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1、Samples,Peer Editing & Rewriting,Knowledge Bank,Editing & Revising by Yourself,Part I,Part II,Part III,Part IV,Lesson 1 Notes & Telephone Messages,Writing Task,In workplace or in our daily life, we may find it very useful to leave a message when you want to express apology, thanks, invitation or to
2、ask for a leave and when you just received a call for another person, but he/she that we are looking for isn t available at the moment. The message that you leave can be called a note. It is just like a short letter. Whether it is formal or informal depends on whom it is written to and the situation
3、. It is always handwritten.,Lesson 1 Notes & Telephone Messages,Writing Task,Task 1Write a Note entitled “Asking for postponement of the appointment” according to the following guidance.Your name and role: Shi Hui, an English teacherYour student s name: HenryReason: You have to postpone the appointm
4、ent to Thursday, Nov. 12 at the same hour because you will be out of town on business on Nov. 8.,Lesson 1 Notes & Telephone Messages,Writing Task,Task 2Write a Telephone Message according to the information given below.You work for Dongfang Primary School. Mr. White, the headmaster, is out of the of
5、fice this morning. You received a telephone call for him. The caller s name is Mrs. Smith. She asked the headmaster to call back this afternoon. Her number is 014-58974523. Use today s date.,Part I Knowledge Bank,Layout of a Note,Date Salutation (Recipient), Body (Opening: What happened, what s happ
6、ening or what will happenFocus: Why or how this happened or will happen, when and whereAction: What do you plan to do)Signature (Writer),Part I Knowledge Bank,Layout of a Note,Telephone messages or slips are a kind of notes. They are written for the convenience of the people who are temporarily off.
7、 They are not sent through the post, but are left for people to read, or sent to people by hand. They are often written in informal style except that they are written for a superior to read, when the style may become formal. Telephone slips may be designed and printed as standard office slips or wri
8、tten in a casual way.Note that the signature in the telephone message should be the person s name who writes the message.,Part I Knowledge Bank,Layout of a Telephone Message,Telephone Message From: To: Date: Time: Message: _ _ _ _ Signature:,Part I Knowledge Bank,Sentence Bank,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,I m sorr
9、y I couldn t make our 11 o clock appointment.,We are to hold an English speech contest in.,Our Personnel Manager, Mr. Steward, will be in Beijing on business for.,Just a line to tell you.,Here are two tickets I mentioned yesterday for.,Please reserve a single room with a bath from. to for.,A friend
10、of yours, , made a call from Xi an this morning while you were out.,Part I Knowledge Bank,Sentence Bank,8,9,10,11,12,13,I won t be able to come this afternoon because.,I am still lying in bed with the bad cold.,We would be very delighted if you could.,. if that is convenient for you.,I ll go back to
11、 school as soon as I recover.,Please give an extension of leave for three days.,Part II Editing & Revising by Yourself,Having finished the Writing Task, you have got your 1st draft. Please revise it according to Knowledge Bank (Part I) and Samples (Part III) to check whether you have missed any esse
12、ntial information. If so, please add it. (You can make up the names in the letter.) And then finish your 2nd draft. It should be a complete note this time.,Part III Systems for Writing,Tuesday Dear Li,As Xmas is drawing near, I am very glad to invite you to come to a dinner party with several other
13、friends of ours. I am sure we will have a very happy time and enjoy ourselves thoroughly. Would you like to come on time at 5:00 p.m. today, to Room 6 of Jinjiang Hotel? Yours always, Jia Yang,Sample 1,Part III Systems for Writing,TELEPHONE NOTES To Mr. White Date July 4th, 2014 Time 10 a.m. WHILE Y
14、OU WERE OUT Mr./Mrs./Ms. Mr. Smith Of Dongfang Primary School TELEPHONED PLEASE CALL HIM/HERCALLED TO SEE YOU WILL CALL AGAINWANTS TO SEE YOU URGENT Message He wanted to discuss the academic meeting on July 24th. PLS. call back today before 4:00 p.m. or any time tomorrow. The telephone number is 012-25895478. Signature Alice,Sample 2,Part IV Peer Editing & Rewriting,Exchange your 2nd draft with your partner to revise it again. Then get your final draft. Of course, it is your homework to be handed in. If your work is the best, you can receive a good mark and maybe a gift from your teacher.,
