英语作文memo
【篇一：memo写作】
you are the managing director of a company whose profits
have recently increased and you would like to reward staff for this.
write a memo to all staff:
thanking them for their contribution
explaining why profits increased
telling them what their reward will be.
write 40~50 words
题目解读
bec中级写作考试总时长为45分钟，根据词数要求和分值，通常小
作文写作不超过15分钟。应试创作可分成以下三步：1．审题构思read plan (3 mins)；2．写作write (10 mins)；
3．检查check (2 mins)。
part one的题目背景通常是一事、两人、三要点。本题中，最近公
司利润增长，“你”作为公司的董事总经理(managing director)将对
全体员工(all staff)进行奖励，备忘录的内容需包括三个要点：感谢
员工的贡献，解释利润增长原因，并告之奖励内容。正文词数要求
为40～50个词，因为商务英语要求简洁，词数要求有上限，这和四、六级以及考研写作只规定词数下限有所区别，但实际考试时允许少
量超标，比如接近60词。
内容、结构、语言和形式
内容
首先可根据各要点的逻辑关系调整写作顺序，比如在本题中，先解
释利润增长的原因，再感谢员工，最后宣布奖励。其次应针对要点
简要展开论述，比如利润增长的原因可能是销售量增加(the
increase of sales)、成本降低(the reduction of cost)或推出新产品(the launch of the new product)；而奖励的内容经常是集体旅行(a company trip)、涨工资(an increase of salary)或发放奖金(bonus)。要点扩展应注意两点：其一，商务交流要求具体，比如利润的增长
比去年同时段增加10%；其二，扩展内容应符合商务实际，如全体
员工工资上浮50%、增加带薪假期(paid leave)、开派对(a party)或
唱卡拉ok(karaoke)等奖励都是不符合商务实际的。如果确实对商务
实务不熟悉，可用简单的理由以避免出错，比如公司业绩增长的原
因可以宽泛地写成是员工的努力工作和加班(hard work and long working hours)。
结构
因为文章内容很少，总词数只有50个词左右，写作时应写成一个整体，不应出现每句一段的散文诗文章，而且不要刻意使用first和second之类的过渡词语。
part one题目中的要点通常以三个现在分词形式给出，写作时通常
是三句话，即针对每个现在分词写一句话，平均句长在15个词左右。备考时应针对题目中常见的分词动词准备相应的表达方式，尽量避
免重复使用题目中的词句即可。比如，
解释原因：
连词：because, since, for, so；短语：because of, due to,
owing to
表示感谢：
thank you very much for...; i would like to thank you for...; i am very grateful for...; it was very kind of you to ...
奖励：
a rise in salary of x%; a bonus of x% of your monthly salary; a trip to hawaii/athens/maldives
需要注意的是，商务英语要求正式文体，较之非正式文体，其有以
下常见特点：正式非正式
headquarters, september (不简写) h.q. sept. (缩写)
schedule, discuss (精确动词) set, talk about (宽泛动词或词组)
a copy has been sent. (被动语态) i sent you a copy. (主动语态)
形式
录的形式。正式考试时，文字题目下方会模拟商务实际，附上备忘
录开头片段，包括to, from, date, subject等细节，但是考生不必直
接在片段后书写，应该在试题纸背面写作，写作时不要求必须有from, to等内容，但若能准确而符合商务习惯地写出备忘录细节，无疑会增加文章的印象分，这里简单介绍一下备忘录细节的注意事项。to: 备忘录对象
如果具体到人，最好写出全名，不要写自己的真实姓名，有作弊嫌疑，尤其不能“重名”，如bill tom，bill和tom都是名(given name)，而不是姓(family name)，一个简单的处理方法就是use
others?name，比如男名bill gates, michael scofield, jay chou或女名
from: 备忘录作者
要点同上，一般不用尊称，只有对方不知道自己身份的时候才后缀
职位名称。
date: 日期
bec属于英联邦国家的考试，日期的写法一般为日、月、年，比如
7 december 2002，注意月份用英文而不是数字，以免和日期混淆，可以缩写，比如将一月写作jan(也可以用开放标点)。
britney spears, jennifer aniston等；若显示关系亲密，还可以把
名字缩写，比如b. gates, m. scofield, j. chou, b. spears, j.
aniston等；如果写给上级，还应该加上尊称甚至职位，比如mr.
bill gates — managing director, mr. jay chou — art director等；现代商务写作中流行开放标点(open punctuation)，即标点不影响
理解的时候可以不用，所以mr./ms./mrs.后面的省略点也可以省去，简单写成mr/ms/mrs；最好不要省去名字。
范文示例
to: all staff
from: bill gates
date: 7 december 2002
subject: staff reward
the profits of our company this month went up 10% compared with the same period last year, due to your hard work and long working hours. i would like to thank you for your long devoted service. a trip to hawaii has been arranged next month as a prize. enjoy!
the staff in your office decided to spend holidays together
this year. while reading the news you are attracted by the
advertisement of the grand palazzo hotel in italy. no one in
your office has ever been to italy. so you want your secratary
to contact the hotel through telephone.
