Exercise 1To help students realize the importance of protecting the environment, the Student’s Union of our school held an activity on June 5th. All the students in Grade 1 took an active part in it. The playground was cleared to look tidy and the trees and flowers were watered so that they could grow better. Also, students were encouraged to collect old newspapers and books, as well as used cans, which were then sorted and recycled. Additionally, some experts on environmental protection were invited to give us lectures, which greatly raised students’ awareness of environmental protection.Exercise 2Dear Lisa,How have you been? You must be enjoying your life back home. We still miss the days we spent together.Last term, we all benefited a lot from your lessons. Our oral English was greatly improved and your encouragement made us become more confident to express ourselves. In addition, we had a better understanding of western culture and tradition.On behalf of my class, I would like to thank you for teaching us English! We wish you joy and happiness in the new stage of life!Yours,Li Hua Exercise 3May I have your attention, please?This Friday you will visit HongXing High School as volunteers, which is a vital part of the exchange program. The school bus will pick you up at the school gate at 2 p.m. This trip aims to give the kids there a taste of American culture. You may prepare some mini lectures and teach the students there some simple but beautiful English songs.Through sharing your culture with them, you will know more about this country in return. We wish you all a wonderful trip!That’s all. Thank you.Ps ：promote understanding，enrich personal experienceExercise 4Dear Tom,I’m excited/thrilled to hear that you will come to China to spend the Chinese New Year’s Eve. My family expects your arrival so much. I am glad to tell you the arrangements during your stay in Beijing in advance.I will meet you at four o’clock on the afternoon of February 18th at the Northwest Exit of Zhongguancun Station of Subway Line 4. After you arrive, we will have various traditional activities, such as watching the Spring Festival Gala, making dumplings, and setting off firecrackers,all of which will let you enjoy the happy atmosphere of the festival.Looking forward to seeing you soon!Yours,Li Hua Exercise 5Dear Sir or Madam,I’m writing to apply for working as an intern at your charitable foundation.I’m presently a student of Senior 3, and I can speak English fluently. Besides, I’m an active and enthusiastic person who enjoys working with different people and can adapt well to new situations. Charity is a noble cause(崇高的事业), and I always have a strong passion for it. I believe that being an intern at your foundation will be a wonderful practice for me. I’ll be willing to send you any further information if you consider my request.Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your reply.Sincerely,Li HuaExercise 6Dear Mr. Smith,I’m writing on behalf of my class to extend our warm welcome to you. Here are some of our expectations for your English class.First, we’d like to(语气委婉) have topics in class about Western culture. We are all very interested in having a better understanding of culture behind the language. Besides, we’d appreciate various activities to get everyone involved in speaking English. Last but not least, please give us some guidance and training in our pronunciation, because we all hope to speak English fluently and clearly just as you native speakers do.Thank you for your time and consideration.Yours,ChrisExercise 7Mrs. Wilson,I’m going out shopping, and won’t be back until about 5:00 p.m. I have taken with me the two books you asked me to return.At about one o’clock, Tracy called, saying that she couldn’t meet you at Bolton Coffee tomorrow morning as she has something important to attend to. She felt very sorry about that, but said that you could set some other time for the meeting. She wanted you to call back as soon as possible and she has already told Susan about this change.Yours,Li HuaMy dear friends,Reading is very important in our daily life. We can gain much knowledge by reading many good books, which can enlarge our views. Besides, if we read more important books, our study can be improved and we can grow up in a healthier and happier way.However, many activities take up too much of our reading time, such as listening to music, watching TV and going online. What a pity! So I would like to suggest that everyone (should) read more good books. It will be beneficial to us.Let’s start reading now!Yours,Li Hua Exercise 9Respecting Parents ProgramA program called “Respecting Parents” has been started in our school recently, urging students to follow a list of ten “Dos”, including remembering parents’ birthdays, and greeting parents on their returning home. Showing respect for parents is one of the Chinese traditional moral values. However, as most students today are the “only child” in their family, they often regard themselves as the “center”, ignoring their parents. So far, the program has won praises from parents. Meanwhile, students also think highly of it as it has led to a better parent-kid relationship in their family.Exercise 10NOTICEIn order to improve your oral English and arouse your interest in learning the language, we are going to have an English speech contest for Senior 1 and Senior 2 students. It will be held in the school hall at 1:30 p.m. on October 25th. Please sign up at the English office no later than October 15th. All the students are welcome to join in the contest.Get well prepared and we wish you success!Youth League CommitteeGreener Life, Clearer