剑桥商务英语中级写作指导Part1

BECVantageWriting剑桥商务英语（BEC）中级GoalsofBECVantageWritingSession1:

Note,memoandemailSession2:BusinessletterandreportBytheendofthistwosessions,youareabletodealwellwiththemajorinternalandexternalwrittencommunicationeffectively.Lead-inTaskEricaYoung<ericyoung1011@>MeetingDearErica/Ms.Young,I’mreallysorry,butI’mnotabletoattendthemeetingatourcompany’sheadoffice.Ican’tmakeitbecauseIwillhaveabusinessnegotiationwithanimportantclientfromItaly.MissJeanIwaa,myassistant,willbepresentinsteadofme.Pleaseacceptmyapologies.MaryVanCarboncopyBlindcarboncopy抄送密送第一讲BEC写作概述及memo,note/message,email1.BEC写作概述写作考试时间45分钟，占总成绩的25%（写作成绩）完成两篇商务写作：小作文占10分，大作文占20分。写作主题广泛多样◆商务活动中常用的书面联系方式◆考察工作环境中运用英语进行交流的能力PARTFunctions/CommunicativeTaskResponseRegister

1BusinessCorrespondence:

e.g.givinginstructions,explainingadevelopment,askingforcomments,requestinginformation,agreeingtorequestsNote,message,memoore-mail(40-50words)Neutral/

informal2Correspondence:

e.g.explaining,apologising,reassuring,complainingReport:

describing,summarisingProposal:

describing,summarising,recommending,persuadingBusinesscorrespondence(mediummaybeletter,faxore-mail)orshortreportorproposal(mediummaybememoore-mail)

(120-140words)Neutral/

formalAnOverviewofBECVantageWritingPart1

memo,note/message,emailDearPeter，

Ihavedoneallmythingshere.Isincerelythankyouforthetroubleyouhavetakenformysake.Iamleavingforhomebytrainattwothisafternoon.Thisistosaygood-byetoyou.Pleasekindlyremembermetoyourwife.

Yoursever,Jack英式：日，月，年如：9thMay，2014------------------美式：月，日，年如：May9th

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EvaluationCriteriaContentLanguageStructureOrganizationRegister10ConciseClearCoherentCourteousCorrectEffectiveCommunication11LayoutofBodyBlockFormatdifference1difference212FormatsofbodyModifiedBlockFormatdifference1difference2StepsinWriting:Analyzethetask情景描述目标阅读人内容要点字数要求答题格式任务形式有效写作的三要素：Audience,Purpose,RegisterAudience:Assistant/secretary;

manager;allstaffPurpose:1告知信息inform2布置安排arrange3征求意见request4询问信息enquire5求助申请apply6推荐建议suggestRegister:Neutral/

informal/formalStep2:3-sentencemethodinthebodyPart1aimstoanswerthreepoints:Tellthepurposeofwriting(告知事由，即计划打算、事件、人物、时间、地点等)Expandtheideas（扩充信息，即解释原因、说明重要性、交代具体信息、询问等）;Highlighttheimportanceorsupplement（强调或补充，即建议、要求、希望、补充信息）Youareorganizingameetingtoodiscusspossiblecutstoyourdepartment’sbudget.Writeanemailtoallstaffinyourdepartment.Givingthemhedateofmeeting;ExplainingwhysomecutshavetobemadeSayingwhyitisimportantforallstafftoattend.Write40-50wordsExampleanalysisExampleanalysisWearegoingtohaveameetingaboutthepossiblecutsinourdepartment’sbudgeton10thMay.Somecutsareneededtobecauseourcompanyplanstodevelopoverseesmarketthisyear.Allstaffareexpectedtoattendbecausewewilldecidewhatprojectswillbecanceled.Sentence1:PurposeSentence2:ExplainreasonsSentence3:EmphasisoftheimportanceExampleanalysisWearegoingtohaveameetingaboutthepossiblecutsinourdepartment’sbudgeton10thMay.Somecutsareneededtobecauseourcompanyplanstodevelopoverseesmarketthisyear.Allstaffareexpectedtoattendbecausewewilldecidewhatprojectswillbecanceled.Sentence1:PurposeSentence2:ExplainreasonsSentence3:EmphasisoftheimportanceUsefulExpressions表达写作目的Iwouldliketoinform/remindyouthat…Wearepleased/delightedtoconfirmthat…发出通知，提出要求MayIremindallstaffthat…Pleasenotethat…（请注意）Allstaffareaskedto/should…（颁布新规定）

提出请求Couldyouplease(makesurethat)…Woulditbepossibleifyou…Iwouldbegratefulifyou…结尾Pleaseletmeknowifthiswouldbeconvenientforyou.Thankyou.

