Part A

51. Directions:

    Write an e-mail of about 100 words to a foreign teacher in your college, inviting him/her to be a judge for the upcoming English speech contest.

    You should include the details you think necessary.

    You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.

    Do not sign your own name at the end of the e-mail. Use “Li Ming” instead.

    Do not write the address. (10 points)

【参考范文】

Dear Prof. Smith,

On behalf of Students’ Union, I am writing this letter to invite you to be a judge for the speech contest which will be held in Students’ Union Hall on Monday, January 21.

Your work will be grading each contestant’s performance according to their intonation, fluency, content of speech and ability of expression. As a well-respected scholar in English language and culture, we firmly believe that you can offer us valuable suggestions on improving our students’ English proficiency.

It would be a great honor for us if you could accept this invitation. We are looking forward to your prompt reply.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

【参考译文】

亲爱的史密斯教授：

我代表学生会写信邀请您担任于1月21日周一在学生会大礼堂举行的英语演讲比赛的评委。

您担任评委的工作是根据参赛者语音、语调、流利度、演讲内容和表达能力来为他们打分。作为一名受尊敬的英语语言文化学者，我们坚信您能为提高我们学生英语能力提供宝贵的意见。

如果您能接受邀请，我们将感到不胜荣幸，我们也期待着您能尽早回信。

诚挚的，

李明

【题目分析】

        本题要求考生以李明的身份向一名外教写一封电子邮件，邀请他担任英语演讲比赛的评委。电子邮件注意规范格式，包括称呼、致谢和落款。根据题目要求，写作的内容应包括：

        第一段：介绍写信目的、邀请意图、演讲比赛的时间和地点（也可以放在第二段）。

        第二段：介绍工作的具体内容以及外教胜任评委的原因。

        第三段：诚挚表达希望外教能接受邀请和尽快回复的请求。