Practical Writing Forms 1. Bank Account Forms 1. Bank Account Forms 2. Order Forms 2. Order Forms 3. Registration Forms 3. Registration Forms 4. Application Forms for Admission 4. Application Forms for Admission

1. Bank Account Forms  The following is an actual savings account form available online from the Emigrant Savings Bank in New York. There are several kinds of accounts available, such as regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, joint accounts, and trust accounts. Suppose you want to open a 6-month individual certificate of deposit by yourself (not jointly or in trust for someone else). (When you sign the form) you promise not to withdraw the money for at least 6 months or you will have to pay a penalty.

Bank Account Forms How will you fill out the form? Please do as below:  ACCOUNT OPENING FORM Thank you for choosing to bank with us. Please print, complete, and sign this form. Mail with your initial opening deposit to: Emigrant Savings Bank Communications Department P.O. Box 1403 New York, NY 10163

Bank Account Forms Please open a new account as indicated below: __X__ Certificate of Deposit for ______ Months ______ Other __X__ Individual ______ Jointly ______ In trust for ______ Name Thomas Cook Address 1004 Aspen Street City/State/Zip Wayne NE USA Date of Birth August 23, 1943

Bank Account Forms (continue) Mother's Maiden Name Hyde Occupation Teacher Home Phone Number Daytime/Business Phone Number Social Security Number xxx-yy-zzzz Address The social security number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number and I am not subject to backup withholding. Signature Thomas Cook

2. Order Forms  This is a typical order form for an American newspaper. An order form for a magazine would be very similar. Fill in the blanks assuming you’ll pay for the newspaper with your Visa Card account number

Order Forms Sample

Order Forms Task 1 Design a new order form according to the information Write an order form for an American monthly magazine which costs $12.00 per year. Assume that the magazine is called “Harper’s Magazine” and that it claims to be America’s best source of fact, thought, opinion, and humor. At the newsstand it costs $2.00 per month, so 50% can be saved on a year’s subscription. The magazine’s actual address should appear at the bottom of the order form. It is: Harper’s Subscription Department, P.O. Box 7511, Red Oak IA 51591, USA.

Order Forms Key to Task 1  HARPER’S MAGAZINE 12 ISSUES FOR $12.00 The best source of fact, thought, opinion, and humor in America today! Subscribe now and get one. ___ Bill me later ___Payment enclosed Name Address City/State/Zip Send to Harper’s Subscription Dept. P. O. Box Red Oak IA 51591, USA

Order Forms Task 2  Write a new order form for a weekly magazine, which costs either $52.00 per year or $2.50 per week. Assume that the magazine is Time Magazine (you may be familiar with it). Make it clear that the customer saves 60% by ordering this magazine for a full year. One may pay by sending a check or billing it to a credit card. If they use a credit card, they should say whether it's Visa, Master Card, or American Express.

Order Forms Key to Task 2 for Reference

3. Registration Forms The Registration form is an official list or record containing a "summary" of related information about a person. Be sure to fill out all sections in full.

Registration Forms  Every student must register for classes each semester. Registration includes enrolling in classes, the telephone registration system, paying fees and other financial obligations, filing ( 提交 … 以备案 ) your current address with the Office of the Registrar ( 注册办公室 ), and providing other information forms.

Registration Forms When you register, you must:  Have a photo ID picture taken.  Submit a Statement of Legal Residence.  Return the completed Medical History form and the Insurance Information Request form. These forms are mailed to each new student by the Student Health Center.

Registration Forms Tips  Be sure to inform the Office of the Registrar of any change of your address, or your name. Keep your campus / local mailing address, your billing address and your permanent address up to date. Failure to file your current address can result in a delay of your registration  (These are usually things required in the U.S.).

Registration Forms Sample One Registration First Name John Last Name Smith Language English Country/Region U.S.A. State/Province Alabama Zip Code Telephone Gender [x] Male [] Female Birthday Month 05 Date 24 Year 1978 Occupation Bank Clerk

Registration Forms Task 1  Using the above registration form as a model, make a registration form for an international linguistics conference on campus. You may include the information in the above sample to make it more realistic.

Registration Forms Registration (Task 1)  First Name  Last Name  Language  Country/Region  State/Province  Zip Code  Telephone  Gender Male Female  Birthday Month Date Year  Occupation

4. An Application form for Admission  When you are applying to study abroad, one of the important things you need to do is to fill out the application for admission form. The form usually contains several parts: personal details, course details, arrival information, requests for accommodations, education and work experience, and foreign language proficiency, etc.  Get familiar with the following application form, and fill it in as a practice.

 STANFORD UNIVERSITY Office of Undergraduate Admission 520 Lasuen Mall, Old Union232, Stanford, CA (650) Fax: (650) STUDENT INFORMATION FORM FRESHMAN 2002  Check only one box:  Early Decision Postmark Deadline: November 1  Regular Review Recommended Deadline: December 1 Final Postmark Deadline: December 15

(continue)  Name Social Security # / / Please print  Last (Family) First Middle or type full legal name  Home Address Number and Street ( Area code ) Home Phone City or Town State Zip Code  Country  (If provided, this address will be used to notify you of missing items. Please check it frequently.)

TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION  Probably no part of a college application is more talked about, misunderstood or feared than the form you are about to complete. For this reason we’d like to advise you of the following.  First, we are interested in the total person (not just the classroom part of you), and so we want to learn how you spend your time when you are out of school.  Second, we’d like to know about any exceptional skills or experience you have, both in and out of class. (We realize that the way you spend your time may be either limited or enhanced by the opportunities available, the need to work or frequent family moves.)

(continue) However you use your time, we are more interested in the depth of your commitment and achievement than in the sheer quantity of your activities. We appreciate candor rather than false modesty or bragging. Remember that the information you provide is only part of the information we will use to evaluate your application. So, be yourself and complete this form carefully and honestly.