Lesson Nine letters英语写作.ppt

 Lesson NineWriting a Letter College English writing is made up of two parts: basic English writing and practical English writing. Basic English writing starts from the writing of a correct sentence, the various ways of paragraph development to the ultimate goal of writing a whole composition. Prctical English writing involves the writing of notes, resumes, notices, greetings and letters. No matter what kind of letter you are going to write, you must follow the correct forms. I. Envelope Format Read this part in your textbook on P228 and answer the following questions: 1. What are the elements necessary for the English envelope? the stamp the name and the address of the writer/addresser; the name and the address of the reader/addressee; 2. What are the similarities between the way to address an envelope in English and that in Chinese? Both include stamp, name, address and ZIP code of the addressee. 3. What are differences between the way to address an envelope in English and that in Chinese? In English, the name and address of the writer’s is put in the upper left corner [see e. g. 1] or on the back side of the envelope [see e. g. 2]. First, write the name (you can also leave it out if it is unnecessary), then the organization, followed by the street, city, province, and ZIP code and the name of the country. P. R. China, which stand for the People’s Republic of China, can also be written as simply as China or P.R.C. Centre your reader’s address. On the first line, you write your reader’s name, on the second line, the street/road; and on the third, city, state (province), and ZIP code. The country’s name comes last. Li Lihua 11 English Major, Class 2 Foreign Languages Department Tangshan Teachers’ College 156 Jianshe Rd. Tangshan, Hebei Province, 063000 China Road may be written as Rd., and Street as St. If the reader is a close friend, you may write only the name without any title such as Mr., Mrs., or Miss. Back side of the