日記是把自己在當(dāng)天生活中經(jīng)歷的有意義的事以及見聞感受記錄下來的書面形式。文體自由，不拘一格。通常用第一人稱記寫。
英語日記的格式與漢語相同。在正文上方自左起頂格寫上日期、星期幾和天氣情況。正文另起一行，內(nèi)容應(yīng)有所選擇，記有意義、感受最深的事，切忌流水賬。有話則長(zhǎng)，無話則短，甚至三言兩語亦可。通常采用一般過去時(shí)或可靈活運(yùn)用。
英語日記的寫作格式如下：
1)
Sept 23, 1991, Wednesday Cloudy
It is three months since I began this diary…
2)
Friday, May I Fine
Today is May Day…
月份除May, June, July外，其余可用縮寫形式。常用來表示天氣的詞有Fine, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snow等。
【范例】
Oct 3, 1999, Sunday Rainy
It was raining outside when I got up early in the morning. It's too bad, I had to go to school by bus. I said to myself. It was almost seven o'clock before I left home. I put on my raincoat and ran to the bus stop in a hurry, for I thought a lot of people might be waiting there. Hardly had I got there when a bus was coming. I got on the bus immediately, hoping it was possible for me to take a seat. I saw an empty seat and took it. But I found an old lady standing behind me. I stood up at once and was about to ask her to take the seat when a young girl in a modern skirt made a dive for it. I could hardly believe it. I glared at her, thinking“What bad manners! She cares for nobody but herself. Won't she grow old in the future?”
【要點(diǎn)與技巧】
1)注意日記的格式。應(yīng)用第一人稱來寫。
2)多數(shù)句子為過去時(shí)，因?yàn)槭虑榘l(fā)生在過去。
3)日記必須根據(jù)所給的兩個(gè)提示和十個(gè)詞語來寫。
4)語言要通順、簡(jiǎn)練，表達(dá)要清楚、準(zhǔn)確。