剑桥商务英语中级写作课件 memo note

BEC Vantage Writing

剑桥商务英语（BEC ）中级

Goals of BEC Vantage Writing

By the end of this two sessions, you are able to deal well with the major internal and external written communication effectively.

Lead-in Task

Erica YoungMeeting Dear Erica/Ms.Young,

I’m really sorry, but I’m not able to attend the meeting at our company’s head office.I can’t make it because I will have a business negotiation with an important client from Italy. Miss Jean Iwaa, my assistant, will be present instead of me.Please accept my apologies.Mary Van

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第一讲

BEC写作概述及memo, note/message, email

1. BEC 写作概述

写作考试时间45分钟，占总成绩的25%（写作成绩）

完成两篇商务写作：

小作文占10分，大作文占20分。 写作主题广泛多样

◆商务活动中常用的书面联系方式

◆考察工作环境中运用英语进行交流的能力

Business Correspondence:

e.g. explaining, apologising, reassuring, Note, message, memo or e-mail (40-50 words)

Business Correspondence:

e.g. giving instructions, explaining a development, asking for comments, requesting information, agreeing to requests

Response

Functions/Communicative

PART

Part 1memo, note/message, email

Sarara Chemicals, Inc.

Memo

D e a r P e t e r ， d o n i n g s h e r e . I n c e r e l y t h a n k y o u h a v e t a k e n f o r m y s a k e . I a m y t r a i n a t t w o t h i s a f t e r n o o n . T h i s e t o y o u . m e m b e r m e t o y o u r w i f e .

英式：日，月，年如：9th May，2014------------------美式：月，日，年如：May 9th ，2014

注意：

避免完全使用数字表示日期不要用数字表示月份

1月Jan. January 2月Feb. February 3月Mar. March 4月Apr. April 5月May

6月Jun. June 7月Jul. July 8月Aug. August

9月Sept. September 10月Oct. October 11月Nov. November 12月Dec. December

日期的写法

Evaluation Criteria ✓Content

✓Language

Layout of Body

Block Format difference 1

difference 2

Formats of body

Modified Block Format difference 1

difference 2

Steps in Writing: Analyze the task

目标阅读人

内容要点

字数要求

答题格式

有效写作的三要素：Audience, Purpose, Register

Assistant/secretary;

manager; all staff

Purpose:

1 告知信息inform

2 布置安排arrange

3 征求意见request

4 询问信息enquire

5 求助申请apply

6 推荐建议suggest Register: informal/formal

Step 2: 3-sentence method in the body Part 1 aims to answer three points:

You are organizing a meeting

too discuss possible cuts to your

department’s budget. Write an

email to all staff in your

department.

Example analysis

We are going to have a meeting about the possible cuts in our department’s budget on 10th May.Sentence 1:

Purpose

Sentence 2: Explain reasons