重大版高中英语应用文写作Lesson2TelephoneMessages.pptVIP

Telephone Messages Unit 6 Notes and Messages Lesson 1 Notes of Asking for Leave Lesson 2 Telephone Messages Lesson 2 Telephone Messages Warming-up Answer the following questions: 1. Have you ever read and written messages? 2. Why do you write messages? 3. When do people write telephone messages? 4. What do people often put in the telephone messages? Looking Ahead (Aims and Contents) Understand the purposes of telephone messages. Learn the style of telephone messages. Write effective telephone messages. Use telephone messages skills while receiving and making calls. Approaching the Topic Please read the material on Page 80 and answer the questions below. 1. Can you tell what it is? This is ___________________. 2. What is the use of it? It is used when _________________________ (the situation). 3. When daddy comes back and read the message, he would _____________________. Reference FROM: Abel To: Kevin TIME: Sunday Morning MESSAGE: Call Abel this afternoon at 6670730 Ready to Write Learning Focus When a telephone is answered on behalf of another person, a clear and concise telephone message or telephone memo should be written. In a telephone message, there is necessarily a heading and the subject part, and sometimes there are boxes to tick showing what to do about the call, i.e. call back, wait for call, etc. The Heading part includes: 1) the time one gets the telephone; 2) the person to whom the message is intended; 3) the caller’s name; 4) the company, office, or work unit the caller is in (This is especially important in business occasion); 5) the caller’s telephone number or ways to contact; 6) the name of the person who gets the call or who writes the memo. Most organizations or companies have a memo/message pad specifically designed. They list the most frequent occasions with box for the message taker to tick, whether it is urgent or it demands a return call. Sometimes it is important to write down a specific direction or message. Th