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Chapter12ConferenceCorrespondence(fortheparticipants)You

willlearn:howtowriteinquiry/cover/thank-youletters.howtowriteabstractsforsubmission.howtowriterepliestoinvitation/acceptanceTASKOBJECTIVESTaskI.ConferenceNoticeI.Readthefollowingletterofinquiryandcompletethechartbelowtohaveabetterunderstandingofit.TaskPreparation1.Whenandwheretheconferencewillbeheld?January12,20142.WhatitthethemeofthisconferenceInternationalConferenceonEnglishEducation3.whydidtheauthorwritethismail?Askinformationaboutaccommodation4.whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?He/sheisfromtheForeignLanguageDepartmentofXi'anJiaotongUniversityTaskI.ConferenceNoticeI.Readthefollowingletterofinquiryandcompletethechartbelowtohaveabetterunderstandingofit.TaskPreparation1.Whenandwheretheconferencewillbeheld?2.Whatitthethemeofthisconference3.whydidtheauthorwritethismail?4.whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor?KEYKEYTaskI.ConferenceNoticeII.ReadthefollowingCoverlettersandanswerthefollowingquestions.TaskPreparationKEY1.Whatisthepurposeofthemail?2.whatisthemainideaofthispaper?3.whatdoyouknowaboutthisauthor?TaskI.ConferenceNoticeII.ReadthefollowingCoverlettersandanswerthefollowingquestions.TaskPreparationKEY1.Tointroducemoreinformationaboutthepaperandhisresearch.2.It’saboutenergyspectrumproportionaltothesquaredphasespeedofRossbymodesinthegeneralcirculationoftheatmosphere.3.HeisfromDivisionofGeoenvironmentalSciences,UniversityofTsukubaKEYTaskI.ConferenceNoticeIII.ReadthefollowingThank-youlettersandfollowingstatementstrueorfalse.TaskPreparationKEYThe2016conferenceoftheAmericanAssociationforAppliedLinguisticswillbeheldinJuly9-12,2016.2.DrSmith

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1.Ithasbeenmorethantwomonths3.Inordertomakenecessarypreparations2.AsfarasIknow4.IwouldliketobeinformedTaskTransferHaveyoueversummityourworkforaconferenceandacceptbythecommittee?Supposeyouarewritingathanksletter,howwouldyouwriteit?TaskTransferTaskII:AbstractsforsubmissionI.ReadtheCallforPapersandscantheanswersforthefollowingquestions.TaskPreparation

1)Whereandwhenwilltheconferencebeheld?2)What’sthetopicoftheconference?3)Howcanthepaperbepresented?4)Whatsubjectdoesthepaperdealwith?1.September3th-5th,2015,AstonUniversity2.PragmaticLanguageDevelopmentinLanguageImpairedandTypicallyDevelopingChildren:IncorrectAnswersinContext3.PosterSession4.PragmaticsKEYLanguageFocusReadthefollowingexpressionsusedincallforpapers.1.Theaimofthisretrospectiveobservationalstudywastoevaluatethereliabilityofdiagnostichysteroscopy,routinelyperformedalongwithendometrialbiopsy,byanalyzingandcomparingbothhysteroscopicandhistopathologicaloutcomesinasymptomaticinfertilepatients,previouslytotheirIVFcycle.2.Aslargeamountofdatabeingcollectedfrommanydifferentsources,managingsuchvolumesofdataanddevelopingefficientandeffectivelarge-scaleoperationalsolutionshavebecomeaconcern.3.Thereisanincreasingneedfortheestablishmentofacervicalcancerbio-bankthatwillfacilitatebothclinicalandbasicresearch.4.Theaimofthisretrospectiveobservationalstudywastoevaluatethereliabilityofdiagnostichysteroscopy.Ⅰ.PurposeorBackground

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AGWAS-basedsamplecollectionwasconductedwithspecialemphasisonthediagnosisandtheretrievalofthecorrespondingbio-specimens,especiallybloodsamples.2.Thestudyincluded84consecutiveinfertilepatientswhounderwentdiagnostichysteroscopyfollowedbyendometrialbiopsy.3.Toinvestigateempiricallytheassociationbetweenadirectmeasureofassimilationwithahostcultureandimmigrants’subjectivewell-being,thisstudyusesdatafromtheGermanSocio-EconomicPanel.4.

