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1. Read the following sample carefully and learn to write 1. Read the following sample carefully and learn to write your own. your own.

QUEBEC FOREIGN TRADE & IMPORT COMPANYSHELL BUILDING QUEBEC, CANADA

Tel.3-8411-7204 fax: 3-8411-7012 email: [email protected] 9, 2002Dear Sir or Madam: We will soon have a consignment of tape recorders, valued at US$30,000 C.I.F. Quebec, to be shipped from Manchester by a vessel of Manchester Liners Ltd.

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We want to cover the consignment against all risks from the warehouse at the above address to the port of Quebec. Will you please quote your rate for the cover? Faithfully yours, QUEBEC FOREIGN TRADE &IMPORT CO. Paul Tunkis Paul Tunkis


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2. Decide whether the following statements are T (true) or T 2. Decide whether the following statements are T (true) or T (false) according to the above letter. (false) according to the above letter.

( ) 1 The writer is from an American company. ( ) 2 The trade & import company is in Quebec. ( ) 3 The consignment to be insured is made up of cassette tapes.

( ) 4 The goods are traded on the CIF basis.( ) 5 The company wants to have the consignment covered against all risks. ( ) 6 The company asks for the quotation of the insurance.



3. Complete the following letter based on the letter body given 3. Complete the following letter based on the letter body given in Chinese. in Chinese.

企业航运公司的客货班轮定期运送我们的照相机到澳大利亚。请问贵公司能否为这些货运签发一切险保险单 ? 如果可以则按什么条款签发 ? 如果我们承诺定期按月装运，你们能否给我们特别保险费率。

盼早复！


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Dear Sir or Madam,

We regularly (1) __________________________________ by both passenger and cargo liners of the Enterprise Shipping Line. Will you please say whether (2)___________________________ ___________________ and, if so, on what terms. In particular we wish to know whether (3)_________________________in return for the promise of (4)______________________________.

(5)_________________________________________________.

Faithfully yours, Huang Yi Huang Yi

ship consignments of cameras to Australia

you can issue an all-risks policy for these shipments

you can issue a special rate regular monthly shipments

We look forward to hearing from you very soon



4. Write a letter (body) based on the information given in 4. Write a letter (body) based on the information given in Chinese. Chinese.

事由：请求回函时为货运保险报价保险金额： 50,000 英镑保单类别：预约保单 (open policy)货物：电子产品航运公司： Manchester Liners Ltd发货港： Manchester and Liverpool目的港： Atlantic ports in Canada and the United States货运开始日期： 2003 年 5 月 31 日

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4. Write a letter (body) based on the information given in 4. Write a letter (body) based on the information given in Chinese. Chinese.

Please quote your rate for an all-risks open policy for £50,000 to cover shipments of electronic products by Manchester Liners Ltd, from Manchester and Liverpool to Atlantic ports in Canada and the United States. As shipments are due to begin on May 31, 2003, please send us your quotation by return as soon as possible.



How to write an outlineHow to write an outline

An outline subdivides the central idea or thesis of an essay An outline subdivides the central idea or thesis of an essay

into smaller parts, which are then developed into separate into smaller parts, which are then developed into separate

paragraphs. Roman and Arabic numerals and letters of the paragraphs. Roman and Arabic numerals and letters of the

alphabet are generally used to number and order ideas. There alphabet are generally used to number and order ideas. There

are two commonly used types of outlines: the topic outline and are two commonly used types of outlines: the topic outline and

the sentence outline. A topic outline is brief and clear, and it the sentence outline. A topic outline is brief and clear, and it

gives an instant overview of the entire paper. A sentence outline, gives an instant overview of the entire paper. A sentence outline,

on the other hand, provides a more detailed frame of the paper. on the other hand, provides a more detailed frame of the paper.



Sentence Outline Topic Outline I. My father loves my mother most kindly.

A. He never hurts my mother with harsh words.

B. He tries his best to help my mother with the housework.

I. Kindness to my Mother

A. Warm Language

B. Help with housework

Thesis: My father is the kindest man I have ever known.

Topic: My Good Father


Sentence WritingSentence Writing II. My father keeps helping our neighbors when they are in trouble.

A. He helped the Wangs when their house caught fire.

1. He gave them our new quilts.

2. He invited them to eat in our home.

3. He comforted them.

B. He helped the Changs when their baby was terribly ill.

1. He called a taxi and went to the hospital with the baby and her mother.

2. He borrowed money from friends to cover the hospital expenses.

III. Kindness to our neighbors

A. Helping the Wangs

1. Offering quilts

2. Inviting to dinner

3. Giving consolation

B. Helping the Changs

1. Calling a taxi for the troubled

2. Borrowing money for them


Sentence WritingSentence Writing III. My father never refuses to help a beggar.

