Effective Practical English Writing,一. 社交与商务写作 二. 常见应用文体写作,Effective Practical English Writing,社交与商务写作,询问信 邀请信 感谢信 祝贺信 慰问信,欢迎信 介绍信 求职信 投诉信 道歉信,询问信(Letter of Inquiry),询问信是我们收集信息,获取所要服务,样品,价目表等的重要手段。 其相应的回复信要先说明收到对方来信,阐明所提供的帮助有哪些,或委婉拒绝给予所提的要求,并对此做一解释。,Letter 1 (2005年1月A级) November 29,2004 Dear Mr. Peter Kevil, I am pleased to write to you for some information about the jet printer produced in your company. I would like to buy it, and I will be very grateful if you could give me information about the price and the service after sale. Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated. Sincerely , David Johnson,Letter 1复信 December 6,2004 Dear Mr. David Johnson, I appreciate that you are interested in our jet printer and glad to tell you our company provide excellent service for the customers. Whats more, if the number of printers you buy is big, you can enjoy the discount. The current catalogue and the price list are enclosed. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Thank you. Yours faithfully, Peter Kevil,Letter 2 Dear Sir or Madam, I am an overseas student and will arrive at the university on the 5th October. I have learned that I must apply for my accommodation in advance. Since I am coming alone, I prefer a room in a flat on the campus. Id like to share the flat with five students from different countries so that I can gain more cultural background knowledge. I am just writing to ask a favor of you. If not possible, what kind of accommodation could you offer me? Your kind help would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours faithfully,Letter 3 Dear Sir or Madam, My wife and I have read in a traveling book about your Happy Tour Horse Team. We are very interested in going horse trekking with your team. We want to choose the Ice Mountain route, which will take four days, from July 31 to August 3. What should we take with us? Will the guides provide accommodation for us? How much will the tour cost each of us? We will reach there at about 5 p.m. of July 30. I hope it will not be too late. I am looking forward to your early reply. Sincerely yours,Letter 4 2002,6 A June 24,2002 Dear Principal, Thanks for your letter of 18 June. I am interested in your program about the one-week Art Festival to be held this summer, and understand what you need. But I regret to say that I cant give you any help. Our company has a fixed budget for sponsorship every year and we cant promise anything else beyond the budget until next year. I suggest that you contact us again next yea. Wish you a successful Art Festival Yours sincerely, Wang Zhiming General Manager,Letter 5 2002,12 B July 8, 2002 Dear Liu Jun, How time flies! Its a long time since we met each other last time. I would like to introduce my friend Zhang Lan to you. She is leaving Xiamen for your city Nanjing on her business this month. I would be grateful if you meet her at the airport and help her arrange something necessary for her. Thank you very much for your help. Your sincerely, Yang Ling,Letter 6 1998,12 A June 2, 1998, Dear Abbington, Thank you for your letter on May 15. I am greatly interested in teaching in your school, and this letter is in reply to your questions. I can give my lessons on the morning or afternoon of Wednesday or Thursday, and each student pays 30 yuan RMB for it. A teaching plan is enclosed with the letter. I am looking forward to your early reply. Sincerely yours, Geresy Hobbes,常用句型 1.开场白(写信目的及自我介绍) I am a who is I wonder if you could I am writing to inquire about I would like to receive information regarding I am writing to you in the hope that I may obtain the information about,2.提出要求 Kindly send me your I shall be glad if you send me by mail as following: I would like to get more details of I wonder if there is Please let me know if I could,3 结束语 Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to hearing from you. I am expecting your early reply. I would be grateful if you could give me a prompt reply. Your favorable attention to my request would be highly appreciated.,Dear _, I am _ (自我介绍). I am pleased to write to you for some information about_. (要询问 的内容) First of all, what are_? (问 题1) Secondly, when will_?(问题2 ) Thirdly, is _?(问题3) I would also like to inquire _ (将最重要的问题单独成段). Could you be so kind as to send me some materials about _? Thank you for you kindness. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely,Exercise,李明获悉A老师将开设一门新的选修课“应用心 理学”，他对此很感兴趣，于是写信询问。 1何时开课，课程持续多久 2班级容量，授课地点 3报名有没有限制条件 最后，李明表示，他很喜欢心理学，非常希望 能有机会选修此门课程。 选修课 optional course 应用心理学Applied Psychology 限制条件requirements,Dear Professor, I am Liming, a freshman. I am pleased to write to you for some information about the new