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1.Write a letter :Want to change courses Dear professor Moss: I am Sandy Lee, an undergraduate student of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. t the !eginning of this semester, I registered one of your courses, frican Literature and Culture. It is a t"o#hour course held on e$ery %hursday afternoon. &esterday, I recei$ed a notice from my department that a ma'or course, Computer (rinciple, "ould !e changed to %hursday afternoon. %his ma'or course conspicuously influences my credits and it is e$ery important to me.)nfortunately, I can not study your course this semester. *ecause of your reputation and my enthusiasm in literature, I hope I could study this course in ne+t semester. I also heard that another course of yours, China Literature, is held e$ery ,riday afternoon. If the registration of this course hasnt closed yet, I "ill !e so glad to participate in your class. Sorry to !other you, your help "ill !e greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours, Sandy Lee -. use the money of ta+es to maintain roads. Impro$e the transportation %o construct and maintain roads is a pu!lic ser$ice administered !y the go$ernment. .o"e$er, "here does the money come from/ Some!ody !elie$e that the go$ernment should allocate money from national finance on the road construction0 !ut others thin1 that the roads are constructed for people, so e$ery ta+#payer has the responsi!ility for constructing and maintaining the roads. It is so called What is ta1en from the people is used in the interests of the people. %o the first opinion, since go$ernment is the administrati$e organ, it has responsi!ility to do o$erall plan on those pu!lic ser$ices of city construction, including constructing the road. %hey thin1 that the go$ernment should do plan and allocate e$ery penny on all things concerning peoples life. .o"e$er in reality, the go$ernment cannot do all specific plans and money allocations on e$ery

detail concerning the society running. It only has the right of macro#ad'ustment and control. %o !e specific on the road construction, many people !elie$e that !ased on the principle a!o$e, since the road is constructed for the con$enience of people themsel$es, e$ery ta+#payer has duty to de$ote a little on the road construction, "hich is not only for the city o$erall plan, !ut also for their o"n use fundamentally. 2nce the constructions finish, the roads "ill !e "ider and longer, the facilities along the roads "ill !e !etter in use, !y then people could further impro$e their "or1ing efficiency, etc.. s I 1no", the second opinion is more reasona!le and feasi!le, !ecause it has t"o ad$antages: ,irstly, the go$ernment could reduce hea$y !urdens, simplify and ma1e clear the usage of money0 Secondly, ta+#payers are clear a!out the usage of money they turn o$er, thus impro$e the transparency. %herefore, it is a good measure for !oth sides to allocate money from the ta+ paid !y people on the road construction. 3. as a employee, some suggestions for the de$elopment of hotel. Dear 4eneral Manager, s a staff of Sales Department, I5m $ery glad to see the rapid de$elopment of our hotel. With the coming of 6e" &ear, I am "riting to you to present my suggestion on the further impro$ement of our hotelto esta!lish a "e!site of our o"n to attract more clients. ,irstly, "ith the de$elopment of Internet, more and more people are "illing to go to the outside "orld through the information on Internet. %hus if "e could esta!lish our o"n "e!site and introduce oursel$es on it, more friends, especially foreign friends, could 1no" our latest promotion at home "hene$er they "ant. Secondly, according to the statistics of World .otel ssociation, 337 of clients made hotel reser$ation through the Internet last year. nd the proportion "ill largely increase in year -888. %hus if "e could introduce reser$ation system on our homepage, clients could contact us and ma1e reser$ation directly. ,inally, hotel promotion on Internet could reduce our operation cost greatly. s someone says that Internet shorten the distance of the "orld, I !elie$e that the one "ho could ma1e use of Internet effecti$ely today "ill !e the "inner tomorro". We "ill get a lot and ha$e a !rilliant future.

&ours sincerely, Li$ia Lim 9. "rite a letter for help !ecause of the lossing in airplane

Dear officer: 2n 81:81:-88;, I am "riting to inform you that I lost my !ag on your flight and as1 for your help.I too1 flight C <=3 from *ei'ing to Los ngeles. When the flight arri$ed at Los ngeles, !ecause of my carelessness, I left my hand!ag, a !lac1 leathered !ag, on my seat. %here are some important things in it, including my passport, ID card, credit card, some chec1s and one thousand )S Dollars. *ut the most important thing is my !usiness address !oo1, in "hich record all my clients phone num!ers and appointment agenda in the follo"ing t"o "ee1s. Since this !ag is $ery important to me, my friends told me that I should contact your department to see1 help, so I "rite this letter to you an+iously. .ope you and your staff can help me find my lost !ag. &our meticulous and "armhearted help "ill !e greatly appreciated. ,or information a!out my lost thing, please contact me in the follo"ing "ays. Mo!ile phone: 1-39;>?=<8 .ome phone: 91>#1-3#9;>? 2ffice phone: 91>#1-3#9;>?

