英文日记和汉语日记一样，是用来记叙一天中所发生的有意义的事情或对将来的打算等。日记可分为记事、议论、描写及抒情等。记事型是用英语记述当天自己生活学习中发生的事情。议论型是对生活中的某一事情或情况现象谈自己的看法，发表议论。描写型或抒情型，则是对某人物事物的特征做细致的描述，或针对某事物抒发自己的感情。
1、格式：
一般是在左上角记上当天日期，星期，时间的排列法与书信一致，星期写在日期之后;右上角写上当天的天气情况，表示天气情况的词一般是形容词，如：fine (晴朗的)，cold (寒冷的`)，snowy(下雪)，sunny(阳光充足的)，rainy(下雨的)，cloudy(阴天的)等。日记的小标题写在下一行，也可省略不写。
2、时态：
写日记的时间一般是在下午、晚上，有时也可以在第二天补写。因此，日记中所记述的事情通常发生在过去，常用一般过去时;但当记述天气、描写景色或展望未来时，可以用一般现在时或一般将来时。
写法大致和写汉语日记相同，都是在正文之前有日期、星期几及当天的天气情况。注意内容表达要清楚连贯、准确。
高中英语日记格式二：
日记是把自己在当天生活中经历的有意义的事以及见闻感受记录下来的书面形式。文体自由，不拘一格。通常用第一人称记写。
英语日记的格式与汉语相同。在正文上方自左起顶格写上日期、星期几和天气情况。正文另起一行，内容应有所选择，记有意义、感受最深的事，切忌流水账。有话则长，无话则短，甚至三言两语亦可。通常采用一般过去时或可灵活运用。日记的写作格式如下：
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，其余可用缩写形式。常用来表示天气的词有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?”
【解题要点与技巧】
1)注意日记的格式。应用第一人称来写。
2)多数句子为过去时，因为事情发生在过去。
3)日记必须根据所给的两个提示和十个词语来写。
4)语言要通顺、简练，表达要清楚、准确。
