英语备忘录写法课件.pptVIP

Unit 4:Memos 备忘录 j In this module, you are expected 1. Do you know the word “memo”? A memo is a short official note that is sent by one person to another within the same company or organization. 3. Do you know the difference between “memo” and the Chinese word “备忘录”? In English, a memo can be a reminder, or an official document which is used inside a company to delivery information. While in Chinese, a 备忘录is much more like a reminder. There will be an Oral English in-service training course in Guangzhou Sunshine Cashmere Co., Ltd. Now the textbooks are ready and are going to be distributed to the trainees. Qiu Xiaoyun, the business assistant of general manager, has helped Human Resource Department to order the textbooks but now she has no idea if the expenses of the textbooks will be borne by the company. Now she writes a memo to Mr. Jin, the HR director, to ask about this issue. MEMO To: Mr. Jin, Director of Human Resource Department From: Qiu Xiaoyun, Secretary Date: 25 April, 2009 Subject: On the Expenses of the Textbooks The part time oral English course is starting soon and the list of the trainees has been collected. Before distributing the textbooks to the trainees, I’d like to check on matter: if the expenses of the textbooks will be borne by the company. Please let me know about this before this Friday. Thank you! The definition of a memo A memo is the short form of the Latin word memorandum. But today it is employed as a kind of communication form inside a company or group, in one word, for inner circulation. The types of a memo Memo can be typed according to their circulation way. Generally speaking there are three types of memo: 1) procedure and information memos: flowing downward from the management to the individual employees. 2) request and reply memos: asking for or giving information 3) confirmation memos: request confirmation from recipients about some decision