Lecture 3 Note-writing 英语专业写作 教学教案.pptVIP

What are notes? Notes are short letters written for various purposes. Compared with a letter, a note is simpler in form and often informal or colloquial in language. It must be precise and to the point. 专四写作便条评分标准 : I.?格式：包括日期、称呼和结尾三部分各占1分。 1.?日期(date)： 正确：April 24th, 2005| April 24, 2005| April 24th | April 24 | 24/4/2005| 4/24/2005? 位置在右上角。 2．称呼(heading)： 正确：(Dear) Mike: (,) / (Dear) Hilda: (,) 位置在日期下面一行左侧。 3．结尾(Ending)： 正确：Yours sincerely, / Yours, / Sincerely yours, / Sincerely, Sincerely, Mike, Hilda （若在一行扣0.5分） Yours Sincerely （两个单词的首字母都大写扣0.5分） 若名字没写或人名XXX扣1分 The components of a note Generally speaking, an English note consists of four parts： date salutation（称呼语） body complimentary close Date The date should be put at the right corner on the top of your note, almost on the same level as the salutation or one line higher. You only need to write the month and the date in abbreviated form, for example, Sept. 2, 2004. Remember to put a dot after the abbreviated month and put a comma between the day and the year. Salutation In note-writing, you should write the salutation on the left of the top, with a comma after it. If the addressee is not familiar to you, you should use Sir; Gentleman; Dear President; Dear Madame; etc. If he/she is someone that you know, you can use Dear Mr. Wallace; Dear Dr. Williams, etc. To those who you are very familiar with, you can use Dear Mama, My dear Tom, etc. Body The body is the main part of a note. In note-writing, you only have to write one paragraph in the body. Complimentary close The complimentary close should be put two or three lines under the body. You are required to write the complimentary close and the signature in two lines, with a comma after the complimentary close, for example, Respectfully yours, Tom Types of notes： Invitations Requests Apologies Thank-you letters Invitations A letter of invitation is a frien