Youworkforalargecompany.Youaregoingtobetransferredtoanotherdepartmentwithinyourcompany.Writeanemailtoallstaff.tellingthemwhichdepartmentyouaremovingtosayingwhenyouwillbemovingdepartmentexplainingwhatyournewresponsibilitieswillbeWrite40-50words.

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IwouldliketoinformyouthatIwillleavethisdepartmentinordertotakeoveranewjobinthesalesdepartment.MynewemploymentwillstartonMay8th,2014andmymaindutywillbetovisitclientsandprovidesamples. Bestregards, Sherry◆TheElementsofStyle风格的要素

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写作学习资源推荐Thisclassicreferencebookisamust-haveforanystudentandconscientiouswriter.Intendedforuseinwhichthepracticeofcompositioniscombinedwiththestudyofliterature,itgivesinbriefspacetheprincipalrequirementsofplainEnglishstyleandconcentratesattentionontherulesofusageandprinciplesofcompositionmostcommonlyviolated.各类商务便条便函范文及常用表达1.告知信息类总结：告知用词Tell/notify/mention/express/inform/explain/report/advise例如：Iamwritingtotell/informyouthat…..Iamwritingtoexplain….(tellyourbosswhyyoucannotattend)Iamwritingtoexpress(myregret)例题Youarethetrainingmanagerofacompanywhichhaswonalargeexportorder.Youhavebeenaskedtoorganizeforeignlanguagetrainingforsomeofyourstaff.Writeamemotostaff:explainingwhythecoursesarenecessarysayingwhichmembersofstaffshouldattendannouncingwhenthecourseswillstartWrite40-50wordsonaseparatesheet.范文1To:AllstaffFrom:TrainingManagerDate:1March2005Subject:AForeignLanguageTrainingCourseIwasaskedtoorganizeaforeignlanguagetrainingcoursebecauseofthelargeexportorderwereceivedrecently.Itwillstarton15Marchandwilllast2weeks.Thosewhowilldealwithordersshouldattendthiscourse.2布置安排类Youarethemanagerofasmallexportcompany.PeterWatson,animportantclient,isvisitingyourcompanyforthreedaysfrom22October.Writeanoteof40-50wordstoyoursecretary:AskinghertobookahotelroomSayingwherethehotelshouldbeGivingherthedates范文1：

DearMsJones,IamwritingtoinformyouthatMr.PeterWatsonwillbevisitingourcompany.Wouldyoupleasebesokindlyastoreserveasuitableroomforhim?Yourssincerely范文2

HiMary,Look.I’mreallysorrytohavetotroubleyoubutPeterWatson–areallyimportantclient–isvisitingthecompanyforthreedaysinOctober,startingon22nd,todiscussacontractwithus.PleasewillyoubookforMr.Watsonareallynicehotelroomassoonaspossible?Thanksverymuch.Seeyousoon!范文3

Mary,Mr.PeterWatsonisvisitingusinOctober.Couldyoupleasehireahotelroomforhim?Heisarrivingon22ndOctoberandwillstayforthreenights.Ifpossible,thehotelshouldbeoneneartheoffice.Thankyou.3询问信息类

Youarethefactorymanagerofacarcompany.Youarewaitingforurgentlyneededcomponentsfromyourpurchasingdepartment.WriteanotetoMrGrayson,theAssistantPurchasingManager:enquiringaboutthereasonforthedelay;statingwhenthecomponentsareneeded;suggestingameetingtodiscussfuturedeliveries.Write40-50wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

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Iamwritingtoenquireaboutthereasonofthelatedeliveryoftheorderedcomponents.WeneedthecomponentsbynextMonday.Inordertosmoothourcooperation,Isuggestthatwehaveameetingtodiscussfuturedeliveries.

4征求意见类[例文]YouareaProjectTeamLeader.Youhavehadtopostponeyournextprojectmeetingbecausesomeofthemembersofyourteamwillbeabroad.Writeamemoof40-50wordstoyourprojectteam:informingthemofthepostponingandgivingthereasonstatinganewdateandtimeforthemeetingrequestingsuggestionsfortheagenda.WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

[范文]Iamwritingtoinformyouthatthenextprojectmeetingwillbepostponed.Becauseseveralteammemberswillbeabroadforanotherproject,wewillholdournextmeetingon1August,startingfrom9am.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanysuggestionsastotheagendaofthemeeting.（Doyouhaveanysuggestionsregardingtheschedule?Iwelcomeyoursuggestionsconcerningthetimetable.）5求助申请类

Youwouldliketogotoaseminaronpresentationskills.Writeanemailtoyourlinemanager:requestingtimeoffworktogototheseminarsayingwhentheseminarisexplainingwhyyouwanttogoWrite40-50wordsonaseparatesheet.范文

To:NickJohnsonSubject:PresentationSkillsSeminarIwouldliketoattendaseminaron3April.Itisaboutpresentationskills.SinceIhavetomakema