研究生英语教材Sociallett er.pptVIP

Social letter Han Fang Dec. 16, 2013 Two kinds of letters Social letter (personal letter) Business letter Communication purposes of social letters Social letters are letters you write to your friends, relatives or family members to express your feelings and thoughts, convey information and maintain relationship. Language of Social Letters Social letter should be written in the conversational tone with natural, spontaneous sincerity: Write with clarity Keep your language simple Make your letter sound conversational Write with Clarity Two ways to achieve clarity: Try to avoid long involved paragraphs Use concrete and specific words Write with Clarity Try to avoid long involved paragraphs A letter composed of short sentences and short paragraphs is not only more inviting to the eye, but also reads more easily and conveys your idea with greater speed. Two or three sentences are always better than one long sentence. e.g. Married to a former war correspondent who is now writing fiction, she is living with him and his family in New York and studying voice and dancing prior to going to Hollywood in the Spring for screen test. She is married to a former war correspondent who is now writing fiction. They are now living with his family in New York. She is studying voice and dancing, and will go to Hollywood in the Spring for a screen test. Keep Your Language Simple One of the most important factors in producing interesting letters with a pleasant, conversational tone to them is the use of simple, understandable language. Short words of everyday speech are usually more vivid and expressive than the bookish words. do is better than accomplish write is better than correspond often is better than frequently find is better than locate please is better than will you be good enough to now is better than at the present time Make Your Letter Sound Conversational Use contractions Put occasional asides in your letter e.g. I went to see Mary’s new house yesterday. (remind she