1、Writing Lecture one Letter Writing,Contents,Personal letters-informal letter Business letters-formal letter,How are you doing these days ? Im so glad to hear you have passed the exams. Congratulations!,Last week I ran across Monica in the street, she invited me to go to her school party next Friday,

2、 so why not join us?,Dear Mary,Yours,Sally,Dear Mr Brown, Im writing to ask whether your supermarket plan to sell GM food. Im totally against GM food. Not long ago, a pet mouse of a teenager in Manchester died after eating biscuits which were made with GM products. Besides, scientists admit that few

3、 tests have been performed on GM food, that is to say, eating GM food may lead to some unpredictable diseases. Also, according to a latest survey, GM food can be worse for environment and most UK people refused to grow and eat GM food. Therefore, your supermarket will not benefit from selling GM foo

4、d. To sum up, until GM food can be proved safe and environmentally friendly, it can not be sold. Yours sincerely Jim Davidson,Content and Form,The content is what you write.,The form is how your letter appears.,Your letters should say what you mean in the best FORM possible!,Will you write a formal

5、or an informal letter with the given topics?,Ask for information or advice from your friends Complain Invite your superiors to visit your department Give information to your relatives Refuse an invitation from your superiors Congratulate your friend about her wedding Apologize to one of your clients

6、 Thank your parents for helping you Asking for information from a language school,formal,formal,formal,formal,formal,Formal or informal?,Do the following guidelines apply to formal letters or informal letters? (Page 39),Personal letters,Letters to friends and relatives.,Sample April 12, 1998 Dear Bo

7、b, What a pleasant surprise, the news that you and your wife may visit China this year! All the students you know are well, and they ask me to say hello to you and your wife. We all look forward to your visit. Yours affectionately, Gia,Sample 3 珍： 你好！*月*日來信收到了。知道你已經(jīng)適應了新的大學生活，我也就放心了。下面談談我的近況.。 不多寫了。祝

8、好！ 佳 *年*月*日,Compare the differences between English sample and Chinese sample.,What are the differences between English and Chinese letters in BODY?,In English letters, first things always come first.while in Chinese there is much beating about the bush. The language used in English letters is usual

9、ly direct, clear as well as polite,but C tend to be overpolite.,Business letters are not necessarily letters that discuss commercial matters. They are written to discuss or deal with important matters. Page 40: a sample of complaint letter Can you find some features of formal letter?,Business Letter

10、/Formal letter,Elements in A Formal Letter,Senders address Date Recipients/ Addressees name and address (inside address) 4. Salutation 5. Body 6. Complimentary close 7. Signature 8. EnclosureEncl.2/PostscriptP. S.,The heading,101 High Street,Mr Frank Brown,London,1 May , 2005,Public Relations Manage

11、r,Safeway Laboratories,305 Queens Drive,Liverpool,Dear Mr Brown,Im writing to complain about your plans . So we can end this immoral practice immediately.,Yours sincerely,Jim Davidson,Jim Davidson,your address,the date,receivers name,job title,receivers address,formal greeting,formal ending signatur

12、e your name,1. There are different ways of ways of writing the date September 15, 1994 (American Way) 15 September 1994 (British way-Note the Omission of the comma) In British correspondence, the date is on the right and could be after the inside address. There is a growing tendency to omit the th,

13、-rd, -nd and st that follow the day. Do not abbreviate or use figures for the month. Note: Wrong:Sept. 15, 1994(OK for a friendly letter)9/15 1994 or 15/9, 1994,2. 稱呼（Salutation)：每封郵件開頭稱呼語應禮貌得體，符合商務寫作習慣。以下幾點可供參考： a)下屬寫給上司或雙方關系較為正式時一般用“Dear Mr. /Mrs. /Miss/Ms.Surname（姓），”作為稱呼，如：“Dear Mr. Jackson，Dear

14、 Mrs. Anniston，Dear Miss Jones，”。其中Mrs.用于已婚婦女，Miss用于未婚女子，Ms.作為未知婚否的女子禮節(jié)尊稱，相當于中文里的“女士”。 b）若不知道對方的姓名卻知道對方的商務頭銜，可用“DearTitle，”作為稱呼，如：“Dear Credit Manager，Dear Sales Manager，Dear Human Resources Manager,”這些稱呼比“Dear Sir。：Madam，”要更清楚、更可取。 c）若知道對方姓和名卻無法識別對方的性別時，不應冒險亂猜測對方的性別，可“DearFirst nameSurname，”作為稱呼，如：

15、“Dear Imran Jawed，Dear Moira Gedding，”,3. How to start a formal letter: I am writing to complain about your plans to start cloning human beings I believe that human cloning is totally immoral. I would like to comment on your article,4. How to end a formal letter: To conclude, Im in favor of (贊同，支持)

16、human cloning. Different people have different opinions, but of one thing I am certain: . In a word, since it can do good to us, its worth taking some risks(冒險). In short, I think.,5. When you write, you must pay attention to: state your opinion clearly first. secondfinally on the one hand on the ot

17、her hand. enough evidence clear logic an honest and friendly attitude,陳述,The Closing of Letters,The last sentence or sentences of the body Make the closing correspond with the specific intention or purpose of the letter.,The Complimentary Close,Only the first word is capitalized. Should be followed

18、by a comma. Yours(very)truly,faithfully,sincerely,respectfully, Yours, Ever yours, Yours affectionately, Yours Yours devotedly, (Most) Fondly yours, Yours excitedly, Intimately yoursLovingly yours, (Much) Love, With Love,Lovingly, Your loving son,etc,The Signature,Sign your full name and type it und

19、er the signed name in a business letter.,Yours cordially, Joseph Lee Joseph Lee,(typed name),(signed name),Sign your first name or even nickname in a personal letter.,Yours, Joseph,(signed name),Things to Remember,If you send along with your letter such things as a resume, a check, a photo, etc.,Enc

20、losure/Encl.,If you have something additional to say after youve finished the letter,P. S.,Informal letter,Page 41 Can you find the differences between formal and informal letters? Headings Salutation Close,How to write the body?,Indention,Indented Style,How to write the body?,Block Style,Tasks,Page

21、 54: formal letter Page 55: language in formal letters Page 56: language in informal letters,How to address an envelope?,Your full name Your address,Full name of the person you are writing to His/her address,On the Envelop,Addressees name No. of addressees house, name of the road/ street The town/ city, the county/ state, the postcode (zip code) Country (capitalized),Jia Liu Translation Dept. CISISU High-technology West Park Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 611731 P. R. CHINA Pres. Barack, Hussein, Obama, Jr. Whitehouse Washington D. C. 20037 U. S. A.,Stamp,C/O