••Welcometo•PracticalEnglishWritingPracticalEnglishWriting••WhatispracticalEnglishwriting?•PracticalEnglishisnotaspeciallanguage.ItissimplyEnglishusedinthesituationofpracticalwork.PracticalEnglishwritingcommunicatesspecificandfactualinformationtoaparticularaudienceforaspecificpurpose.Theinformationispractical,innature,andthisiswhatmakespracticalEnglishdifferentfromothertypesofwriting.Thepurposeofpracticalwritingistoinform,instructorexplaintotheaudiencewhoreadit.Therefore,writersshouldalwaystakereadersintofirstconsideration.Sincepracticalwritingisatechnicaljob,writersshouldpayattentiontoboththecontentandtheformofthewriting.Contentisrelatedtothelanguageusedinthewritingwhereasformsreferstothestructureofthewriting.Apartfromthecontent,theformadoptedinpracticalwritingisimportant.Forexample,ifaChineseletterisstructuredwrongly,thewritermaybeconsidereduneducated,atleastnotwell-educated.Therefore,theformofpracticalwritingusuallygivesthefirstimpressiontotheaudience.Whetheritisgoodornotdeterminesthesuccessorfailureofthecommunication.TheaimsoflearningPracticalEnglishWriting?研究生入学考试考应用文的写作要求是根据所给的场景写出100字左右的文章,包括私人和公务信函、备忘录、摘要、报告等。各省市的干部招聘考应用文的写作如广东省2008年厅、局级干部招聘就考了英语应用文:要求按规定写一篇祝酒辞JobhuntingresumeStudyAbroadPersonalStatementLetterofRecommendationCET4&6六级05年1月试卷本次作文英文指令要求提到的病人是大学生,写信人应代表学生会写一封公开信。YourHelpNeededDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanopenletteronbehalfofthestudentunionaskingpeopletogivehelptoastudentwhoisseriouslyill.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1,对病人的简单介绍:目前的病情和家庭情况2,目前的困难:无法继续承担医疗费用,需要护理3,希望捐助,联系方式CourseintroductionCoursetitleCoursehoursCoursearrangementTextbooksPracticalEnglishWriting342periodseachweekPracticalEnglishWritingFoundationalvarietiesofEnglishSampleCollectionsofPracticalWritinginEnglish•tdai@yahoo.cn•123123MethodologyExplainDiscussionPairworkGroupworkdemonstrationassignmentInclassafterclass•Examination••Thelastweekofthisterm•Inclass•Usuallytwotypesofwritingskills(twopiecesofwriting)•Finalscore•Examination70%+classpractice&classperformance30%••Previewofthecourse•letterwritingVariouslettersinvitationappointmentcongratulationsThank-youlettersapologiesletterofintroduction•Coverletter•LetterofRecommendationResume(CurriculumVitae)•Room212Building343TsinghuaUniversity,Beijing100084(010)62771234Email:good@tsinghua.edu.com••ZhengYanObjectiveToobtainachallengingpositionasasoftwareengineerwithanemphasisinsoftwaredesignanddevelopment.•Education1997.9-2000.6Dept.ofAutomation,GraduateSchoolofTsinghuaUniversity,M.E.1993.9-1997.7Dept.ofAutomation,BeijingInsitituteofTechnology,B.E.•AcademicMainCoursesMathematicsAdvancedMathematicsProbabilityandStatisticsLinearAlgebraEngineeringMathematicsNumericalAlgorithmOperationalAlgorithmFunctionalAnalysisLinearandNonlinearProgrammingElectronicsandComputerCircuitPrincipalDataStructuresDigitalElectronicsArtificialIntelligenceComputerLocalAreaNetworkComputerAbilitees•SkilledinuseofMSFrontpage,Win95/NT,Sun,Javabeans,HTML,CGI,&#106avascript,Perl,VisualInterdev,DistributedObjects,CORBA,C,C++,Project98,Office97,RationalRequisitePro,Process,Pascal,PL/IandSQLsoftware•EnglishSkillsHaveagoodcommandofbothspokenandwrittenEnglish.PastCET-6,TOEFL:623;GRE:2213•ScholarshipsandAwards1999.3GuanghuaFirst-classScholarshipforgraduate1998.11MetalMachiningPracticeAwardPersonalStatement•From1990tonow,IhavebeenengagedasanAssistantEngineerbytheResearchinstitute,BeijingYanshanPetrochemicalCorporation(RIBYPC).Inthefirstyear,Iwasinchargeofa5-litrereactorforpolymerizationofCarboxylatedButadiene-StyeneLatex.ThenIwastransferredtoanotherresearchgrouptosynthesizePET/PHBcopolymer,akinofpolyester,whichhasthepropertyofLiquidCrystal.Iamtheassistantheadofthegroup.Wecanpreparethenovelpolymerwithhighmoleculeweightandexcellentpropertyina2-litrestainlesssteelreactor.Duringthismonomers,withpurityofmorethan99.99%;thismademyleaderverysatisfied.•Morethanfouryearsofworkingexperiencesexpandmycapacity.IoftenmakeuseofNMR,X-ray,DSCandotherinstrumentalmethodsforresearch.Amongthem,IammostskilledinNMRreactors,IhaveexperiencesonsolvingproblemsofEngineeringandMechanics.Whatismore,Iamfamiliarwithcomputeroperationandsomeapplicationsoftware.Theaboveinformationaboutmyspecialtymaybehelpfulforyoutoevaluateme.•Itissaidthatthe21stcenturywillbetheageofLifeScience.IhopetoentertheesteemedCaseWesternReserveUniversitytofacethischallenge.IamconfidenttatIshallbeanexcellentfellow.Aftercompletingmygraduatestudy,Iwouldliketoreturntomyhomelandandmakeuseofmyknowledgetoservethepeople.•Bytheway,Iwouldliketogivethankstomyparents.Beingtheiroldestson,Iamofferedthemostformaleducationandthedeepestlove.Ineverforgetthe18-yearslifewiththem.TwelveyearsinthecountrysideandsixyearsinShengliOilFieldbestowedmethecharacterofdiligence,resolution,andperseverance,aswellasthedeeploveofnatureandlife.Iamalsoindebtedtomydearwife.Withouthernever-endedencouragementandsupportintheseyears,IcouldnotbecomecloserandclosertothegateoftheeminentCaseWesternReserveUniversity.•MyDream•Speech&AddressNotice&Announcement•HappyVal