Business Letter I (商务信函I )
Introduction
Business letter is more formal than personal letter and it usually refers to:
✓requesting (information, application, etc.)
✓complaining (service, good, etc.)
✓providing information
✓recommending (employee, place to visit, etc.)
✓inviting
Business letter of requesting (询问性商务信函)
Requesting letter is very useful in inquiring of information. It usually consists of inside address, salutation, body of letter, complementary, signature, etc.
三、Sample of business letter of requesting (询问性商务信函的写作范文)
Exercises
1.What is the purpose of this letter? What does Guo hope to do?
2.Who is the audience?
3.How might Mr. Moore respond?
Try it yourself
1.You’re going to graduate from your high school. Please write a letter to a college or university
requesting information about admission procedures (入学程序) and the major (专业) you’re interested in. Use the correct business letter format.
2.You’re going to graduate from the university and you’re interested in working at a foreign
company. Please write a letter to inquire information about enrollment (录取) and welfare (福利)(salary, house, training, etc.) in this company.
Useful structures in business letter of requesting
Could you please…
Could you possibly…
Would it be possible to…
I would be grateful if you would…
Would you mind doing…
I wonder if you could..
I would be very much appreciate if you would…
I am anxious to obtain information about…
I am writing to ask for your assistance.。