Dear Ms. Smith,
I’m Li Hua, Chair of the Student Union of Yucai Middle School, which is close to your university. I’m writing to invite you to be a judge at our English speech contest to be held in our school on June 15. It will start at 2:00 pm and last for about three hours. Ten students will deliver their speeches on the given topic“Man and Nature”. We hope that you will accept our invitation if it is convenient for you. Please call me at 44876655 if you have any questions.
I am looking forward to your reply.
With best wishes,
Li Hua
1. 词汇分析
① chair一般指会议或委员会的“主席”。
② deliver one’s speech意为“发言”,此处deliver是及物动词。
③ convenient意为“方便的,合适的”,如:I have to find a convenient location for the shelves. (我得找一个合适的地方放这些书架。)
2. 句型分析
... to be held in our school on June 15.
本句中to be held是后置定语。在写作中,如果出现非谓语动词作后置定语,则属于高级句型。除了文中使用的to be done结构以外,还可以用过去分词done作后置定语,如:Who were the so-called guests invited to your party last night? (昨晚被邀请来参加你晚会的那些所谓的客人是谁啊?)
本文必须写到的要点有:
1. 自我介绍
2. 邀请做评委
3. 演讲主题
4. 比赛时间
5. 参赛选手
6. 联系方式
本文审题难度较小,不过需要注意的是,是否一定要按照题目给出的顺序来写作。一般来说,邀请别人做评委,时间显然是最重要的,所以应该先写明时间。另外,是否应给出地点也值得商榷。根据生活经验,如果邀请别人做评委,一般会在当天派人接待,所以比赛地点可以选择不写。因此,这篇文章的写作本身不难,难的是怎样才能合理组织题目信息。