A. He helped the beggars when they came to our door.

B. He helped them when he saw them in the streets.

III. Kindness to beggars

A. To those at the door

B. To those on the streets

IV. My father helped the people in flood-stricken areas.

A. He donated money.

B. He donated clothes.

IV. Kindness to the people in flood-stricken areas

A. Donating money

B. Donating clothes

V. Conclusion: My father is a model citizen for us to learn from.

V. Conclusion: a model citizen for others to learn from



Write Through Correcting Mistakes

Write Through Translating

Write Through Describing a Picture


5. 5. Rewrite the following sentences to make them free from Rewrite the following sentences to make them free from redundancies (unnecessary repetitions).redundancies (unnecessary repetitions).

1. In 1840, the year Opium War broke out.

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2. Among the students, many of them want to join the drama club.

Many of the students



3. Zhang was elected the representative of the class by the whole class.

by the whole class

4. The plane circled around the airport for about ten minutes or so and then disappeared and could no longer be seen.

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5. The pretty actress keeps appearing in TV plays repeatedly.

DROP

6. In that country, violent death has become a commonplace thing, a thing that occurs every day.

DROP



7. He is not only a good pianist, but a good singer as well.

DROP


6. 6. Translate the following sentence outlines into English in Translate the following sentence outlines into English in reference to the topic outline given in the right column.reference to the topic outline given in the right column.

How Americans Spend Their Money

Sentence Outline Topic Outline

I. 美国人一年花费 1.2 万亿 (trillion) 购买货物和消费服务。

I. $1.2 trillion a year on goods and services

II. 美国消费者花钱的途径大概有 11 种。

II. Eleven ways of using money

1. 23% 的钱花在食品、饮料和烟草上。

1. 23% on food, drink and tobacco



2. 最大比例的钱（ 30% ）花在住房和维修上。

2. The largest percentage, 30%, on home and its maintenance

3. 美国人的医疗开支（ 9% ）比交通费用要少（ 13% ）。

3. Less spent on medical care (9%) than transportation (13%)

4. 衣着费用占 8% ，而娱乐费用为 7% 。

4. 8% on clothing in contrast to 7% on recreation

5. 私事和个人教育开销略低一点，分别占 3% 和 4% 。

5. A bit lower percentage on personal business 3% and on education 4%

6. 比例最低的是个人保健、宗教活动和国外旅游费用。

6. 1%, on personal care, religious activities and foreign travel respectively

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How Americans Spend Their Money

Sentence Outline Topic Outline

I. Americans spend over $1.2 trillion a year on goods and services.

I. $1.2 trillion a year on goods and services

II. American consumers spend their money in roughly eleven ways.

II. Eleven ways of using money

1. 23% of the money goes for food, drink and tobacco.

1. 23% on food, drink and tobacco


2. The largest percentage, 30%, is spent on home and its maintenance.

2. The largest percentage, 30%, on home and its maintenance

3. Americans spend less on medical care, 9%, than on transportation, 13%.

3. Less spent on medical care (9%) than transportation (13%)

4. Clothing accounts for 8% in contrast to 7% on recreation.

4. 8% on clothing in contrast to 7% on recreation

5. Personal business and education take a bit less percentage, 3% and 4% respectively.

5. A bit lower percentage on personal business 3% and on education 4%

6. The lowest percentage goes for personal care, religious activities and foreign travel.

6. 1%, on personal care, religious activities and foreign travel respectively


7. 7. Here is a pie chart based on the outline given in the pervious Here is a pie chart based on the outline given in the pervious exercise. Write a passage to describe the pie chart. You can exercise. Write a passage to describe the pie chart. You can begin your passage with “begin your passage with “This is a pie chart which shows the This is a pie chart which shows the way Americans spend their money…way Americans spend their money…”” . .

1. food, drink, tobacco --- 23% 2. housing and household --- 30%

3. transportation --- 13% 4. medical care --- 9%

5. clothing --- 8% 6. recreation --- 7%

7. private education --- 4% 8. personal business --- a bit higher than

3% 9. personal care --- 1%

10. religious and welfare activities --- 1%

11.foreign travel ---- 1%

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This is a pie chart which shows the way Americans spend their money. Americans spend over $1.2 trillion a year on goods and services. Basically, American consumers spend their money in roughly eleven different ways. More money goes for food, drink, and tobacco than for any other single expense; consumers spend 23% of each dollar in this way. However, if we combine housing with household operation, we can say that people spend the largest percentage of their money, or 30%, on a home and its maintenance. Americans spend less on medical care, 9%, than on transportation, 13%. Clothing accounts for a higher percentage than recreation: 8% in contrast to 7%. The amounts of money for personal business and education are a bit lower, making up 3% and 4% respectively. The lowest percentage goes for personal care, religious and welfare activities, and foreign travel. Each of these accounts for 1% of the average consumer’s dollar.


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