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This is Li Xiaolei .He has This is Li Xiaolei .He has become become addicted toaddicted to smoking smoking !!

Dear xx, Can you help me please? I have tried to stop smoking several times. I am OK for two days and then I feel really sick and I have to start smoking again. I also know smoking is a bad habit and harmful to others, but I just can’t seem to give it up. Do you have any useful tips (suggestions)?With loveyoursLi Xiaolei

Writing Period : Dear______,

Yours truly, signature(签名 )

Letter body ( 2.tips / suggestions)

Greeting sentences (1.greetings)

Ending sentences(3.encouragement)

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1.Thanks for trusting and writing to me.  

Greeting sentences:

2. I am sorry to hear that you have so much trouble stopping smoking.

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on quitting smoking

Make a plan Be determined

Break the habit

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It is helpful toIt is helpful to have a plan for quitting smoking.quitting smoking.

Fix a date to stop smoking and to stop smoking and stick to to it. it.

Make a list of all the benefits…

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Be determined to…

Throw away your last packet your last packet of cigarettes.of cigarettes.

Never reach for a cigarette .a cigarette .

Remind yourself that you are a that you are a non-smoker.non-smoker.

Be determined to…Be determined to…

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Do something else…Do something else… … …to to keep…busy..

Instead of smoking a cigarette, smoking a cigarette, Do something elseDo something else, , such assuch as going for a walk, drinking some going for a walk, drinking some water and cleaning the house, water and cleaning the house, etc.etc.

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… …relaxation exercises … relaxation exercises … Try some deep Try some deep breathing and and relax instead. relax instead. back

1. Keep up until you have managed to quit it.

Sentences to end the letter:( for encouragement )

2. Don’t give up until you are surely a healthy

non-smoker. …

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Dear Li Xiaolei,Dear Li Xiaolei, I’m sorry you have had so much troubleI’m sorry you have had so much trouble trying to stop smoking, but I am glad you trying to stop smoking, but I am glad you are still trying. are still trying. I hope the tips below willI hope the tips below willhelp you.help you. First of allFirst of all, be determined and don’t , be determined and don’t give up. give up. The moreThe more oftenoften you try, you try, the morethe moreLikelyLikely you are to eventually succeed. you are to eventually succeed. Second,Second, it’s helpful toit’s helpful to make a plan to make a plan to quit. Fix a date and do it step by step.quit. Fix a date and do it step by step. It is a good idea to doIt is a good idea to do something else something elsesuch as listening to music, do some such as listening to music, do some walking,drinking some water,etc. Neverwalking,drinking some water,etc. Neverreach for a cigarette. reach for a cigarette.

BesidesBesides it’s necessary toit’s necessary to relax. If you relax. If you feel stressed, take some relaxation feel stressed, take some relaxation exercises. Relax by breathing deeply.exercises. Relax by breathing deeply. Yet there is no quick and easy way of quitting smoking. It’s normal to feel sick during the first few days. So, It needs your great efforts and determination. Keep up the good work until you succeed eventually. Good luck and best wishes.Yours, xxx