Project 1（课件）-《商务英语外贸函电》同步教学（大连理工大学出版社）

Basic Knowledge of Business English Letters Writing Project 1 Part 1 The Basic Requirements of Business English Letters Writing Part 2 The Basic Parts of Business English Letters Part 3 The Basic Layout / Format of Business English Letters Part 4 Addressing Envelopes Part 5 Practical Training Basic Knowledge of Business English Letters Writing Project 1 Leading-in Tasks 　　Try to finish the following tasks to see how well you know about the Modern Business Letter Writing. Task 1. Write down the basic requirements about which you know for a modern business letter. Task 2. List all the necessary and optional parts in an ordinary business letter and set them out, as they should be set out in a letter, in a piece of paper. Task 3. Address an envelope for an ordinary business letter. The Basic Requirements of Business English Letters Writing Part 1 　　The purposes of communication are to obtain complete understanding between the parties involved, and to elicit the responses required. Generally speaking, the functions of a business letter are to ask for or to convey business information, to make or to accept an offer, and to deal with matters concerning various businesses. Business letter writing does not differ from any other form of creative writing. Good English is one of the important bases of a good business letter writing. What you write should be free from grammatical blemishes, and also free from the slightest possibility of being misunderstood. Usually, there are certain essential requirements for a good business letter, which can be summed up in the Seven C’s principle, i.e. Completeness, Concreteness, Clearness/Clarity, Conciseness, Courtesy, Consideration, Correctness. These C’s often go hand-in-hand. The Basic Requirements of Business English Letters Writing Part 1 1. Completeness (完整) 　　A business communication should include all the necessary information. It is essential to check the message carefully before it is sent out to see that all the matters are dis