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Business Writing in English Learning Objectives 1.Situational Task 2.Group Discussion 3.Sample Analysis 4.Summary 5.Practice Suppose you are the manager of the Pearl Garden, an apartment house. As the annual maintenance is arranged on Monday, 2nd Feb., the power will be cut off from 7 am to 5 pm. Please write a notice to the residents. Use the mail format. Dear resident, The power is cut off due to the annual maintenance from 7 am to 5 pm. on Monday, 2nd Feb. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this. Best regards, Mike Wang, Manager 1. What’s the purpose of writing a notice? The purpose of writing notices to tell people something. It may be what is going to happen, or sometimes, what has already happened. In this task, the purpose is to inform the public a premise change. 2. What are the components of a notice? A notice should tell people the activity, the time, the place, and other details. 3. What are the requirements on the language of a notice used? Separate line, passive voice, positive tone, imperative sentence, set-expression is more often used in a notice. The Opening of Huaxin Trading Co., Ltd. Dear Sirs, We should like to bring to your notice the fact that we have established ourselves as a trading firm under this name and address: Huaxin Trading Co., Ltd. 130 Nanjing Road, Tianjin, PRC For more than 15 years we have been the Tianjin representatives for U.S.A Trading Co., Ltd. We can offer you an unusually large variety of first-class electric machines at strictly competitive prices. We hope we may look forward to establishing business relationship with you. With warmest regards, Thomas Jiang General Manager Sunshine Cashmere Products Co. Ltd. April 15, 2009 The Function of Notices Notices and announcements are used to provide information to the public. The information provided may be various, such as meeting, football match, lecture, the opening of a new superma