雅思g類書信寫作技巧

　　1. Make sure you answer the whole question.

　　確保你回答了整個問題。

　　This is probably the most common mistake. Each IELTS letter question contains 3bullet points and you need to make sure that you address all 3 points in your answer. If you leave one of them out, you will he penalised on task response.

　　這可能是常見的錯誤。雅思G類的TASK 1都包含三點具體的內(nèi)容要求，你需要確保一一做了回應(yīng)。如有遺漏，你在任務(wù)回應(yīng)方面會被扣分。

　　2. Make sure you stay on topic.

　　確信你不要跑題。

　　In order to complete your letter within 20 minutes or less, practice writing letters where you stick to the point. The General IELTS Task 1 does require you to make up a hit of a story to complete your letter, but don't make your story so complicated that you run out of time.

　　為了在20分鐘內(nèi)完成任務(wù)，你必須養(yǎng)成緊扣主題的習(xí)慣。雅思G類的TASK 1確實要求你通過虛構(gòu)故事情節(jié)來完成任務(wù)，但是千萬不要讓你的故事過分復(fù)雜以至于不能在規(guī)定的時間內(nèi)完成寫作。

　　3. Think about who you are writing to.

　　考慮你在給誰寫信。

　　Perhaps the one complex thing about letter writing is that you need to be aware ofregister. This means that you need to be able to write in a more formal style if the letter is to someone you don't know and in a less formal style to a friend. Part of the problem here is that conventions differ in different countries and cultures. One sensible piece of advice is to aim for a relatively neutral style and don't try to be too formal or too informal.

　　意識到書信寫作的"語域"，也許是一件復(fù)雜的事情。換言之，如果你寫給一個你不認(rèn)識的人，那么你應(yīng)該采取正式的寫作語體;如果是一個朋友，那么語體就不需要那么正式。但是，不同的國家和文化體現(xiàn)著不同的傳統(tǒng)。比較明智的做法是尋求一種較為中性的風(fēng)格，既不要太正式也不要太隨意。

　　4. Think about the purpose(s) of the letter.

　　考慮這封書信的目的。

　　Before you start writing, you should think about what the purpose of the letter is.

　　IELTS letters tend to he quite predictable and generally fall into one or more of these functions:。

　　·complaint。

　　·request。

　　·explanation。

　　·apology。

　　·application。

　　·suggestion。

　　This information helps you because you can then use the appropriate letter writing vocabulary for each of those functions.

　　開始寫作之前，你應(yīng)該考慮這封書信的目的，以便選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)拇朕o。雅思書信的功能通常是以下的一種或一種以上:。

　　·投訴。

　　·要求。

　　·解釋。

　　·致歉。

　　·申請。

　　·建議。

　　5. Don't forget to use varied grammar.

　　不要忘記使用不同的語法。

　　A common problem with letters is that candidates use language that is too simple.

　　Just as in essays, there is a band score for grammatical range and accuracy. This means that even if you are writing to a friend, you still need to use varied sentences. You cannot just use short and simple sentences.

　　一個通常的問題是書信的語言太簡單。與TASK 2一樣，G類TASK 1的評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)也包含一項，即“語法的多樣性和準(zhǔn)確度”。這就意味著即使你在給一個朋友寫信，你也需要變換句子結(jié)構(gòu)，不能只使用短句和簡單句。

　　6. Learn how to start a letter.

　　學(xué)會如何寫信的開頭。

　　When we write more formal letters, we tend to start with a sentence explaining ex-actly why we are writing. A common phrase here is “I am writing to...”. We start like that because the person doesn't know us and needs to understand what the purpose of the letter is.

　　當(dāng)我們撰寫正式的信件時，我們往往開門見山解釋寫信的目的。一個比較常用的句型是:“I am writing to...”。之所以這樣措辭，是因為收信人不認(rèn)識你，她(他)需要知道此信的目的。

　　When we write to a friend, we normally start by talking a little about our relation-ship in a fairly general paragraph. A common phrase might be, “I was so pleased to hear from you again. It's been ages since we've seen one another...”. It's important not to forget to do this in IELTS letters as it shows the examiner you understand the type of let-ter you are writing.

