复旦大学：《英语应用文写作 English Practical Writing》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Unit 8 - Layout and Conventions of Letter Writing

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Unit 8 Layout and Conventions of the Letter Writing

Teaching Objectives o Students will be able to 1. grasp the layout and conventions of letter writing, 2. recognize the distinctions between personal letter and business letter: 3. write a letter using the right format and appropriate language

Teaching Objectives  Students will be able to: 1. grasp the layout and conventions of letter writing; 2. recognize the distinctions between personal letter and business letter; 3. write a letter using the right format and appropriate language

Teaching Contents Layout and conventions of letter writing Business and personal letters: formal and informal distinctions

Teaching Contents • Layout and conventions of letter writing • Business and personal letters: formal and informal distinctions

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION o What are the major components of an English letter? How are they normally laid out o How does business correspondence differ from personal letters, in layout and in language?

QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION  What are the major components of an English letter? How are they normally laid out?  How does business correspondence differ from personal letters, in layout and in language?

I LAYOUT/ FORMAT OF LETTER WRITING o Indented format o Block format o Modified block format

I. LAYOUT / FORMAT OF LETTER WRITING  Indented format  Block format  Modified block format

Examples

Examples

Heading Inside Address Salutation Body of Letter) Complimentary Close Signature Enclosure

7 Heading _________ Inside Address __________ _________ Salutation (Body of Letter)_________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Complimentary Close Signature Enclosure

eading Inside Address Salutation Body of Letter Complimentary Close Signature Enclosure

8 Heading Inside Address _________ Salutation Body of Letter____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Complimentary Close Signature Enclosure

Heading Inside address Salutation (Body of Letter) Complimentary Close gnature closure

9 Heading _______ Inside Address ___________ Salutation (Body of Letter)___________________________________ ______________________________________________ Complimentary Close Signature Enclosure

II. COMPONENTS OF AN ENGLISH LETTER o Letterhead o Date o Inside address o Salutation o The body of the letter o Complimentary close o Signature o上 closure

II. COMPONENTS OF AN ENGLISH LETTER  Letterhead  Date  Inside address  Salutation  The body of the letter  Complimentary close  Signature  Enclosure