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Lecture Five E-mail Part One Definition of Email Definition of Email Electronic mail, generally called e-mail, is one of the most important communication tools in business today. E-mail refers to documents created, transmitted ,and read entirely on computer. Part Two Advantage and Disadvantage of Email 1. Advantages of Email There are many advantages of Emails (1) Speedy: (2) Economic: (3) Portable : (4) Convenient:. Part Three Format of Email 1.Components of Emails 1. TO: name of the recipient 2. FROM: name of the sender 3. CC: name of another recipient who is also expected to receive the email 4. BCC: name of another recipient who is also expected to receive the email, but without being known by other recipients listed in “TO” or “CC” 5. SUBJECT: topic/theme of the email 6. ATTACHED/ ATTACHMENT any files to be sent together with the email 2.Abbreviations and acronyms The business world is full of abbreviation and acronyms, and they are often used in emails to speed things up. 3.Key to Abbreviation Part Four Novice writing and Comment 1. Context of Novice Writing Just Click “Send” This morning Ms. Shawn gave me a new task: writing an email to a supplier, Ms. Mary Smith, congratulating her on the opening of her new office. Though I don’t like business writing, I am not writing an email for the first time. Actually, I even have three email addresses. I surely know what I am doing . So I quickly finished something like this and clicked “send” 2. Novice Writing Just Click “Send” From: Liuyanli@ To: marys@123trade. Com CC: Subject: ====================================== Dear Ms. Smith, Congratulation on the opening of your new office in Shenzhen. We hope to continue our cooperation with you. Sincerely, Liu Yanli 3.Comment on Novice Writing It sounds so easy to write an email. But the very easiness can sometimes