篇一：letters of self introduction自荐信

　　Letters of Self-introduction

　　自荐信

　　Introduction

　　构词特点：introduce (v．介绍)+ tion(名词后缀)

　　短语：make an introduction作介绍

　　e．g．Please make a self-introduction．

　　He is reading the introduction of the new product (产品)．

　　1 You are a member of the“Pen Pals”club at the school．你是学校“笔友俱乐部”的一名成员。

　　pen pal  (又作pen friend)  a Person who you make friends with by exchanging letters, even though you may never meet笔友

　　e．g．I have communicated (交流) with my pen pal for many years.  Many pen pals may never (从未) meet each other.

　　The club often receives letters from students of various countries．俱乐部常常会收到来自世界不同国家的学生的来信。

　　club  n．a society of people who join together for a certain purpose，for example，sport or amusement俱乐部

　　e．g．We belong to the golf (高尔夫球) club．

　　I've joined the school football club．

　　various adj．different from each other；of (many) different kinds不同的，多方面的；各种各样的

　　e．g．There are various ways to answer this question．

　　He decided to leave school for various reasons (原因)．

　　In those letters the writers all introduce themselves．They want to ask for pen pals．他们在信中会介绍自己，并希望找到笔友。

　　introduce vt．①to make one person known for the first time to another介绍

　　常用搭配：introduce sb．to sb．else把某人介绍给??

　　②to bring in or use something for the first

　　e．g．May I introduce my friend Johnson to you?

　　He introduced himself as a bank clerk(职员)．

　　Potatoes were introduced into Europe(欧洲)from South America (南美洲)．

　　Now the director of the club is putting them up on the school’s bulletin board．现在，俱乐部的管理员正打算把这些信张贴到学校的公告栏上。

　　director  n．①a person who controls or manages an organization or company负责人，理事

　　②someone who directs a play or film，deciding how it is

　　performed and filmed导演

　　构词特点：direct (v．指示)+-or(名词后缀：参加某种活动的人)

　　e．g．She was appointed (任命) to the position (职位) of sales director．

　　The director of the film also appeared(出席)at the party．

　　bulletin n．a short official notice or news report intended to be made

　　public without delay公告；布告

　　e．g．Here is the latest (最新的) bulletin about the President’s (总统的) health．

　　There is a new notice on the bulletin board．

　　boardn．a long thin flat piece of cut wood木板

　　短语：on board在船上(火车上、飞机上)，在公共交通工具上 扩展：blackboard黑板

　　e．g．She pinned(钉上)the name list (名单) up on the notice board．  Get on board!

　　You may choose or your pen pal there.你可以从中选择你的笔友。 What will affect your decision?It can be age, gender or interests. 年龄、性别或兴趣都可能影响你的决定。

　　affect  vt．to influence or to cause a result or change in something影响 e．g．This area will be affected by the hurricane(飓风)．

　　She was deeply affected by the news of his death．

　　decision  n．a choice of one out of a number of possibilities决定；裁决 构词特点：decide(vt．决定)+．sion(名词后缀)

　　短语：make a decision做出决定

　　Eg. Who made the decision to go there?

　　The moment of decision has arrived.

　　Interest  n. 兴趣

　　Vt. 使（某人）感兴趣

　　e．g．I have no interest in politics(政治)．

　　The child’s interest must come first．

　　Are you interested in history?

　　Read the letters below and choose the one you are interested in．请看下面这几封信，并从中选择一位你感兴趣的笔友。

　　2  “I am a Finnish girl．and I am 19．I want to write to a pleasant Chinese student who can speak English．I also study English at schoo1．我是一名来自芬兰的女孩，今年19岁。我希望能与一位会讲英语的、讨人喜欢的中国学生通信。我也正在学校学习英语。 What I like to do most after class is cooking，swimming and collecting stamps．在课外，我最喜欢的是烹饪、游泳和集邮。

　　Collect  vt．to gather together收集，收藏

　　e．g．Collect the books and put them on my desk．

　　She likes collecting foreign coins(硬币)．

　　Please write to：PO Box 135，00382 Helsinki，Finland．”请致信以下地址：芬兰赫尔辛基邮政信箱135，邮编00382。”

　　3  “I am a Japanese boy．and I am 18 years old．I have English lessons at school and I like them very much．“我是一个日本男孩，18岁。我的学校开设了英语课，而且我很喜欢英语。

　　I would like a pen pal who is also learning English so that we could exchange letters in English．所以，我想结交一名同样也在学习英语的笔友，这样我们就可以用英语互相写信了。

　　Exchange  vt．to give something to someone who gives you something else交换，互换；交流

　　用法特点：常与介词for连用

　　e．g．I exchanged the goods (货物) for cash(现金)．

　　They exchanged their ideas(想法)．

　　My hobbies are pop music，football，and coin collecting．我的兴趣是流行音乐，足球和收集硬币。

　　hobby n．an activity which you enjoy doing in your free time业余爱好 e．g．Do you have a hobby?

　　Playing table tennis is his hobby．

　　coin  n．a Diece of money made of metal硬币

　　短语：toss a coin扔硬币(决定某事)

　　e．g．I need some coins for the ticket machine(自动售票机)．  We tossed (扔，掷) a coin to decide who will have the ticket．

　　We can talk about our hobbies in our letters．Please write to me at this address：PO Box 138，Tokyo，Japan．”在信中，我们可以聊聊各自的兴趣爱好。请按以下地址写信给我：日本东京邮政信箱138号。” address n．details of where someone works or lives地址

　　e．g．I can’t rcad the address．Where should I send the letter?  Tell me your address，please．

　　4“I am Charlie Smith of the United States，and I am a college student．“我叫查理·史密斯，来自美国。我是一名大学生。