Writing Emails 電郵寫作
基礎一封好 email 有五部分：主旨、稱呼、目的、內容、有禮貌的結尾。
- Email 五部曲：subject line → 稱呼 → 目的 → 內容 → 禮貌結尾
- Subject 要具體：Question about question five，不要齋寫 Question
- 第一句講明目的：I am writing to ask about… / I am sorry to trouble you, but…
文體小知識：Short, clear and polite.
§課文原文 Passage
1To: Miss Ho (our form teacher). Cc: Sam Lee (class monitor, 1A). Subject: Question about question five of the English homework.
2Dear Miss Ho, I am Amy Cheung from Class 1A. I am sorry to trouble you, but I do not understand question five of yesterday's English homework. The question asks us to describe a photo with the present continuous tense, but I am not sure when to add 'is' or 'are' to the verbs. I have read the notes on page twelve twice, yet I still cannot find the answer. My classmates say your explanations are always clear, so I hope you can help me. Could you please explain it to me after school tomorrow? I am free from three thirty to five o'clock, so any time is fine for me. I have attached a photo of my work to this email so that you can see my attempt.
3Please also cc my class monitor Sam so that he knows about the problem, because he offered to help me revise first. If you are busy tomorrow, I can also come on Thursday or Friday after school. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your reply. Best wishes, Amy Cheung (Class 1A)
§逐句中文翻譯 Sentence-by-sentence translation
To: Miss Ho (our form teacher).
收件人：何老師（我們班主任）。
Cc: Sam Lee (class monitor, 1A).
副本：1A 班班長李森。
Subject: Question about question five of the English homework.
主旨：關於英文功課第五題的疑問。
Dear Miss Ho,
何老師：
I am Amy Cheung from Class 1A.
我是 1A 班的張美欣。
I am sorry to trouble you, but I do not understand question five of yesterday's English homework.
不好意思打擾你，但是我不明白昨天英文功課第五題。
The question asks us to describe a photo with the present continuous tense, but I am not sure when to add 'is' or 'are' to the verbs.
那道題目要我們用現在進行式描述一張相，但是我不肯定什麼時候要在動詞前面加 is 或者 are。
I have read the notes on page twelve twice, yet I still cannot find the answer.
我已經看了第十二頁的筆記兩次，但仍然找不到答案。
My classmates say your explanations are always clear, so I hope you can help me.
同學都說你的講解很清楚，所以我希望你可以幫助我。
Could you please explain it to me after school tomorrow?
可不可以明天放學之後和我講解一下？
I am free from three thirty to five o'clock, so any time is fine for me.
我三點半到五點都方便，任何時間都可以。
I have attached a photo of my work to this email so that you can see my attempt.
我已經在這封電郵附上我的功課照片，讓你可以看到我怎麼做。
Please also cc my class monitor Sam so that he knows about the problem, because he offered to help me revise first.
麻煩順便抄送給班長 Sam，讓他也知道這個問題，因為他說會先幫我溫習。
If you are busy tomorrow, I can also come on Thursday or Friday after school.
如果你明天不有空，我星期四或者星期五放學都可以來。
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your reply.
多謝你抽時間看，我期待你的回覆。
Best wishes,
祝好，
Amy Cheung (Class 1A)
1A 班 張美欣
1重點摘要 Summary
一封好 email 有五部分：主旨、稱呼、目的、內容、有禮貌的結尾。
2生字卡 Vocabulary
電郵的標題。
Dear... / Hi...
主要的訊息。
Best wishes...
To: 欄。
隨電郵附上的檔案。
Carbon copy。
寫回覆。
3逐步講解 Steps
- 標題標題要具體：Question about question five of the English homework——收件人一看就知什麼事，不要齋寫 Question.標題公式：主題＋疑問字——Question about… / Request for… / Thank you for…——三分類一眼明。
- 問候Dear + 稱謂：Dear Miss Ho. 不知對方名就用 Dear Sir or Madam。第一句表明身份：I am Amy Cheung from Class 1A.稱謂跟身份：老師用 Miss / Mr＋姓；機構用 Dear Sir or Madam；收尾對應 Yours faithfully。
- 正文一段一個重點：P1 講問題（question five、present continuous 不知用 is 還是 are）；P2 講安排（cc Sam、Thursday or Friday 後備時間）。轉段有訊號：Besides / As for the next point——一段一主意，讀的人先跟得上。
- 結語Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your reply. Best wishes, Amy Cheung (Class 1A)——結語＋全名＋班別。
- 講明目的第一段講目的兼有禮：I am sorry to trouble you, but I do not understand question five.——講清楚卡在邊，老師先救到你。問問題要有具體位：不是 I don't understand it，而是 I am not sure when to use is or are——老師一眼就知點教你。
- 禮貌請求Could you please + 動詞？加起來方便時間：Could you please explain it to me after school tomorrow? I am free from three thirty to five o'clock.
- 附件副本有附件要寫明：I have attached a photo of my work. Cc 相關人：Please also cc my class monitor Sam so that he knows.
4圖解 Diagrams
5例題示範 Example
任務：你不明英文功課第五題（present continuous 什麼時候用 is / are），寫一封 email 問班主任。
- 第一步：寫具體 subject line——Question about question five of the English homework（不要齋寫 Question）。
- 第二步：稱呼 + 自我介紹——Dear Miss Ho, I am Amy Cheung from Class 1A.
- 第三步：第一句講明目的，講清楚不明什麼——I am writing to ask about question five… I am not sure when to use 'is' or 'are'.
- 第四步：提出具體請求和方便時間——Could you please explain it after school tomorrow? I am free from three thirty to five o'clock.
- 第五步：有禮收結——Thank you for your time… Best wishes, Amy Cheung (Class 1A)。
- 答案：Subject: Question about question five of the English homework
Dear Miss Ho,
I am Amy Cheung from Class 1A. I am sorry to trouble you, but I do not understand question five of yesterday's English homework. I am not sure when to use 'is' or 'are' with the present continuous tense, and I cannot find the answer in my notes. Could you please explain it to me after school tomorrow? I am free from three thirty to five o'clock. I have also attached a photo of my work.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your reply.
Best wishes,
Amy Cheung (Class 1A)
6常見錯誤 Mistakes
75 題快測 Quick check
Q1Where do you write email title?
Q2How do you start an email?
Q3What is the main message called?
Q4What do you add at the end?
Q5What is an attachment?
8重點回顧 Recap
- Email 五部曲：subject line → 稱呼 → 目的 → 內容 → 禮貌結尾
- Subject 要具體：Question about question five，不要齋寫 Question
- 第一句講明目的：I am writing to ask about… / I am sorry to trouble you, but…
- 請求用 Could you please…? 並提供方便時間：I am free from three thirty to five.
- Cc 相關人等（class monitor Sam）、有 attachment 就寫明 I have attached…