《商务英语写作》课件Homework and keys for L3.PPTVIP

Lecture Three Homework Part One Standard Parts of Business Letters I. Standard parts of business letters 1. Letterhead 2.Date 3.Inside address 4. Salutation 5. Body 6. Complimentary close 7. Signature Part Two Optional Parts of Business Letters II. Optional parts of business letters 1.Reference 2. The return/ sender’s address 3. The attention line 4. The subject line 5. Enclosure notation 6. Copy notation 7. Postscript Part Three Samples of Business Letter Circumstance of Novice writing What a day! The Shenzhen branch of HB Company has sent us two beautiful vases together with their congratulations for the anniversary of our company. Ms. Shawn encouraged me to write a letter of acknowledgement in the name of our manager Mr. Woody Stone and invite their manager, Mr. John Scott, to a reception next Friday night. Scared, of course, this is my first writing job! I managed to control my trembling fingers and produced something like this. Novice Writing HUAQIANG IMPORT EXPORT Co. Ltd. 24 Huaqiang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen Tel: 0755Fax: 0755 Dear Mr. Scott, Your beautiful vases are received by our company and we are expressing our very appreciation for your kindness! Woody Stone Manager Comment on novice writing I have point out the following for her to improve. (1) The format of the letter needs to be improved. A business letter usually consists of several standard parts: the letterhead, the date, the inside address, the salutation, the body, the complimentary close and the signature. However, some of the parts like the date, the inside address, the complimentary close are absent. Comment on novice writing (2) The contents of the letter also have to be reviewed. Some missing points about the reception should b