Inthispaper,weaddressthegrowthandDesmodusrotundussalivaryplasminogenactivator(DSPA)productionofrecombinantCHO(rCHO)inastirredtankbioreactor.Cellswereculturedusingtwodifferentmethods—inanunmicroencapsulatedversusmicroencapsulatedculture—andcompareddifferencesbetweenthemintermsofcellreproductionandDSPAproteinproductivity.Ⅱ.Methods1.

AtHomeintheWorldisnotonlyamustforstudentsofart,butisalsoamajorcontributiontopsychologyofreligionandanillustrationofthecontinuedviabilityofpsychoanalysis.2.Thesensitivity(67.3%),specificity(80.6%),PPV(85.4%)andNPV(59.5%)ofdiagnostichysteroscopywerecalculatedonthebasisofhistopathologicalfindings.3.Experimentalresultsindicatethatthismethodisefficientandeffectiveinobtaininggoodstoragetemplatesintheyardbyachievingminimumhandlingtimeforexportcontainers.4.Fromthestudents’responses,itcanbeconcludedthatstudentslikehavingthelaptopatschool:theygotherewithgreaterpleasure,theyconsidertheclassesmoreenjoyablebuttheyarebotheredwiththetechnicalproblems.III.Results1.Thisbio-bankofcervicalcancerspecimensfromtheChinesepopulationwillgreatlypromotethestudiesofcervicalcancerinChina.2.Ourresultsshowthatdiagnostichysteroscopydemonstratedintrauterinealterationsinhalfofinfertilepatients;histopathologicalendometrialalterationssuggesthighrateoffalse-negativeoutcomes.3.Solvingareallifeproblemandcomparingthesolutionwithaplanmademanuallybyexperiencedfleetschedulersshowsthatusingtheproposedoptimizationmethodcanbothgenerateincreasedprofitandsavetheschedulersalotofwork.4.Theperfectforesighthypothesisiscrucialtoavoidasevereproblemofnonexistenceofequilibrium.IV.Conclusions1.摘要中應排除本學科領域已成為常識的內容;切忌把應在引言中出現的內容寫入摘要;一般也不要對論文內容作詮釋和評論(尤其是自我評價)。2.結構嚴謹，表達簡明，語義確切。摘要先寫什么，后寫什么，要按邏輯順序來安排。句子之間要上下連貫，互相呼應。摘要慎用長句，句型應力求簡單。每句話要表意明白，無空泛、籠統、含混之詞，但摘要畢竟是一篇完整的短文，電報式的寫法亦不足取。摘要可不分段。3.要使用規范化的名詞術語，不用非公知公用的符號和術語。新術語或尚無合適漢文術語的，可用原文或譯出后加括號注明原文。4.除了實在無法變通以外，一般不用數學公式和化學結構式，不出現插圖、表格。5.不用引文，除非該文獻證實或否定了他人已出版的著作。TipsandNotesReadthefollowingabstractcarefully.Identifythesentencesintheabstractthatcorrespondtotheelementsinabstracts.TaskRealizationsentence1Sentence2Sentence3Sentence4Sentence5Sentence6TaskRealizationsentence1BackgroundSentence2PurposeSentence3MethodSentence4MethodSentence5ResultSentence6ConclusionKEYⅡ.Readthefollowingabstractcarefully.Identifythesentencesintheabstractthatcorrespondtotheelementsinabstracts.TaskRealization

