日記是人們對日常生活的記錄，即用來記述自己一天生活的所見、所聞、所問、所思、所感。英語日記格式通常由兩部分構(gòu)成，即書端和正文。下面就是英文日記格式各部分的書寫格式示意圖：
Date(日期) Weather(天氣)
Title(標題)
The body of the diary(日記正文)
那么，小學生寫英語日記還應注意哪些問題呢?
1. 注意日期、星期和天氣的書寫位置。
日期和星期要寫在正文的左上角，其順序多是“星期 + 月、日、年”，也有把星期放在后面的，如“ 2014 年 11 月 22 日，星期一”可寫為“ Monday November 22， 2014或 November 22， 2014 Monday ”。天氣情況應寫在正文的右上角，如： Fine， Rainy， Cloudy， Windy 等。
2. 關(guān)于標題的書寫。
在日期和天氣的下一行中間可以寫上日記小標題，也可以不寫標題。
3. 關(guān)于正文的書寫。
正文是關(guān)于一天生活的記載，也是日記的主題。在書寫正文時要做到： 1 )要選擇當天感受最深刻、最有意義的事件來描述，不要寫成簡單的流水帳; 2 )日記的內(nèi)容多是親身經(jīng)歷和耳聞目睹的事情，所以要用第一人稱來寫; 3 )日記多是在當天晚上來記述當天發(fā)生過的事情，因為動詞時態(tài)常使用過去時，但使用時必須靈活掌握，如景物描寫、議論某事、對話引語等要使用現(xiàn)在時態(tài); 4 )日記應以時間發(fā)生的先后順序來展開，并且要簡明扼要，條理清楚，寫出真實感。
[例文一]
Sunday May 21，2014 Sunny
Going on a Picnic
Today was Sunday. The weather was fine and warm. The sky was very clear and blue. My classmates and I were very happy， because we went out for a picnic at Nanshan Hill. We went to Nanshan Hill by bike with fruits， eggs， meat， vegetables， knives and some other things.
About one and a half hours later， we came to a nice place at the foot of the hill. There were many beautiful flowers and green trees. Birds sang their sweet songs. How pleased we were! Then we were busy with the picnic. Some of us were getting water， some were cutting the meat and vegetables and cook， others were sitting on the grass and waiting for nice lunch. At about 13 o"clock， our lunch was ready. We all sat around on the green grass， singing， talking， eating and drinking. At about 16：00 we began packing for our return.
What a nice time we were having!
[例文二]
Sunday May 21，2014 Sunny
Good moring,everyone!My name is Amy. It's my pleasure to introduce my friend to you.Her name is Linda. She is twelve years old.She has long hair.She likes to fly kites,play the piano and read books.Her favourite food are rice,fish and sausages.And cats,rabbits are her favourite animals.From Monday to Friday we go to school and do our homework together.On weekends,we go to the park to play sports games or climb the mountain near our house. How happy we are.This is my best friend.I love her.