)信的內(nèi)容,還要提供稱(chēng)謂和落款等內(nèi)容。
書(shū)信一、寫(xiě)信目的:道歉信 (承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤、表示歉意、請(qǐng)求原諒、尋求解決方案)
I’m so sorry I missed our appointment for this morning; I got held up in a faculty meeting and could not break away.
Please call me to reschedule. I am available any weekday except Friday from 2 to 4 P.M., and because I missed our meeting I also am willing to drop by the office any time Saturday if that works better for you.
My apologies.
書(shū)信二、寫(xiě)信目的:抱怨信(描述現(xiàn)象、陳述理由、提出解決)
I have just moved into Apartment 32B, and am enjoying my stay here. However, I do have a concern about one of my neighbors.
When I signed my lease it was emphasized to me that there could be no more than two persons living full-time in a studio apartment. That is definitely not the case in the apartment directly above mine, 33B.
During the one month I have been here, there must have been at least six adults and three young children somehow squeezed into that studio apartment at any one time. The constant noise, the traffic into and out of the apartment, and the four cars they use is very annoying.
Please look into the matter and advise me of the resolution as soon as possible.