&ours faithfully Will Smith 81:89:-88; /-88> (o"ere ;. "rite a letter to appreciate the de$elopment of a restaurant Dear Manager: I am a reporter from the 6e"s Wee1end. *ecause of the demand of my "or1, I often come to %oronto to do inter$ie"s. &our hotel is my fa$orite, !ecause of the comforta!le li$ing conditions, and the considerate ser$ice, especially your e+cellent food. %he restaurants in your hotel ha$e many 1inds of delicious food such as Chinese food, @apanese food, ,rench food and so on. mong these delicious foods, I li1e the *ei'ing %oast Duc1 !est, not only !ecause of its Chinese characteristics !ut also its special taste for people from all o$er the "orld. So e$ery time I come here I al"ays choose this course. ,urthermore, "hat impressed me most is the high Auality ser$ice, it al"ays ma1es me feel at home. Waiters and "aitresses are so 1ind and "armhearted that they al"ays earnestly recommend e$ery ne" or special food of the restaurant. I "ill recommend your hotel and restaurant to my friends "ithout any reser$ation and hesitation. .ope your hotel and restaurant "ill !e more prosperous in the future.

,aithfully yours, Will Smith 81:81:-88; >. "rite to lette on ho" to use the donation money Dear (resident, 6o$em!er 11, -889 I 5 m $ery happy to hear that a famous author has donated considera!le money to our institute. nd I thin1 "e could use it to esta!lish an education fund to aid our teachers to study a!road. ,irstly, teachers could increase their teaching le$el and enrich their 1no"ledge !y studying a!oard. ,or teachers of a language institute, this 1ind of e+perience is really necessary. %eachers "ould consider that as a 1ind of priBe and therefore "or1 harder for that. Secondly, our institute could !e !enefited from doing that. Since "e could pro$ide the o$erseas#studying chance for our teachers, graduates "ith high score in the 6ormal Colleges are more "illing to come to our institute. %hirdly, that "ill help our students. 2ur last year5s sur$ey sho"ed that >;7 of our students prefer the language teachers "ho had o$erseas#studying e+perience. In a "ord, I thin1 that using the donated fund to assist our teachers to study a!road is a good "ay to promote the healthy de$elopment of our institute. (lease ta1e good consideration of my ad$ice. %han1sC

&ours sincerely, Li$ia Liu ?. Letter of reAuest Dear Sirs, We are planing a full day party to cele!rate the completion of our *usiness Language %raining Course on @une 38, -888. %he party "ill start at 18:88. (resident of our institute "ill deli$er an opening speech. fter lunch comes the singing and dancing sho", follo"ed !y a ca1e and champion cele!ration at 1?:88. Darao1y and disco "ill !egin at 1=:38 and end at a!out 1-:38. %here "ill !e 188 to 1;8 attendees for the e$ent and half of them "ill stay o$ernight at the hotel. s suggested !y one of our professors, your hotel offers $arious recreational facilities. %herefore,

"e "ould li1e to ma1e your hotel as our party5s $enue. (lease reser$e the follo"ing according to our program: E 1;8#sAuare meter meeting room, theater#style "ith - standing microphones, ; "ireless microphones and 1 podium0 E 1=#meter !anner0 E *uffet lunch including soft drin10 E >8#centimeter ca1es and 38 !ottles of champion0 E >8 standard rooms (lease Auote the a!o$e separately and let us 1no" the term of payment. Should you ha$e further Auestions, please feel free to contact me. Contact Way: %el: F=>18G>===-1;8:>===-1;1 ,a+: F=>18G>===--;8 %han1 you in anticipation for your 1ind assistance and loo1ing for"ard to your earliest reply.

&ours faithfully, Daren Wong Cele!ration (arty (reparation Committee =. the ad$antages and disad$antages of poc1et money With the de$elopment of our modern society, peoples li$ing conditions !ecome much more comforta!le. *ut along "ith intense competition, parents ha$e less time to consider childrens needs in all#round. 2ne method to sol$e this contradiction is to gi$e children some poc1et money. (oc1et money is useful to children. *ut "hether the children are considera!le enough to ma1e correct use of these money. %here are t"o $ie"points a!out the poc1et money. Some people thin1 that gi$ing children poc1et money "ill ma1e them !ecome lu+urious. 2thers thin1 that "ill not lead to such disad$antage. In my opinion, !oth of them are partially reasona!le. Someone !elie$e that gi$ing children poc1et money really has many ad$antages. With poc1et money, children can !uy their daily necessities such as pencils, little toys, and snac1 food they li1e. It "ill gi$e children a certain freedom to select "hat they "ant, ma1e them a"are rules of the eAui$alent e+change. Since time to parents is $ery precious, gi$ing poc1et money to children help them to sa$e time spent in shopping, !ut used in !usy "or1ing and earning money. 2thers insist that there are undou!tedly some disad$antages in spending poc1et money. ,irst, young children do not 1no" ho" to use poc1et money appropriately, they possi!ly consume all the money to !uy e+pensi$e merchandise that they li1e, and then as1 for e+tra money from their

