Practical Writing8

IV. Follow-Up Practice1. Write a note to your classmate Hughes, making an appointment for an outdoor activity at weekend. 2. You failed to buy a book for your friend Bob. Write him a note of apologies. 3. Your birthday is around the corner and you are arranging for your birthday party. Write a note of informal invitations, asking your close friend Alison to attend.

4. Write a note to borrow some references from your tutor so that you can make it in your academic thesis writing. 5. Write a note of thanks for the hospitality by the hostess of an evening party. 6. Write a note, celebrating the birthday of Uncle Jim, whom you love dearly. 7. Write a note of congratulations on your boyfriend’s winning the first prize in the speech contest. 8. Write a note to your teacher, asking for leave in his/her class today.

9. You have joined an online work group, pursuing a study of English literature. But you will have to put your whole heart into the preparation for TEM-4 in a month. Write a note on the Guestbook to express your regret for not being absent by the end of the month. 10.Write a note to transmit a phone message, which you can make up when necessary. 11.Your father is seriously ill, and you want to go back home. Write a note to the secretary and it should include: 1) the cause for leaving; 2) the days: from 16th to 21 st; 3) Catch on the lesson after returning school.

July 5th Dear Miss Huang, My sister called me last night, and she said that my father is dangerously ill. I beg to apply for seven days’ leave of absence from 16th to 21st instant, in order that I can see my beloved father. I should be much obliged if you would grant me my application. As regards the lessons to be missed during my absence, I will do my best to make up for them as soon as I get back from home. Sincerely yours,

Unit 8

Memorandum interoffice memorandum memoranda memo

Format To: From: Date: Subject: Body

I. Samples of MemorandumMicrosoft, Inc. Interoffice Memorandum To: Peter Clark, Rachel White From: Linda Larson Date: September 16, 2008 Subject: Scheduling the project meeting As you know, we are having the project meeting next week in the projection room. Since the room holds only fifty people comfortably without overcrowding. I suggest we hold the meeting to the forty-one people in the Assembly Section on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and to the remaining forty-three from the other sections on Friday at the same time. If there’s any problem about this arrangement, please let me know.

Write a memorandum of about 100 words to the student service department and ask them to fix a telephone for each dormitory.

August 16,2008 To: The leader of student service department From: Li Ming Subject: Telephone Dear Sir, I would like to remind you that we are in want of a telephone for each dormitory. As a university student, we need to cope with the daily increasing communications with teachers, friends and people outside the campus. W

e need a telephone to get and send message, which is important for us. Though most of us have mobile phones and e-mail address, a telephone in the dormitory is after all the most convenient and cheapest tool of communication. I hope that you will pay attention to this problem and solve it as soon as possible. Regards. Yours,

You are a supervisor of a big company. The chief of operations wants to adopt the “punch-in” system to increase productivity. Write a memo to talk about this: 1) Does the “punch-in” system benefit the company? 2) If the company doesn’t adopt it, what else can we do to increase productivity. You should write about 100 words.

To. David Green, Chief of Operations From: Tony. Party , Supervisor Subject: Comments on the “Punch-in” System Date: March. 22, 2008 This is further to your memo dated March. 20, 2008, in which you proposed that employees adopt the “punch-in” system. I fully agree with you that we must increase productivity. As far as your proposal that if the “punch-in” system is adopted, we would have a tighter control over the employees is concerned. However, I don’t think so. I personally think that, to accomplish this, we should give the employees more incentives to work faster. I feel that if we ( the supervisors) could meet with you , we could discuss different possibilities to create such incentiveness. Your consideration of this suggestion would be appreciated. Tony Party

You are a manager of administration office naming Vera. M. Bradford. The board of directors have decided to anew the Fitness Center. Write a memo to tell all the employees that: 1) How long will this project be last for? 2) Welcome the employees to provide suggestions. You should write about 100 words.

To: Every Employee From: Brian Aponte Date: November 10, 2008 Subject: Fitness Center The board of directors approved the idea for anew Fitness Center at its meeting yesterday. Work on the Fitness Center will begin right now and should be completed within 90 days. An employee representative from each division will be appointed to determine the type of equipment and programs that will be made available. We are happy to be able to provide a facility that will contribute to the physical fitness of all our employees. Your representative on the task force will contact you soon for your suggestions about activities and equipment. Brian Aponte Administration Office, Manager

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TELEPHONE MESSAGEDate July 5th Time 11:15 A.M. (ˇ) P.M. ( ) Tel No. 5932521-21

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