英语应用文写作L16.pptVIP

Unit 8 Invitation Lesson 1 Are you free this afternoon? I.Teaching Objectives In this section you will learn: 1.To be familiar with the words and expressions often used in a notice 2.To understand different types of notices 3.To write an effective and attractive notice. II Teaching Tips When you write a notice, you are supposed to: 1.Provide all the necessary information 2.Write in a clear and concise way with formal and understandable language 3.Make the most important elements and information highlighted to achieve the function of a notice III Teaching Procedure Step1 Warm up Step2 Presentation Step3 Practice Step4 Mini-Projects Step1 Warm up A notice is mostly a short piece of writing which is written in a formal style. It is widely used by individuals or organizations to make known something about to happen, or sometimes, something that has happened. It may be an announcement of a meeting, a celebration, a party, a contest, a match, etc. It may also be used to issue public instructions. Notices are mostly meant to be pinned up or pasted on notice boards or to be published in newspapers. Step2 Presentation We often need to write notices for different purposes. Notice writing, to some extent, is a kind of art. It requires practice keeping some basic points in mind. It is not compulsory to follow a certain format each time. Notices for events, such as meetings, performances, parties, matches and the like, are mostly very short with only the date, time, place and event included. Public notices vary in length using formal language. Before moving on, answer the following questions to make sure you know about writing a notice: 1. What is the most important function of a notice? 2. What information should be included in a notice? Answer: To make known something about to happen, or something that has happened Answer: the date, time, place, etc. Case 1 Read the notices and think about what points of such a notice are included, and in what way they are used.