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
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　　sept 23, 1991, wednesday cloudy
　　it is three months since i began this diary…
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　　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。
　　
　　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?”
　　翻译：外面下着雨，我很早起床。这太糟糕了，我不得不乘公共汽车去学校。我对自己说。差不多七点在我离开家之前。我穿上雨衣，匆匆跑去公共汽车站，因为我觉得很多人可能会等待。我刚到那儿的时候，公共汽车来了。我立即乘公共汽车，希望我可以坐下。我看到一个空的座位了。但是我发现在我后面的老太太站。我立刻站了起来，打算让她坐在一个现代的裙子的小女孩扑向它。我简直不敢相信。我瞪着她，思考“什么不礼貌的！她很关心别人而自己。她不会老在未来？“