8英语写作信件 3 letter writing (I).docVIP

Lecture 3: Letter writing (I) (week No. 4-5) Topics to be covered in this unit: Layout of English letters Invitation letters Envelop of English letters General introduction to letter writing Types of letters style Personal letters Informal, subjective, casual, Social letters(invitation letters) Informal or formal Business letters(inquiry, complaint, application letters, and resume) Formal, objective, courteous, relatively impersonal Good letter writing skills involve appropriate use of language, good organization of content and appropriate style and tone. II. Layout of English letters A formal English letter is generally composed of six parts: 信头 ( Letterhead) 收信人姓名地址 (Inside address) 称呼 (Salutation) 正文 (Body) 结束敬语 (Complimentary close) 署名 (Signature) Task: Below is a formal invitation letter in full-blocked format. Ask the students to study it carefully, identify each part and talk about the differences between Chinese letters and English letters. Sample 1: 邀请某位教授参加计算机年会的信函 1．Dept. of Computer Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 PR China March 15th, 2001 2．Prof. Woodrow Bushy Dept. of Computer New York University New York USA 3．Dear Prof. Bushy: 4．Re: Invitation to Annual Computer Society Conference in September 2001 5．It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the 11th Annual Computer Society Conference. This years conference will be held in Beijing from September 23 through September 27. We are offering a valuable program with industry-wide applications by speakers who are recognized experts in their fields on topics with many implications for the future. Ample time is scheduled for discussion periods. In addition, tours to two large computer companies will be arranged. Enclosed please find information on accommodations, transportation and registration. If you have any questions, please call the session coordinator, Julie Han at 86-21 6．Yours sincerely, 7．(signature) Wang Q