　　當(dāng)我們給朋友寫信時，我們通常會用一段來重溫一下彼此的友好關(guān)系。較為常見的套話如:“I was so pleased to hear from you again. It's been ages since we've seen one another...”。在雅思的書信寫作中不要忽略這個部分，因為這是在向考官表明你很熟悉此類信件的語體。

　　7. Learn how to end a letter.

　　學(xué)會如何結(jié)尾。

　　There are also conventional ways to end letters. If you are unsure how to do this,the best advice is to think about what you expect to happen next. In a more formal letter where you have asked for some information, you might write:

　　“I look forward to hearing from you soon.”

　　傳統(tǒng)上，我們有各種不同的結(jié)尾模式。如果你對此不太有把握，那么比較好的方式是考慮一下你期待下一步會發(fā)生什么。在一封希望了解有關(guān)信息的信件中，你可以這樣寫:

　　“I look forward to hearing from you soon.”

　　By contrast, in a letter to a friend who is coming to visit you, you might try:

　　“I can't wait to see you. And don't forget to give my love to all your family.”

　　You can learn some set phrases to help you do this.

　　反之，在給即將來訪的朋友的信中，你可以這樣措辭:

　　“I can't wait to see you. And don't forget to give my love to all your family.”

　　可以掌握一些固定的表達來幫助你。

　　8. Plan your letter.

　　規(guī)劃你的書信。

　　When organizing your letter you should think carefully about:

　　在規(guī)劃你的信件時，你應(yīng)該考慮如下要點:。

　　·how many paragraphs you are going to use。

　　你要寫幾段。

　　·what the main points to include are。

　　需要包含的要點。

　　·what details you need to add需要增添哪些細(xì)節(jié)。

　　·what vocabulary you need。

　　需要使用哪些詞匯。

　　9. Make sure you write at least 150 words.

　　確保你寫了至少150個單詞。

　　This should be self-explanatory. You will he penalised if you write less than 150words and my general advice is that you should aim for about 175 words. This is be-cause the examiner may not count any words you have directly copied form the ques-tion.

　　這是不言自明的—如果少于150個單詞，你的分?jǐn)?shù)會受到影響。我們建議你寫大約175個單詞，這是因為考官不會把你直接抄錄的考題計算在總字?jǐn)?shù)中。

　　10. Think about the tenses of your verbs.

　　考慮動詞的時態(tài)。

　　If you're writing about something that happened in the past, your verbs will needto be in the past tenses. If you're arranging something in the future, you will need to use the future tenses. If it's a habitual action, you'll need the present simple tense andso on. If you have time, a quick check of your verbs at the end of the exam can help youfind errors.

　　如果你寫的事情發(fā)生在過去，那么你需要使用過去的時態(tài);如果你安排的是未來的事情，那么你就應(yīng)該使用將來的時態(tài);如果信中提及的是一個習(xí)慣性的行為，那么你需要使用現(xiàn)在的時態(tài)。文章完成后。迅速地瀏覽一下動詞的時態(tài)能夠幫助你發(fā)現(xiàn)錯誤。

　　11. Check your spelling and punctuation.

　　檢查你的拼寫和標(biāo)點。

　　Perhaps because letters are often less formal than essays, candidates frequentlymake more basic spelling and punctuation mistakes in letters. Don't be one of thosepeople: even if it is an informal letter make sure you use correct English. This means:

　　也許書信往往不如論文正式?？忌跁艑懽髦薪?jīng)常犯拼寫或標(biāo)點錯誤。記住:“即使是不太正式的信函，你也要使用正確的英語?！边@意味著:。

　　You may use short forms like “can't” if it's an informal letter.

　　如果是非正式的信函，你可以使用如“can't”一類的縮合形式。

　　You shouldn't use abbreviations like “coz”.

　　你不應(yīng)該使用如“coz”一類的簡寫形式。

　　Be very careful with spelling of common words like “believe” and “sincerely”.

　　對于如“believe”，和“sincerely”，類的普通詞匯，要特別注意拼寫。

　　12. Practise using standard letter writing phrases.

　　練習(xí)使用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的書信寫作語匯。

　　Letters have their own language to some extent. One way to improve your letterwriting is to look at sample IELTS letters and find phrases which you can use in yourown letters.

　　某種意義而言，書信有自己的語言。提高書信寫作能力的一種方式就是多看范文，然后找到并記住有用的單詞、詞組和句型結(jié)構(gòu)。