Contents 1
PART ONE Note-taking 1
Chapter 1 Note-taking in Reading 1
Introduction 1
Section A Writing Outlines 1
1．Sample Study 1
2．Tips for Writing Outlines 5
3．Writing Practice 6
Section B Writing Summaries 11
1．Sample Study 11
2．Tips for Writing Summaries 12
3．Writing Practice 13
1．Sample Study 15
Section C Making Cards for Quotations from Sources 15
2．Tips for Making Cards for Quotations from Sources 17
3．Writing Practice 18
Chapter 2 Note-taking in Listening 20
Introduction 20
1．Sample Study 20
2．Tips for Taking Notes in Listening 24
3．Writing Practice 27
PART TWO Letter-Writing 33
Chapter 3 Writing Personal Letters Introduction 33
Section A Writing Family or Friendly Letters 34
1．Sample Study 34
2．Tips for Writing Family or Friendly Letters 36
3．Writing Practice 45
1．Sample Study 46
Section B Writing Letters with Specific Purposes 46
2．Tips for Wri ting Letters with Specific Purposes 53
3．Writing Practice 58
Chapter 4 Writing Business Letters Introduction 61
Section A Writing Letters of Inquiry or Request 61
1．Sample Study 61
2．Tips for Writing Letters of Inquiry or Request 64
3．Writing Practice 69
Section B Writing Letters of Complaint or Adj ustment 70
1．Sample Study 70
2．Tips for Writing Letters of Complaint or Adjustment 73
3．Writing Practice 74
Section C Writing Letters to the Editor 75
1．Sample Study 75
2．Tips for Writing Letters to the Editor 78
3．Writing Practice 80
Section D Writing Letters of Application 81
1．Sample Study 81
2．Tips for Writing Letters of Application 86
3．Writing Practice 90
PART THREE Descriptive and Narrative Writing 91
Chapter 5 Writing Descriptions 91
Introduction 91
Section A Describing Someone 92
1．Sample Study 92
2．Tips for Describing Someone 93
3．Writing Practice 99
Section B Describing Something 100
1．Sample Study 100
2．Tips for Describing Something 105
3．Writing Practice 114
Chapter 6 Writing Narrations 118
Introduction 118
Section A Narrating Events in Sequence 118
1．Sample Study 118
2．Tips for Narrating Events in Sequence 122
3．Writing Practice 126
Section B Narrating Events Without Following the Natural Time Sequence 128
1．Sample Study 128
2．Tips for Narrating Events Without Following the Natural Time Sequence 130
3．Writing Practice 131
Introduction 133
Chapter 7 Writing Expository Essays 133
Research Paper Writing 133
PART FOUR Exposition and 133
Section A Writing Essays Developed by Illustration 134
1．Sample Study 134
2．Tips for Writing Essays Developed by Illustration 137
3．Writing Practice 143
Section B Writing Essays Developed by Comparison and Contrast 145
1．Sample Study 145
2．Tips for Writing Essays Developed by Comparison and Contrast 147
3．Writing Practice 148
Section C Writing Essays Developed by Showing Cause and Effect 150
1．Sample Study 150
2．Tips for Writing Essays Developed by Showing Cause and Effect 154
3．Writing Practice 155
1．Sample Study 157
Section D Writing Essays Developed by Classification or Division 157
2．Tips for Writing Essays Developed by Classification or Division 160
3．Writing Practice 161
Chapter 8 Writing Research Papers 163
Introduction 163
1．Sample Study 164
2．Tips for Writing Research Papers 176
3．Writing Practice 188
PART FIVE Short Message Writing 189
Chapter 9 Writing Notes and Memos 189
Introduction 189
Section A Writing Notes 190
1．Sample Study 190
2．Tips for Writing Notes 193
3．Writing Practice 195
Section B Writing Memos 198
1．Sample Study 198
2．Tips for Writing Memos 201
3．Writing Practice 205
Chapter 10 Writing Telegrams，Telexes and Personal AdsIntroduction 208
Section A Writing Telegrams and Telexes 209
1．Sample Study 209
2．Tips for Writing Telegrams and Telexes 210
3．Writing Practice 214
Section B Writing Personal Ads 216
1．Sample Study 216
2．Tips for Writing Personal Ads 218
3．Writing Practice 219
Key to the Writing Practice 222
Reference Books 256