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Ⅱ.Readthefollowingabstractcarefully.Identifythesentencesintheabstractthatcorrespondtotheelementsinabstracts.TaskTransferSurftheInternetandfindsomeconferencenoticeandtrytowriteaabstractforsubmission.2.Comparingtheabstractforsubmissionandabstractforpaper,andtrytofindallthedifferences.TaskIII.Repliestoinvitation/acceptanceI.Readthefollowing

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andcompletethechartbelowtohaveabetterunderstandingofit.TaskPreparation1.Whenandwheretheconferencewillbeheld?2.Whatitthethemeofthisconference3.Whydidtheauthorwritethismail?4.Whatisthemaincontentofthewriter'spaper?1.Whenandwheretheconferencewillbeheld?2.Whatitthethemeofthisconference3.Whydidtheauthorwritethismail?4.Whatisthemaincontentofthewriter'spaper?KEYApril25,2012Dalian,LiaoningProvince,ChinaFirstInternationalConferenceonAcademicIntegrityTothankstheinvitationAcademicIntegrityII.ReadthefollowingRepliestoacceptationandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhenwilltheAnnualSalesConferencebeheld?2.HowoftenisAnnualSalesConferenceheld?3.WhydoestheWebwritethisletter?II.Readthefollowingletterofrejectionandanswerthefollowingquestions.KEY1.Tointroducemoreinformationaboutthepaperandhisresearch.2.it'saboutenergyspectrumproportionaltothesquaredphasespeedofrossbymodesinthegeneralcirculationoftheatmosphere3.HeisfromDivisionofGeoenvironmentalSciences,UniversityofTsukubaLanguageFocusReadthefollowingexpressionsusedinlettersofacceptance/rejectionandoutline.

1.Thankyouverymuchforyourinvitation.ItwillbeagreatpleasureformetojoinyouonFridayforyourbirthday.Iwillarriveatyourhousebeforesix.2.Ijustreceivedyourkindletteranditfilledmewithjoiedevivre(thejoyofliving).3.Thankyouverymuchforyourinvitationtoattendthe2008InternationalFair.Aswearegoingtoopenarepairshopinyourcityatthattime,wearesorrythatweshallnotbeabletocome.4.IhavereceivedyourletterdatedDecember28,2004,invitingmetoattendtheFirstInternationalConferenceonWirelessInnovations:NewTechnologiesandEvolvingPoliciestobeheldinBirmingham,England,July,18-20,2005.Thankyouforyourkindinvitation.5.I

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Anacceptanceletterisanaffirmativeletter.Thistypeofletterhastobeplannedcarefullyanddraftedneatly.Sincethisisanacceptanceofsomeoffer,theapproachhastobeenthusiasticandwillful.Ithelpsinshowingclarityinthoughtsfromyourside.AFewKeyPointstoRemember:1.Begintheletterwithyournameandcontactdetails.Thisisfollowedbythenameoftherecipient,title/designation,organization'sname,andaddress.Boththeaddressesshouldbealignedtotheleftsideofthepaper.Thereshouldbespacebetweenyouraddressandtherecipient'saddress.TipsandNotes2.Takecarewhileusingsalutation.Beginwiththeword"Dear"followedbytheaddressee'slastname.3.Iftheletterofacceptanceissenttoconfirmtheoffermadeforanadmissionorajob,youneedtothanktheconcernedauthorityforgrantingyoutheopportunity,conveyyouracceptance,andshowyoureagernesstoutilizetheopportunityfavorably.Thesethreethingshavetobepresentedintheletter.4.Thesecondparagraphofthelettermustconveytherulesandregulationsofacceptingtheoffer.Ifsomecandidateiswritingtheletter,hemustconveyhisacceptanceofalltherulesandprotocolsassociatedwiththejoboradmission.Ifanauthoritativepersoniswritingtheletter,hemustenlistthetermsandconditionsonwhichtheacceptancehasbeengranted.5.Alwaysuseacomplimentaryclosuretoendtheletter.Youcanendtheletterwithwordsl