1. Định nghĩa
Thƣ u cầu l| dạng thƣ có mục đích đề nghị một tổ chức hay c{ nh}n n|o đó thực hiện một hoặc c{c yêu cầu đƣợc viết trong thƣ.
2. Bố cục Phần mở Phần mở
đầu
- Đƣa ra lí do tại sao muốn liên hệ với ngƣời nhận
Phần th}n - Đƣa ra thông tin chi tiết về yêu cầu hay sự nhờ vả
- Mức độ lịch sự v| độ d|i của phần kết phụ thuộc v|o mức độ khó của
sự yêu cầu hay nhờ vả 3. B|i mẫu
You are accepted as an overseas student by a university. You have a friend who happens to live in the city where you are going. Write to your friend and ask him/her to help you find a place to stay.
Dear Alice,
How is everything going with you in Southampton? I have been awarded a scholarship study for my master's degree in the University of Southampton for two years and I am planning to leave for the UK at the end of this September. I contacted the school
yesterday and was told that they do not have accommodation available for master
students. I hope you can help me to find a temporary place to stay for the first few weeks. Preferably, 11 is close to the campus or within minutes' walk to bus stops. I wouldn't mind living in a bedsit or sharing a flat with others, but I would like it to be basically furnished. Please reserve it for three weeks so that I can look for a more suitable one if necessary.
If it is too difficult for you at such a short notice, I hope you can help me Doon one week in an inexpensive hostel near the university and I'd like to pay no more than 30 pounds per day for the room. I would like to express my thankfulness and look forward to your early reply.
Yours, Sarah
4. Ngôn ngữ, diễn đạt gợi ý
Phần mở đầu
- I am very interested in ... - I am extremely interested in ... - I take great interest in ... w.)
- I would like to obtain some information about/ on ... - I am writing to you in the hope that I may obtain some information about/ on ...
- I am writing to enquire about ...
- I have been unable to ..., and I would like to seek help from you. - I am writing to let you know that I find it difficult to ...
- Because of the difficulty of ..., I have to ask for advice.
Phần th}n
Mơ tả một v|i khó khăn/ vấn đề muốn đƣợc giúp đỡ (Describing some of your difficulties/ problems.)
- I hardly had any idea of what the teacher said in class and almost forgot what I had ever known well.
- I contacted the school yesterday and was told that they do not have accommodation available for master students.
- I called the human resources department and was told that they don't have any vacant position for accountants.
Đƣa ra yêu cầu một c{ch lịch sự (Telling the reader what you want).
- I wonder if you could ...
- Could you possibly ...? 1910 e lyd dibomo un gaib el mo man - Would you please ...?
- Would it be possible for you to ...? - I would like you to ...
- May I ...? ner forinto - Is it OK if I ...?
- Would it be all right if I ...? - I wonder if I could ... - I hope it is OK if I ... - I wish to ...
- I would like to ...
Phần kết
- I would greatly appreciate your help if you could ... - I would be much obliged to you if you could ... - It would be greatly appreciated if you could ...
- I hope you can ... and I will be grateful if you could ... - Would it be possible for you to ...?
- Thank you for your time and consideration. - Thank you very much in advance.
- Thank you in advance for your help.
- Your kind reply will be highly appreciated.
- I would like to express my thankfulness and look forward to your early reply. - I am looking forward to a favourable reply at your earliest convenience.
5. Đề luyện tập Đề 1: Đề 1:
You are going to another country to study. You would like to do a part-time job while you are studying, so you want to ask a friend who lives there for some help.
Write a letter to your friend and in your letter: - give details of your study plans
- explain why you want to get a part-time job
- suggest how your friend could help you find a job Write at least 150 words.
You are going on a short course to a training college abroad. It is a college that you have not been to before.
Write a letter to the accommodation officer and in your letter: - give details of your course and your arrival/departure date - explain your accommodation needs
- ask for information about getting to and from the college bomo Write at least 150 words.