parents. Some parents cosset their children, and al"ays gi$e them a large amount of poc1et money. Such conditions "ill ma1e children !ecome more and more prodigal. Second, since adults do not super$ise the procedure of shopping, children could pro!a!ly !uy something that is not suita!le for their age, such as adult magaBines. @udging these t"o $ie"points a!o$e#mentioned, I thin1 that parents should gi$e their children a limited amount of poc1et money. %here are some preconditions: the amount of poc1et money must !e finite0 the parents should instruct their children ho" to use the money moderately and "hat is suita!le to them0 for a costly merchandise, parents themsel$es should ta1e children to !uy it. With these preconditions, poc1et money "ill do no harm to their children. <. should parents put more time "ith children In my country, !oth of the parents ha$e their 'o!s. With the de$elopment of economy, people tend to pursue high Auality li$ing conditions. Most of the parents try their !est to offer their children comforta!le circumstances, !ut they seldom ha$e time to stay "ith their children. In my point of $ie", no matter ho" !usy they are, they should ma1e the !est use of their time to stay "ith their children. ,irst, the lo$e !et"een children and adults "ill !e impro$ed !y spending more time on their children. Children could feel parents affection through the genial con$ersation and sharing their pleasure "ith them. E$ery time "hen parents ta1e them to amusement par1, help them to prepare their !irthday parties, applaud for them "hen they are competing in the sports meeting, the time they spend "ith children "ill !ecome treasure in their memories. Second, children need the direction from their parents. %here are some "rong !eha$iors in our society such as dishonesty, corruption, $iolence and eroticism and so on. Children ha$e "ea1 resistance in defending this detrimental influence. In this case, parents instructions seem to !e $ery important to childrens gro"th. (arents should sit do"n and tal1 "ith them a!out "hat they should do and should not do. In addition, if parents often spend time in staying "ith their children, adults good !eha$iors "ill greatly influence their children. .ere I do not deny that there are some disad$antages in spending too much time on children. Some parents restrict their children, and gi$e them little freedom to de$elop their interests. %herefore, I emphasiBe that parents should educate and instruct their children appropriately in their spare time apart from their !usy18. Children learn !est !y o!ser$ing the !eha$ior of adults and copying it. %he (rocess of gro"ing up is $ery comple+ for children. mong countless factors that influence children5s gro"th, the !eha$ior of adults plays a significant role in shaping children5s inclination and character. fter the !a!y is !orn, the first and the nearest adults are his:her parents. lthough the !a!y is 'ust slur pronunciation, the little !a!y has started to learn from their parents !y o!ser$ing and copying the adults5 tal1. %his learning en$ironment is important for the !a!ies. %here is a special case reported !y the press. !a!y "as a!andoned "hen she "as !orn. fed her as a piglet. When she "as a!out eight years old, some $illagers found her, her so"

intelligence "as 'ust similar to the t"o#year old !a!y and all of her !eha$iors "ere loo1ed li1e a pig. ,rom this case, "e 1no" child is a HmirrorH "hich "ill reflect the !eha$ior of the closet adults. long "ith the children5s gro"th, adults "ill influence them much more, such as logical thin1ing, ma1ing decision, cooperation "ith others, etc.. %he !eha$ior of adults can gi$e children !oth good and !ad influence. Most of the !eha$iors represent adults5 inclination. ,or instance, if media report chiefly on the shado" side of the society, children "ill easily incline to $iolence and e+cessi$e se+. %herefore, they "ill !e infected "ith !ad mental state. *eha$ior is a direct and con$incing method to teach children. %hings are easier said than done. (arents al"ays tell children those principles repeatedly, !ut most children can not accept it through these !oring method. dults !eha$ior is the most effecti$e education method to let them o!ser$e the "hole process of ho" to deal "ith the pro!lems. %he children "ill learn from you naturally. Children are li1e young trees, they need to !e carefully irrigated, fertiliBed and trimmed. &our !eha$ior "ill !e greatly helpful to shape them into useful talents. "or1s. 8- Schooling and Education

It is commonly !elie$ed in )nited States that school is "here people go to get an education. 6e$ertheless, it has !een said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. %he distinction !et"een schooling and education implied !y this remar1 is important. Education is much more open#ended and all#inclusi$e than schooling. Education 1no"s no !ounds. It can ta1e place any"here, "hether in the sho"er or in the 'o!, "hether in a 1itchen or on a tractor. It includes !oth the formal learning that ta1es place in schools and the "hole uni$erse of informal learning. %he agents of education can range from a re$ered grandparent to the people de!ating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predicta!ility, education Auite often produces surprises. chance con$ersation "ith a stranger may lead a person to disco$er ho" little is 1no"n of other religions. (eople are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a $ery !road, inclusi$e term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long !efore the start of school, and one that should !e an integral part of ones entire life.

Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formaliBed process, "hose general pattern $aries little from one setting to the ne+t. %hroughout a country, children arri$e at school at appro+imately the same time, ta1e assigned seats, are taught !y an adult, use similar te+t!oo1s, do home"or1, ta1e e+ams, and so on. %he slices of reality that are to !e learned, "hether they are the alpha!et or an understanding of the "or1ing of go$ernment, ha$e usually !een limited !y the !oundaries of the su!'ect !eing taught. ,or e+ample, high school students 1no" that there not li1ely to find out in their classes the truth a!out political pro!lems in their communities or "hat the ne"est filmma1ers are e+perimenting "ith. %here are definite conditions surrounding the formaliBed process of schooling.