note-writing-(1)

Noteisashortletterwrittenforvariouspurposes.Comparedwithaletter,anoteissimperinformandofteninformalorcolloquialinlanguage.FormatofaLetterClass0306ForeignLanguageCollegeZhejiangUniversity(Hangzhou,310012)September15,2004President’sOfficeJiaogongRoadDearPresidentHu,WearesophomoresmajoringinEnglishandaregreatlyhonoredtowritetoyou.Havingbeenlivingonthenewcampusforawholeyear,wehavehappilywitnessedthegreatchangehere.Howeversomethingstillneedsimproving.…Wearelookingforwardtothesolutionstotheseproblems.Sincerely,NancyMonitorofClass0306Addresser’sinformationAddressee’sinformationDateSalutationSignaturePositionofaddresserBody•TranslatethefollowingaddressintoEnglishanduseittowriteaformallettertoyourprincipal.Thebodyofthelettercouldbeomitted.•地址:广州市白云区良田中路181号广东外语外贸大学南国商学院学生宿舍7栋504房Denny•邮编:510545•Rm.504,StudentDormBlock7•SouthChinaBusinessCollege,GuangdongUniversityofForeignStudies,No.181LiangTianZhongRoad,Guangzhou•PoliteFormulasinaLetter•Writetofriendsorsubordinate:•Bestwishes.Bestwishesforyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Heartfeltthanks.•Writetorespectedpersons:•Bestregards.Manythanks.FormatofaNoteMay15,2001DearProfessorWang,IamterriblysorrythatImissedtheappointmentwithyou.Yesterday,mygrandmasuddenlywentill,andmyparentswerenotin,soIhadtotakehertohospital.WhenIgottoyouroffice,itwastoolate,andyouhadalreadyleft.Pleaseforgiveme.Iknowyou’rebusythesedays,butIwonderifyoucouldagreetomeetmeat2o’clockinFridayafternoon.I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yourstruly,LiPingDateSalutationBodySignatureTEM4ScoringRubricforNote-WritingTEM4便条写作评分标准•2004年最新修订的《高校英语专业四级考试大纲》要求考生按所给提示写一则50-60字左右的便条。给定时间为10分钟，分值10分。•分值分布：•日期（date）【1分】•称呼（salutation）【1分】•正文（body）【7分】•署名（signature）【1分】•日期在第一行的右侧写，没有符合该要求扣0.5分。•称呼在日期下一行顶格写。•正文在称呼下一行四个字符开始写。•考生需在正文后空一到两行的右侧署名。违反规则扣0.5分。•签名没有根据要求用给定名字（如无要求任意用一个英文名）扣0.5分；用汉字的或本人拼音视同作弊。•正文内容要求：1.情况描述清楚；2.表达题目的邀请，致歉，感谢，通知等目的；3.首句不等抄题目，需用自己的语言表达；4.语法和拼写错误两个扣0.5分，三个扣1分。•建议：不要在便条写作上卖弄文采，用最简单的语言把题目要求的内容表达出来即可。优美词句不作为短文写作评分标准。•最后，提醒大家，便条写作写满字数不难，难做到的是控制字数。字数不到40或者超过80的扣1分。FormatofDate•Thecorrectformatofdateinnote-writing:•October24th,2010(stronglyrecommended)•October24th•October24(recommended)•Oct.24,2010•Sun.Oct.24•4:30p.m.Oct.24•24/10/2010•10/24/2010•12/24/10(notrecommended)•Decidewhichofthefollowingdatesareincorrectformat:•2010/10/28;28/10/10;27thDecember,2010;Dec.22th•May.42000;Jun.6.2002FormatofSalutation•Inthesalutation,theword“Dear”canbeomitted,and“Mr./Mrs.”,ortheaddressee’sgivennamemaybedirectlyaddressed.Ifyoudon’tknowwhoisthereceiver(forexample,coverletter),youmaystartwith“Towhomitmayconcern,”.•Regardingthepunctuation,comma(,)andcolon(:)couldbeusedaftertheaddressee.•Judgewhichofthefollowingsalutationsarecorrect:•Mr.Stone:Stone,Prof.Choi:ManagerLi,DoctorLi,ToMr.Black,PresidentHu,Signature•Tofriendsorsubordinate:•“Yours”oryoucanevenomit“yours”,puttingyourEnglishnamebelowthebodyofnote.•ToRespectedpersons:•Faithfullyyours,respectfullyyours,sincerelyyours,trulyyours.TypesofNotesArrangedbyPurposes•Notes,accordingtothepurposes,couldbedividedintothefollowingtypes:•Greeting,congratulation,complaint,inquiry,appointment,request,apology,acknowledgement,suggestion,askingforleave,leavingamessage,notice,andinvitation.•ThefrequentlyseemtypesintheTEM4arenotesforapologies,appointment,request,complaint,congratulation,acknowledge,leavingamessageandsometimes,acombinationoftwooftheabove.ExampleSeptember25DearProfessorCai,IamverysorrythatIwaslateforyourlectureon“AmericanLiterature”onlastMonday.Ihadsomeemergencythatneededtobedealtwiththatday.Imissedthefirsthalfofthelectureandfailedtogetthehandout.Iamwonderingifitispossibleformetogetanelectroniccopyofthehandout.Ifitispossible,wouldyoupleaseemailittotheaddress:[e-mail]?Heartfeltthanks.Respectfulyours,TommyNote-WritinginTEM4(2004-2008)•Thefollowingarethenote-writingsectionsinTEM4from2004to2008.Howmanypointsaredealtwithineachofthenote?•WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:•2004:Yourfriend,Jane,hasfailedinthefinalexam,andisfeelingveryunhappyaboutit.Writeanotetocomfortherandgivehersomeencouragement.•Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.•2005:•Youhavegottwoticketstoaconcertgivenbyafamouspopband/orchestra.Writeanotetoyourfriend,Hilda/Mike,describingbrieflywhatitisandinvitingher/himtocomewithyou.2006:•Youhavegottoknowthatyouclassmates,Michael,isorganizingaweekendexcursionfortheclass.Andyouarethinkingofjoiningthetrip,writehimanoteexpressingyourinterestintheexcursionandaskingforinformationontwodetailsrelatedtotheexcursion.•2007:•Yourclassmate,Jimmy,isheadoftheuniversity’sswimmingclub.Hehasinvitedyoutojointheclub,butyoulikesomeothersport.Writehimanote,decliningandexplainingwhy.•2008•Jane,yourclassmate,isthinkingofsubscribingtoanEnglish-languagenewspaper.Andyouwouldliketorecommendonetoher.Writeanote,tellingherwhichnewspaperitisanddescribingtwofeaturesofthepaper.Exercise•Writeanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:•LeaveamessagetoyourclassmateJim,tellinghimthattheplannedclassmeetingwillbepostponed.