Online Class Notes (Zachary)

Dear Frank:
I am writing to inform you that we’ve already received your China International Import Expo visiting card , please pick up as soon as possible. You can take our company’s shuttle bus from Nov.11-15th. Please attend in formal dresses. Other expenses during the stay in Shanghai shall be borne by yourself.
I would appreciate your kindest understanding with this matter.

Yours Phoebe

Dear Frank,

I am writing to inform you that we’ve already received your China International Import Expo visiting card. You can pick it up as soon as possible. Our company’s shuttle bus will be available to you from Nov 11th to the 15th. Please remember to attend in formal dress. Last but not least, other expenses during your stay shall be borne by yourself. I would appreciate your kindest understanding in this matter.

Yours,

Phoebe

“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.”

Vocabulary

Crescendo (n) – The loudest point, or climax, of a piece of music

Impetus (n) – The force behind an action

Lilt (n) – Rising and falling of the voice when speaking