AirIt is not easy to forget the heavy smog in January. It lasted for days and affected many areas in China, causing much inconvenience to our life and even harm to our health.It warned us to take action to fight for clean air before being too late. And I believe a green lifestyle can make a big difference to the air quality. Firstly, it’s good to take public transportation rather than cars whenever possible.Besides, be aware to save water, electricity and paper. Moreover,recycle whatever we can and influence those around us to follow!Exercise 12Dear David,I’d like to ask you to write an article for our school’s English newspaper.The “Foreign Cultures” column in our English newspaper, which posts articles written by foreigners about the cultures of their home countries, is very popular among us students. Would you please write something about the culture of the United States? And we would especially welcome articles about American ways of spending holidays and festivals. You can write anything relevant so long as it’s interesting and informative. 400 words would be fine. Could we have your article (语气委婉)before June 28th?I’m looking forward to hearing from you.Sincerely Yours,Li HuaOur school has made a survey among the Senior 1 students about what to do after graduation. As many as about 40% of the girls choose to become accountants. However, boys are most interested in becoming businessmen. Only a few boys want to be teachers. Interestingly,the number of boys and girls who want to become doctors is equal. As for policeman, more boys expect to have this job. However, about 10% of the students are not clear about their future.Exercise 14Dear Sir/Madam,I’m Li Hua, a senior 3 student. I have read your advertisement on the Internet saying that you want a part-time English editor. I’m wondering if I can apply for the position.I think I’m quite qualified to do the job. First, I have a good knowledge of English and I can communicate with native English speakers fluently. Second, having worked for the school newspaper for nearly two years, I’m skilled at writing articles. Finally, I am fond of working in a team.I would appreciate it very much if you could offer me the job.Yours sincerely,Li Hua Exercise 15Dear Tom,I’m sorry to know that you are suffering from the disturbing pressure from study. Here is some advice on how to study effectively.First, since pressure is part of our students’ life, why not choose to hold an optimistic attitude towards it and even transform it into motivation? Besides, listening to songs is also an effective means to relieve pressure.Thus, we can relax ourselves rather than suffer from it. Last but not least, we should exchange ideas with our classmates. Through the communication we can find support, which will encourage us to overcome difficulties in our study.Hope these can benefit you.Yours,Li Hua Exercise 16Dear sir or Madam,My name is Li Hua, a tourist in your city from China. I’m writing to express my gratitude to one of your staff, Tim, for his kindest help.I clearly remember that I was hit by a car just after I got off a bus. The sharp pain was really killing me. It was Tim who rushed me to the hospital without hesitation at that moment. My injuries were unlikely to recover so quickly without his timely assistance.Please convey my sincere thanks to him, who makes me believe in the beauty of human beings again.Best wishes!Yours sincerely,Li Hua Exercise 17Dear Mr. John,I’m writing on behalf of the Students’ Union to invite you to be our honorable judge for an English speech contest.The contest will be held at our school hall from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on October 15th. As you are the expert in English, I believe the students will not only learn from you, but be inspire d as well. We would be greatly honored by your attendance.If you are interested in coming, please reply by the 9th of October (Monday) to confirm it.Yours sincerely,Li HuaExercise 18Dear friends,First of all, please allow me to express the most heartfelt welcome to all of you on behalf of our school. Your visit makes our campus full of fragrance and passion and I’m sure the exchange of views and cultures among us will promote our friendship.Equipped with three teaching buildings, a laboratory building, a library, and a playground, our school enjoys a history of 80 years. After your visit, we sincerely hope you will give us your valuable suggestions.Wish you had a good time in our school. Thank you!Yours sincerely,Li Hua Exercise 19NOTICETo improve students’ ability to speak English and enrich after-class activities, the English club is organizing a school-wide English speaking contest at 18:00 on Saturday next week (October 15th) at the School Hall. If you are interested in participating in it, you may sign up with the monitor of your class before Tuesday next week. Plus, five teachers will be invited to be judges. And the first 6 winners will be given awards. Everyone is welcome to be present at the contest.The English Club Exercise 20An Impressive Reception of an English GuestLast week, I received an English student named Peter from our twinning school. To make him familiar with Chinese culture, I arranged a series of activities. For example, I took him to write calligraphy and play Taiji, which was amazing him. Plus, we went to watch Shangxing Opera, the colorful costumes and unique performing of which impressed him deeply. Also, he tried making dumplings. Despite the imperfect shape, he was satisfied and enjoyed them a lot.(细节描写)What an impressive experience! From it, I felt it my honor and duty to introduceChinese culture to the world.。
