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This document provides a detailed overview of writing business letters and understanding financial performance. It covers essential components such as sender and receiver addresses, date formats, opening and closing salutations, and signature protocols. Additionally, it addresses key financial terms like turnover, gross profit, operating profit, and more, helping readers analyze trends and outcomes. The guide emphasizes the structure of business communication and financial reports, offering practical examples and activities to enhance learning.
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M3(writing) Rowena Tan 2006-10-04
Writing a business letter 1. The sender’s address 7.reference 2.The receiver’s address Ref:12/ABD/34 3.The date Dear Sir / Madam 4. Opening and closing 5.The subject Yours faithfully 6.Signature / name / and title Enc: Invoice No. UN135X 8.enclosures
Page 124activity 6 4 8 5 1 9 2 7 3 6
Page 127activity 1 Turnover 营业额 Cost of sales 销售成本 Gross profit 毛利/总利润 Expenses 开支 Overheads 企业一般管理费用 Depreciation 折旧费
Page 127 Activity 1-2 Operating profit 营业利润 Investments 投资 Interest payable 应付利息 Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax 日常活动税后收益 Dividends 股息 Retained profit 净利润
Words to describe trends rise / increase / go up 上升 fall / decrease / drop / go down 下降 dramatic / sharp / rapid 明显、快速 steady / gradual 稳定、逐步 slight / slow 轻微、慢 from … to / to / by Refer to Activity 6
result + owing to due to as a result of because of + cause cause + with the result that as a result which has led to which has resulted in + result Words to express results and their causesPage 128 Refer to Activity 6
Reportpage 130 Activity 6 Report on RTX’s financial performance last year and prospects for next year Title: Introduction: Recent performance: Future prospects: Conclusion: the first sentence line 3- 8 line 9-15 the last sentence
Practice activity 7 Revision: a memo Then write a report according the guidelines. Do it after class.
leasing company 租赁公司 operating company营业公司, 自营公司
Describing trends with prepositions page 134-133 Activity 2-3 Match the sentences with the graphs.
Tenses: Past simple / present perfect Page 134 activity 4 Future tense Page 135 activity 5 Should + present perfect Page 138 activity 5
Vocabulary Page 137 activity 2
Reading comprehension page 136 activity 6