高中英语应用文写作之感谢信的写作方法和范例
一．英语作文中写感谢信的具体要点
感谢信是向帮助、关心和支持过自己的集体或个人表示感谢的信件。
在收到别人的邀请、受到别人的表扬或帮助后，被邀请者、被表扬者或被帮助者往往需要写一封感谢信。
二．感谢信的具体写作结构
三．高考真题体验
假定你是李华。
最近，你刚结束在英国为期一个月的交流学习。
学习期间，你和房东Mr.Wilson结下了深厚的友谊。
请根据下面的写作提纲，给Mr.Wilson写一封电子邮件。
内容包括：
1．表示感谢；
2．回顾他对你的照顾和帮助；
3．邀请他来中国游览。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
满分范文
Dear Mr.Wilson，
How is everything going? I've been back home now.I'm writing to express my sincere gratitude to you for your kindness.
While I was in England, your help and kindness made my stay special and enjoyable.How I miss the days we spent together! Thanks to your help, I got used to the lifestyle there soon.I still miss the delicious meals you prepared for me.Besides, I really appreciate your patience while you were talking with me.By practising speaking with you every day, I gradually improved my spoken English.
I hope we can keep in touch with and communicate with each other in the future.It would be a great honor for me to invite you to come to China so that you can experience Chinese culture.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua 四．高考真题文本结构剖析
(1)文章开篇问候，真诚地表达感谢。
随后说明感谢的原因以及对方给予的具体帮助。
最后表达希望，并邀请他来中国旅游。
(2)范文中使用了大量亮点词汇和句型，如gratitude是高级词汇，体现了作者扎实的语言功底。
句中使用了感叹句和定语从句，大大提高了表达难度和写作档次。
高级短语keep in touch with和communicate with的正确使用为文章锦上添花；在It would be a great honor ...句中it作形式主语，so that ...引导目的状语从句，都显示了作者对复杂句式的运用能力，增加了文章得分的亮点。
五．感谢信句子积累
1．感谢信开头部分常用语
①I am writing to express my thanks for ...
我写信是为了表达我对……的谢意。
②I would like to convey in this letter my heartfelt thanks to you for ...在信中我要为……向你表达我诚挚的谢意。
③On behalf of my whole family, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude for ...
我谨代表我全家对……表示真诚的感激。
④I am extremely grateful to you for ...
我非常感谢你……
⑤Many thanks for all the things you have done in helping us to ...非常感谢您为帮助我们……所做的一切。
2．感谢信结尾常用语
①Nothing will be able to erase our wonderful memories; we will remember them forever.
没什么能抹掉我们美好的记忆，我们会永远牢记在心。
②Again, I would like to express my warm thanks to you！/Thanks again for your kind help.我再次对你表示衷心的感谢。
/对你的热心帮助再次表示感谢。
③I will be more than pleased if I have the opportunity to repay your kindness by ...
如果我有机会通过……报答你的好意，我会非常高兴。
六．实战练习
假设你是李华，上周日不慎把书包遗失在操场上，里面有学生证、手机、钱包等物品，本校外教Mr. Smith捡到后上交给学校。
请你用英语给他写一封感谢信。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考范文：
Dear Mr. Smith,
I'm Li Hua, a student from Xinhua Middle School. I'm writing this letter to thank you for returning my schoolbag.
Last Sunday afternoon, after I played basketball with my friends in the playground, I left my schoolbag there owing to my carelessness. I was worried because my student's ID card, cellphone, wallet and some documents were all in it, which were very important to me. Just as I was at a loss, I was informed that my schoolbag was at the school's Lost and Found, where I knew it was you who had picked up my schoolbag and handed it in.
It's such a great kindness that I'm extremely grateful to you. You did set a good example to us.
Yours,
Li Hua。