Chapter 1 General Principles of Business Writing 1
Ⅰ.Courtesy 1
Ⅱ.Conciseness 2
Ⅲ.Clarity 3
Ⅳ.Completeness 3
Ⅴ.Correctness 4
Ⅵ.Concreteness 4
Ⅶ.Consideration 4
【Skill Training Exercises】 5
Ⅰ.Answer the following questions 5
Ⅱ.Compare the following pairs of sentences,choose the better one and state your reason 5
Ⅲ.Rewrite the following sentences to achieve conciseness 6
Ⅳ.Rewrite each sentence in order to convey its meaning more courteously 6
Chapter 2 Skills of Business English Writing 7
Ⅰ.Selecting words 7
Ⅱ.Developing effective sentences 11
Ⅲ.Effective paragraph development 14
Ⅳ.Other skills 15
【Skill Training Exercises】 18
Ⅰ.Fill in the blanks with suitable transitional words 18
Ⅱ.Improve the following sentences according to the skills you've learnt in this chapter 18
Ⅲ.Rewrite the following sentences in a simpler and more concrete way 19
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