专业四级写作课件Note-writingPPT课件

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Sample
• May 9, (2012) • (Dear) Professor Wang, • I’m terribly sorry for not turning up for
the appointment with you yesterday, because I was seriously ill. How about another meeting at 8 a.m. on this Sunday? • Please accept my apologies.
• Yours,
• Wang Hong
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Apologies
• 3rd July
• Jianhua,
• I am terribly sorry I failed to meet you at the school gate yesterday afternoon. I had one of the bike tires punctured on my way, and by the time I had the puncture mended and got to school, you must have given up hope and left. Do please forgive me.
• Liu
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• May 9
• Dear Prof. Lowell,
• I’d like to discuss with you the outline of my BA thesis. Could you please appoint a time and leave a message for me with Ms. Lin at/in the department office? Thank you.
• Yours, • Sally
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Date
• May 10th, 2001 • 10th May, 2001 • May 10, 2001 • 10/5/2001 • 5/10/2001
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Ending
• Yours sincerely, • Yours truly, • Yours, • Sincerely (Truly) yours, • Yours respectfully, • Respectfully yours,
• George
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I would like to express my apologies for not showing up at your dinner, because…
I write to make apologies to you for… I want to apologize to you for … With many apologies.
• 1. Appointment • 2. Apologies • 3. Informal invitations • 4. Thanks/refusal • 5. Congratulations • 6. Encouragement • 7. Requests • 8. Messages • 9. Notice/ advertisement
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Writing Practice (1997)
• You are Peter/ Mary. You had a party at your home recently, but you unintentionally neglected to invite a close friend of yours -- Victoria. Write her a note apologizing for this and explaining how the mistake came about.
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Evaluation Standards
• 1. Format (3 points) • Including date, salutation and ending. • 2. Contents (7 points) • Including several pieces of information
each of which is worth 2 points; • 1 point will be reduced at every two
spelling/grammar mistakes; • 3. Length: 50-60 words (40-80 words)
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Main Types of Notes
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Informal invitations
• May 10 • Cathy, • We are having tea and moon cakes in
my flat (392) tomorrow night (Thursday) about 8 p.m. • Do come if you are free.
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Appointments
• July 15
• Larry,
• I have to meet my wife at the airport at 3 p.m. today. Shall we discuss the matter at 10 tomorrow morning? If not, please ring me to make another time – many thanks.
Note-writing
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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.