[外语学习]English 应用文.ppt

Practical English Writing Chapter Seven Contents Part I English Letter Writing Part II Notices, Announcement Cards Part III Social Correspondence 社交书信 Part IV Note-writing Part V Application for a Job 就业申请 Part I English Letter Writing 1. Introduction to Letter Writing 2. Parts of English Letters 3. Forms of English Letters 4. Opening and Concluding Sentences of English Writing 5. How to Address Envelopes 6. The Spirit of Business English Letter Writing 1. Introduction to Letter Writing There are three basic kinds of letters: personal, social and business. The uses of business letters are many: to apply for a job, to seek admission to a college, etc. They are quite formal and have a standard format. To write it well, you have to 1. Put yourself in your reader’s shoes(从读者角度出发); 2. Use the correct letter form; 3. Stick to the principlesclarity(清楚), conciseness(准确), completeness(完整), consideration(体谅), and courtesy(礼貌). 2. Parts of English Letters 1. The Heading 信头(写信人的地址和日期），位于右上角。 2. The Inside Address（封内地址；收信人姓名和地址），位于左上角，顶格。 3. The Salutation（称谓），低于收信人地址两行，顶格。 4. The Body（正文）主体，要求简明扼要，开头和结尾更应简短。 5. The Complimentary Close（结尾礼词）从中间向右写，逗号结束。（Yours faithfully /truly/ respectfully/ sincerely/ cordially/ affectionately) 6. The Signature（签名）低于结束语一两行，亲笔签名。 7. Enclosure/Encl./Enc.（附件）如果信文内已说明有附件要寄，也要在信的左下角说明，以便收信人查阅。E.g. Encl.: Doctor’s Certificate（附：医生证明一张） 8. Postscript/P.S.（附言）补充遗漏，最好避免。 3. Forms of English letters 1. Block Form（并列式/封闭式/齐头式) 15 Chashan Road Guangzhou, China 5 May, 2007 George Smith 28 St. John’s Square London Dear Mr. Smith: _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, (Signature) 2. Indented Form(斜列式/缩进式） 要求信头和收信人地址均比上一行缩进一点，成倒梯形。正文每段起行均向右缩进五个字