正式邀请信:邀请外教参加英语晚会-Inviting a Foreign Teac.

邀请外教参加英语晚会
【内容提示】
假定你是北京一○八中高三（2）班的班长李芳。在北京大学英语系任教的澳籍教师Harold先生上月曾去你校听过英语课。现在你代表全班同学给哈罗德先生写一封信，请他来参加你们班的英语晚会，并请他在晚会上讲一讲“英语泛读”问题。
晚会安排如下：
①时间：10月15日晚7点半开始，大约持续两个小时。
②地点：本校阅览室。
③内容：由同学和老师唱英语歌曲，表演（perform）话剧。
注：写信时间是1990年10月10日。全篇词数：120-150。
【作文示范】
Inviting a Foreign Teacher to an English Evening
Class 2, Senior 3
No. 108 Middle School
Beijing
October 10th, 1990
Mr Harold
English Department
Beijing University
Beijing
Dear Mr Harold,
It is a month since you came to attend our English class①. We are going to have an English Evening at half past seven on 15th this month. It will last two hours. The teachers of English and the students of our class are going to sing English songs and perform some plays. You are welcome to attend it. And we＇d be very pleased and thankful if you make a speech on“English Extensive Reading”②then.
Be sure to come. Thanks a lot.
                                                                                                                      Yours truly,
                                                                                                                            Li Fang
【词语解释】
①attend an English class 听英语课
②English Extensive Reading 英语泛读（课）
【写法指要】
邀请信（letters of invitation）是人们在日常生活、社会活动和外事活动中经常使用的一个应用文体。其特点是简短、热情，给人以真诚、亲切的感觉。其内容包括：邀请原因、活动地点和时间。
这里选的是一封正式邀请信，因为信头、信内地址均齐全，信文内容里也没有非正式英语词语和句型。
邀请信常用语句有：
①Would you like to go swimming with me nest Sunday?