應用類作文——信函
　　應用文重點考察信函，要求考生按照這個場景給相關人士寫一封短信，并在信中明確表達自己寫信的原因、動機、目的和愿望等。
　　注意事項：
　　a.英語書信的格式——公函、私函 ;
　　b.應用恰當的句式和語句;
　　C.不要寫真名。
　　應用型作文書信關鍵句式
　　Dear Sir or Madam
　　Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms
　　Yours sincerely, yours truthfully,
　　Love,…
　　Yours affectionately,
　　開頭用語
　　How time flies! We haven’t seen each other for a long time. All the things here are going on pretty well, I just miss you so much!
　　It is so great to here from you again.
　　I hope this letter finds you in good health and good spirits.
　　I trust that everything is going smoothly for you.
　　It is a great pleasure for me to have this wonderful chance to put pen to paper and send greetings to you.
　　中間用語
　　In my humble opinion, you would be wise to take the following action…
　　I hope you will not find too forward for me to suggest that you..
　　In my experience, it seems that ….would make sense in your situation.
　　結尾用語
　　1.I am looking forward to a favorable reply at your earliest convenience.
　　2.Thank you for your consideration and I will be looking forward to your reply.
　　實戰篇
　　2011年1月四級作文
　　Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below：
　　1. 目前不少父母為孩子包辦一切
　　2. 為了孩子獨立，父母應該……
　　今年的作文主題非常貼近考生的生活，給了考生很大的發揮空間，擅長寫日常生活細節的學生可以寫上三五個句子勾勒父母對于子女的過度關愛，而擅長邏輯思考的學生則可以更多地闡述父母怎樣的行為才可以培養子女獨立的品格，而過度寵愛正導致了獨立精神的消失。
　　從具體操作的角度來說，對于基礎較為薄弱的考生，這次的考試題目是比較容易套用模板的，第一段，把現實狀況描述清楚;第二段，寫清楚父母親幫助子女獨立的策略;第三段，呼吁父母親多給自己一些自由。怎樣解決(解決方案的優缺點)
　　關于解決問題類作文提到了類似的結構
　　In recent days, we have to face a problem-----A, which is becoming more and more serious. ----(說明A的現狀).
　　Confronted with A, we should take a series of effective measures to cope with the situation. For one thing, ----------(解決方法一). For another --------(解決方法二). Finally, -------(解決方法三).
　　2011年12月大學英語四級真題
　　Personally, I believe that ---------(我的解決方法). Consequently, I’m confident that a bright future is awaiting us because -------(帶來的好處).
　　像這樣子的模板能夠幫助無話可說，或者說英語表達能力比較弱的同學迅速找到思路，只需要填入關鍵的字詞就可以完成作文。
　　2011年1月四級作文
　　但是對于能夠用流暢的英語表達自己的思路的同學來說，寫作如果希望取得比較高的分數，則需要注意語言必須盡可能簡潔才能夠在規定字數以內說清楚自己的論點，而句子的表達要求，也從有話可說，上升到言之有理，甚至上升到語言精致優美，內在邏輯嚴密的高度了。
　　How Should Parents Help Children to be Independent
　　Nowadays, there is a growing concern over such a phenomenon, that is, some parents take care of almost everything concerned with their children, including study, work, marriage. Some 　　parents believe that this is love, however, it is only to destroy children’s independence thoroughly.
　　For the future of the next generation, more efforts should be made by parents to help their children to be independent. The fundamental one is to cultivate the awareness, namely, the i　mportance and necessity of being independent, which is supposed to begin from childhood. Children should be taught that no one can be stronger and more helpful than themselves in this world.
　　The quality of independence is so indispensable for us that parents had better act as a tutor, not a dictator. And only with parent’s trust, can the next generation accumulate confidence step by step.