Writing III

rd 3

class :

th 16

of march 2014

Agustien Mulyantini agustien1808@gmail.com

Universitas Terbuka Korea Selatan

Course Introduction

Text book : Writing 3, Rahmat Budiman, Universitas Terbuka 2011 Tutorial module consists of 9 parts but will be cover in 8 classes.

Class 1 : Descriptive Paragraph Class 2 : Personal Letters Class 3 : Business Letters Class 4 : Basic Essays Class 5 : Narrative 1 Class 6 : Narrative 2 & Comparative Class 7 : Cause and Effect Class 8 : Argumentative

Tutorial method: Online (Justin TV or Ustream) and In class Grading Components

Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3 Participation Final Exam

Course material can be found at Portal UT Korea

Module 3 Business Letters

Used in formal situations

Formal language must be used

Diction (word selection), has to be picked carefully in order to show respect to the person we send the letter to Three types of business letters

Complaint letters
Memos Letters to the editor

The purpose of this unit are that you are expected to be able to write business letters

Unit 1 Complaint Letters

WRITING: Writing Complaint Letters
There are some steps in writing a complaint letters, they are:

Know who you are writing to Never write in anger or emotionally Never wait more than a week Type it, dont write Know who you are addressing, be specific in your opening address\ Be direct Drive home your facts Dont embellish, stick with the fact Explain what you want to accomplish, but dont be unrealistic Let them know what you plan to do if your issues are not addressed Give contact information Thank the person reading your letter in advance

Model for Complaint Letter:

GRAMMAR : Simple Past and Past Progressive Tense

FORM Simple Past [VERB+ed]

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

USE 3 Single Duration

GRAMMAR : Simple Past and Past Progressive Tense

USE 4 Habit in the Past

IMPORTANT When clauses happen first

ACTIVE/PASSIVE Simple Past

Clauses : groups of words which have meaning but not complete sentences. When clauses is clauses begin with the word when.

GRAMMAR : Simple Past and Past Progressive Tense

FORM Past Progressive [WAS/WERE] + [VERB + ing]

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past

IMPORTANT

Clauses with the Past Continuous usually start with while. While expresses the idea during the time.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption

GRAMMAR : Simple Past and Past Progressive Tense

IMPORTANT

USE 4 Atmosphere

USE 3 Parallel Actions

USE 5 Repetition and Irritation with Always

GRAMMAR : Simple Past and Past Progressive Tense

IMPORTANT Non-Continuous Verbs/Mixed Verbs

ACTIVE/PASSIVE Past Continuous

Unit 2 Memos
WRITING: Writing Memos

Memos are used either in a formal an informal situation You will learn business memos

Business memos are more formal and complicated than informal memos, but the intention is same
Parts of memo:

1. Heading Segment

2. Opening Segment The purpose of a memo is usually found in the opening paragraph and is presented in three parts:

The context, is the event, circumstance, or the background of the problem you are solving The specific assignment or task, you should describe what you are doing to help solve the problem The purpose of the memo, gives your reason for writing it and forecast what is in the rest of the memo

3. Closing Segment

Model of Writing Memo:

GRAMMAR : Future Tense

Concentrate on the future simple, the future continuous, be going to, the present continuous and the present simple

Shall/will are used when we want to say that we are willing to do something in the future:

I shall/will tell you the way the machine works.

Shall/will future is used to describe future speculations and possibilities:

Stephanie thinks Manchester United will win the match.

Will future describes instant decisions which had no previous plan:

We forgot to install Jims computer. Ill give him my notebook.

Two actions in the future, one happening before the other can happen. The first action has present perfect, the second has the future tense:

My mom will send me some money as soon as she has read my letter.

The Future Continuous [shall/will + be + present participle]

Be going to

The Present Continuous

The Present Simple

Unit 3 Letters to the Editor

WRITING: Writing Letters to the Editor

Usually written to express idea, comment, opinion, or share experience about something that might happen to anyone else Tips in writing letters to the editors:

Letters to the editors should be written short Always try to refer the article you are responding

Be concise and stick to the point

Always be polite, do not say someones name or get nasty in anyway Feel free to use humor if it is needed

GRAMMAR : Gerund, to infinitive and infinitive

Gerund

To infinitive

A noun formed from a verb, ends with ing. Gerunds function as nouns. Gerunds will be subject, subject complements, direct object, indirect objects, and object of prepositions.

Gerund, to infinitive or infinitive without to

Gerund, to infinitive or infinitive without to

EXERCISE

Activity 1 unit 1 Activity 3 unit 2 Activity 4 unit 3 LANGUAGE IN USE: choosing between gerunds and infinitives page 3.43