Chinese Writing Technique

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DIARY ENTRY

- Date and weather (eg. 2022 年 6 月 30 日, 星期二,请)


o 阴转晴 (yin zhuan qing)
- Development of ideas/argument
- Sequencing and linking of ideas
Opening phrases for a diary entry:
o 今天我去。。。了
o 今天我很高兴,因为
o 今天我很伤心,因为
o 我觉得特别有意义 (you yiyi)
- Closing phrases for a diary entry
o 今天我们玩得真开心
o 今天过得真愉快
o 今天时间过得真快
o 我们大家都玩得很开心

Email & Letter

- Email and letter conventions


- Salutations and endings – less conventional than a normal letter
- 亲爱的… qin ai de dear…
- 遵劲的… zunjinde respectful…
- 你好、您好 hello
- 你最近怎么样?你最近好吗? How have you been recently
- 你好吗
- 很高兴收到你的信 I’m glad to receive your letter
- 好久不见
- 时间过得真快!

等你、您的回信
请给我你的心
今天就写到这里
希望早点见到你
祝(按)好
祝你天天开心
祝你身体健康
祝你假期愉快、快乐!
祝你工作—利愉快!
PRACTICE QUESTIONS

APPROACH
1- Text type
2- Keywords – AUDIENCE, PURPOSE
3- Draft
o Reason  details

1. You have been unwell, write an email to your teacher explaining why you weren’t at school.
- Closing off – asking for homework; apology
2. You just attended your friend’s 16th birthday party. Write a diary entry to describe the day.
3. You recently came back from a school tour to China (2 weeks) Write a letter to your parents
describing your experience.

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