Inside letters(mess, notes)

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Messages, notes
By Maria Fedorova

2.

Register:
formal and Informal
Genres: notes, messages, memos (notices),
reports…
Aims:
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3.

-
exchange information
- provide (support) communication
- provide efficient flow of documents
- make this work fast and unified

4.

A.
Note-taking- taking notes during a
meeting, lecture or conference
B.
Note-making – writing important info
about the document (from the doc) you are
working with.

5.

Main topic
Main body with headings, subheadings and
numbered lists if necessary.
Main topic
A. Subtopic
• point 1
• point 2
• point 3
B. Subtopic
• point 1
• point 2
• point 3

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Read the tips and choose the most useful:
https://career-advice.jobs.ac.uk/careerdevelopment/top-ten-tips-on-note-taking/
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/takenotes.html

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STRUCTURE
-Heading
заглавными буквами по центру строки.
-Date
в левой части страницы, месяц словами.
-Time
может писаться либо слева под датой, либо
справа рядом с ней.
-Body
Important info. Short sentences.
-Sender’s name.

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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills
/listening/pre-intermediate-a2/leaving-amessage

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AIMS
- to give info
- to ask (request) for info
- to ask (request) for action

14.

semi-formal
or informal
short sentences
no DEAR at he beginning
Just your name at the end
A lot of abbreviations: ASAP, PR, CEO, BW…
EX
1-3 from the attached file

15.

Fill
in the worksheet (ex 4-8)
International business writing. National
Geographic. Unit 5. International messages
and abbreviations (2 pages).
Send a screen copy or a PDF to your teacher.