1、首先开头需要写明时间、天气、咨询的人或事
2、其次需要写敬语，介绍自己，表明来意
3、开始写自己想要咨询的事，前因后果，要写清楚，要学会用连接词
4、表示感谢，落款自己的姓名
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huazhong university of science and technology 1037 luoyu road wuhan 430074 p.r. china april 9, 2012
drew g. faust harvard university
byerly hall, 8 garden street, cambridge, ma 02138 usa
dear mrs.faust,
i am very sorry to disturb you, but ihave something really want to know about your school. my name is zhang jie, and i am a second-year graduatefrom huazhong
university of science and technology. i will pursue advanced studies in your school in march, 2013.
the thing i want to know is whether your school providescampus accommodation or not. if yes, can i live with international students to learn about different cultures? if not, i want to know what accommodation your school can provide.
thank you for your attention. i hope to hear from you in the near future.
yours faithfully,
zhang jie