1. New Practical English 4 Trying Your Hand Applied Writing Functional Writing

2. New Practical English 4 Applied Writing 1.The following is a letter of complaint. Read it and translate the Chinese parts into English. Complaint of Inferior Quality March 15, 2003 Gentlemen: Our order No. 125 After carefully examining the curtain materials supplied to our order of February 20, we must 1 ____________ ________________________________________( 表示对 质量的吃惊和失望 ). They certainly do not surprise and disappointment with the quality express our

3. New Practical English 4 Applied Writing 2 _____________________________ ( 与你们寄给我们的样 品相符 ). Some of them are 3 ___________________ ( 质量如此之差 ) that we can’t help feeling there must have been some mistake in making up this order. 4 _________________________________________ _______________ ( 这些材料完全不符合我们顾客的需要 ) and we have no choice but to ask you to take them back and replace them with materials of the quality ordered. match the sample you sent us so poor in quality of our customers These materials are quite unsuited to the needs

4. New Practical English 4 Applied Writing We have no wish to embarrass you and 5 _______ _______________________ ( 如果你们能够更换这批材料 ) we are prepared to allow the stated time for delivery to run from the date you confirm that you can supply the materials we need. Yours truly, Liu Gang if you can replace the materials

5. New Practical English 4 Functional Writing ---Describing Graphs and Tables The following are some of the expressions and patterns usually used in describing graphs and tables. 常用表示图表的单词和词组 table 表格 graph 图表, 曲线图 diagram 图表, 图象, 示图, 曲线图, 电路图, 模式图 chart 图, 图表, 示意图, 表格, 航线图 pie chart 饼型图，圆形分格统计图表 line graph 线图 bar graph 柱状图，条形图

6. New Practical English 4 Functional Writing 图表作文常用的开篇句式 1According to / As shown in / As can be seen from the table / chart / diagram / graph,.... 2The table (pie chart, line graph, bar graph) shows / describes /illustrates / indicates / outlines / summarizes that... 3It can be seen from / we can see from / It is clear from / It is apparent from the table /chart / diagram / graph that....

7. New Practical English 4 Functional Writing 描述图表内容常用的表达法 1According to the figures shown in the table / graph / chart we can see / conclude that... 2The graph shows / tells / reveals that... 3The table represents the development and changes in... 4After considering the information in the table we might conclude that... 描述增减变化的句子结构 1Compared with... it still increased by... 2The number of... grew / rose from... to... 3The amount of... will rise / show a tendency to increase... 4In... the number remains the same/drops to...

8. New Practical English 4 常用表示增加、减少的动词及其程度的副词 Verbs to Show Verbs to Show Adverbs to Show Increase Decrease Degree increasedecreaseslightly go upgo downslowly risedeclinegradually growfallsteadily jump (up)be reducedrapidly surgedropmoderately shoot upsinksignificantly soardipsharply ascenddescenddramatically Functional Writing

9. New Practical English 4 Functional Writing REFERENCE 2 Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions and patterns listed above. 1 从 1998 年到 2002 年，汽车的使用急剧增加, 到 2002 年达 到最高点。 2 国内石油生产稳步上升以适应工业的快速发展。 3 图表告诉我们， 2000 年后失业人数大幅下降。 4 由柱状图所示，从 1900 年到 2000 年，在交通工具的使用 上有许多大的变化。 5 在过去的 17 年里自行车的使用急剧下降。 6 从 2000 年到 2002 年，笔记本电脑的价格在人民币 9 000 元 到 14 000 元之间浮动。

10. New Practical English 4 3The following two pie charts show the types of communication used in 1996 and in 2002 in China. Write a report to describe the information shown in them. Functional Writing 1996 2002

11. New Practical English 4 1The use of cars increased significantly from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, the number reached its peak / top / highest point. 2 Domestic production of oil grew steadily in order to adapt to the rapid development of industry. 3The graph tells us that there has been a big drop in the number of people out of work since 2000. 4The chart indicates that there were many dramatic changes in the use of transport from 1900 to 2000. 5 The last 17 years saw a sharp decline in the use of bicycles. 6The price of laptop computers fluctuated between RMB 9 000 to RMB 14 000 from 2000 to 2002. REFERENCE

12. New Practical English 4 The two pie charts compare different methods of communication used in 1996 and 2002. We can see that for the three mediums surveyed, there are significant changes for each. In 1996, letter writing was the most popular of communication, taking up 50% of the total. However, its use decreased dramatically after that. By 2002, this figure dropped to only 10%, the smallest of that year ’ s figures. On the other hand, during the same period, we can see that the use of phones and computers both increased significantly In 1996, the use of telephones REFERENCE

13. New Practical English 4 occupied just 35% and computers were the least used form of the three methods (15%). In 2002, the telephone, at 60%, became the most used form of communication. Similarly, the use of computers doubled to 30%. Overall, we can see some important changes in the forms of communication used during the two decades. More and more people appreciate the convenience brought about by the phone and the computer. REFERENCE