Question

【题目】假定你是李华，你校将接待一批来自美国的高中生到你校学习汉语，目前校办公室正在为他们征寻为期两周的接待家庭。请用英语给学校写一封信提出申请，说明你的理由和条件。

内容要点：

1.基本情况（姓名、性别、年龄、性格等）；

2.英语水平；

3.家庭条件；

4.相关经历；

5.其他……

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校名称；

4.开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：host family接待家庭

Dear Sir/Madam,

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Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,

Having learned that some American high school students will come to our school to learn Chinese, I am really eager to make friends with them. So on behalf of my family, I’m writing to sincerely apply to be one of the host families.

I’m Li Hua, an 18-year-old girl student in Class One, Grade Three. Being open-minded, easy-going and enthusiastic, I will definitely make their stay pleasant. Meanwhile, I can speak English fluently and accurately, making it easier to communicate with foreigner friends. Living in a beautiful apartment with an extra room for guests, my parents are glad to have a foreign student to stay with us. Most importantly, we just hosted an American student last year so we know what to expect to be a host family. If you accept my application, I promise to make the foreign student feel at home and we can visit some local places of interest in our free time.

Your early reply would be greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

【解析】这是一篇命题作文。文章内容要点已经给出。同学们在写这篇文章时，要注意以下几点：1.通篇以一般现在时为主。2.要点要齐全。但是不要对要点进行简单的罗列。可以使用适当的连接词，使上下文行文流畅。3.注意语气。语气应该比较恳切，有说服力。难点是向校办公室说明申请接待家庭的优势，最好有具体的例子做支撑，否则内容不够丰满。写这部分内容时，学生可以采取简单句和复合句结合的方法。

【范文亮点】：1. I think my English is good enough to communicate with foreigners and I like to make friends.我觉得我的英语水平足够好，可以和外国人交流，并且我喜欢交朋友。（采取了并列句式）

2.I live in a beautiful apartment and luckily my parents are glad to have a foreign student to stay with us.我住在一个美丽的公寓里，并且幸运的是，我的父母很乐意有一名国外的学生和我们住在一起。（采用了并列句式；采用to do不定式表原因to have a foreign student与to do不定式做定语，修饰a foreign student）

3.If you accept my application to be a host family, I promise to make the foreign student feel at home and we can visit some local places of interest in free time.如果你接受我接待家庭的申请，我保证会让外国朋友宾至如归，我们可以在闲暇时间参观当地的名胜古迹。（采用了条件句；采用了promise to do允诺做某事，feel at home宾至如归，places of interest名胜古迹等高级单词和短语）

4.采用besides, most importantly 等连词使得上下文行文连贯。