Please let us know whether you can come or not.We are looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes.
Yours truly,
Passage 3
Dear Manager,
I learned from the ad in the newspaper that your company wants travel guides.I’d like very much to be one and I’ll tell you something about myself now.
I’m a girl of 23.I graduated from a college last year.When I was at school, I did well in all my subjects, especially in English.I can speak Putonghua very well.I’m good at listening and spoken English, and I have won many prizes in speech contests and English competitions.
I enjoy working with others and can get along well with people of all kinds.I’m fond of traveling very much, so I have been to many places, which enables me to be familiar with many places of interest.
If I am accepted, I am sure I can do the work well.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Ling
Passage 4
October 15,2006
In order to improve the students’ English, we’ll hold the opening ceremony of the First English Week and English Chorus Contest among all the classes in our school in the school auditorium at 7:30 p.m.on November 5, 2006.The contest is organized by the Students’ Union.Those who would like to take part in the ceremony and the contest please sign up in the Students’ Union office before October 20.Nine English teachers will be invited to work as judges.The first five winners will be given rewards.
All are welcome to join in the contest.
The Students’ Union
Passage 5
Dear Serena,
Welcome to our class and welcome to our evening party.First let me say a few words about our class.In our class there are 55 students, including 30 boys and 25 girls.Some of us are from the countryside.We all like to learn English.With the help of our teacher of English, we often speak English in class and after class.We often read English stories.And we know English is a useful language in the world.
In our program tonight, there are singing, dancing, story——telling and so on.I hope you’ll enjoy them and have a good time.
Thank you.
Passage 6
Dear friends,
May I have your attention, please?
Tomorrow, all the students in our class will go to the Red Star Farm to dig tunnels.We’ll gather at the school gate at seven o’clock in the morning, and we’ll be back at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
We’ll have lunch on the farm, so we should bring some food and water with us.Since we’ll do some farm work, we’d better bring our straw——hats with us.
Those who are not in good health, or have something important to do, had better ask for leave ahead of time.
Don’t be late.Our school bus will start at ten past seven.
That’s all.Thank you.
Passage 7
Dear Peter,
I’m very pleased to receive your email.I would like to be your pen friend.
I’m a boy of 16, studying in Zhongning No.1 High School.I’m in Class One, Senior one.I like swimming and playing ball games in my spare time.
There are three people in my family.My father works as a dentist in a hospital in our town.My mother teaches English in my school.
Our school is one of the key middle schools in our city.It covers an area of nearly 500 mu, with an office building, three classroom buildings and a lab building, and three student——apartment houses.There is also a large sport ground, with a football field and many basketball, badminton, tennis courts.
Let’s write to each other and keep in touch.Welcome to visit our school if you have time.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Passage 8
After the discussion we’ve had in the past week, we have drawn a conclusion on how to learn English well.
As a foreign language, English is based on enough practice.We have several choices, such as listening to the radio, checking through the Internet, listening to music or songs and so on.Speaking as often as possible is another useful way to learn English well.Reading brings you a lot of information as well.What’s more, you can write anything that you like.For example, keep a diary and write down the new words and phrases from the English books or newspapers that you’ve read.
In short, just to remember vocabulary is the basis.So practice makes perfect.
Passage 9
(1) Lost
A black pen was left in the meeting room on August 30.Will the finder please come to the Students’ Union?
(2)Found
A black wallet with some money in it was left in the dining——room on September 9.Will the owner please ring 8536788?
Passage 10
(1)Found
August 20, 2006
I happened to find a purse on the playground.In the purse there is some money and keys.The loser is expected to come to our classroom to take it back.
Li Chao
Class 12, Senior 3
(2)Lost
I was careless and lost a bag in the dining room on the afternoon of the 5th of this month.Inside are two textbooks, a dictionary and a key to my bike.Will the finder please send it either to the monitor of Class 6, Senior 2 or to myself? Many thanks to the finder.Our classroom is in Room 206, Teaching Building 2.
Wang Yifan
Passage 11
Purse Found
October 21,2006
A purse was found yesterday afternoon, inside of which there is money and other things.Somebody who lost the purse is expected to come to the Office of the school to claim it.
The Office of No.1 Middle School
Passage 12
Contributions Wanted
School English Garden is a magazine intended for students in our school to improve their spoken and written English.It is published on the 10th of every two months.
Contributions in the following forms and of the following contents are warmly welcomed, such as:
a.English stories, short plays and dialogues.
b.Popular science essays, writings through pictures.
c.Experiences and suggestions on how to improve spoken English.
d.Writings about what you have learned from English grammar.
e.Methods and suggestions on how to write well in English.
f.Suggestions on English teaching methods.
Contributions are expected to be within a 1500——word limit and must be typed.They will be paid soon after they are published.
Please send your contributions to the Editorial Section in English Department of our school.
Editorial Section Of School English Garden
English Department
September 1, 2006
Passage 13
Ladies and gentlemen,
I have the honor to speak on behalf of my classmates at the farewell party for Mrs Brown.