. write a short message to ms. emily malan ,your secretary.. suggest the visit to italy.
. give the hotel telephone number to her.
. ask her to contact with that hotel.
. write 30-40 words on your answer sheet.
to : emily
as on one in the office has been to italy, it will be a good idea
to visit it. we may stay in the grand palazzo hotel and the
telephone is 809. 775. 3333. please contact them to get further information.
mr. lee is going to buy a large amount of electronic components from your company. he also shows an interest in your companys pcx phone machine, which is in the charge of mr. angus beard, your colleague. mr. lee would like to bring 10 samples and some brochures back home to make a trial sale.. write a short note to mr. angus beard ,one of your colleagues. . tell him the fact that mr. lee is interested in pcx phone.. mention the number he wants to have.
. suggest their direct contact.
. write 30-40 words on your answer sheet.
dear mr beard,
mr. lee ,one of my old clients ,has interest in our pcx
phone machine. he would like to bring 10 samples and some brochures back home to make a trial sale. you may contact him directly on tel 3108881.
【篇二：bec写作memo】
分类：
1 告知信息 inform
2 布置安排 arrange
3 征求意见 request
4 询问信息 enquire
5 求助申请 apply
6 推荐建议 suggest
1 告知信息类
1告知信息类
例题：
● you are a manager at an auditors called golding co. your company has just merged with a
competitor to become masongolding. you have been asked to inform staff of the change of n ame. ● write a memo of 40 - 50 words:
*informing staff of the new name
*telling them when to start using the new name
*asking staff to use only the new name after that time.
收购与兼并 merger and aquisition
范文：
as a result of our merger with masonco., the name of our company will be changed masongolding. please start to use the new name on 1 march 2006. you are reminded that only the new name can be used from then on.
remind/ advise/inform
总结：告知用词
tell notify mention express inform explain note report advise
i am writing to tell/inform you that…..
i am writing to explain…. (tell your boss why you cannot attend)
i am writing to express (my regret)
例题
you are the training manager of a company which has won a large export order. you have been asked to organise foreign language training for some of your staff.
write a memo to staff:
explaining why the courses are necessary
saying which members of staff should attend
announcing when the courses will start
write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.
to: all staff
from: the training manager
date: 1 march 2005
subject: a foreign language training course
i was asked to organise a foreign language training course because of the large export order we received recently. it will start on 15 march and will last 2 weeks. those who will deal
with orders should attend this course.
2布置安排类
you are head of research for an international car manufacturer. you have to make an urgent trip tomorrow to visit pierre blanco,
a colleague who works for a subsidiary.
● write a memo of 40-50 words to your secretary:
● telling her who you are going to see and when
● asking her to book flight tickets and accommodation
● telling her what work you would like her to do in your absence.
● write on your answer sheet.
subsidiary, parent company, holding company, affiliate, branch, headquarters, representative office
范文：
i need to have an urgent meeting with pierre blanco of our paris office tomorrow. please book a return ticket to paris and
a hotel room for me as soon as possible. during my absence, please keep me informed of the progress of the project. if there is anything urgent, give me a phone call.
[例文]
mr peter watson is visiting us in october. could you please hire a hotel room for him? he is arriving on 22nd october and will stay for three nights. if possible, the hotel should be one near the office. thank you.
you are the manager of a small export company. peter watson, an important client, is visiting your company for three days from 22 october.
write a note of 40-50 words to your secretary:
asking her to book a hotel room
saying where the hotel should be
giving her the dates
mr peter watson is visiting us in october. could you please book a hotel room for him? he is arriving on 22nd october and will stay for three days. if possible, the hotel should be one near the office. thank you.
3 询问信息类
[例5]
you are the factory manager of a car company. you are waiting for urgently needed components from your purchasing department.
write a note to mr grayson, the assistant purchasing manager: enquiring about the reason for the delay;
stating when the components are needed;
suggesting a meeting to discuss future deliveries.
write 40 - 50 words on your answer sheet.
[范文]
i am writing to enquire about the reason of the late delivery of the ordered components. we need the components by next monday. in order to smooth our cooperation, i suggest that we have a meeting to discuss future deliveries.
4 征求意见类
[例文]
you are a project team leader. you have had to postpone your next project meeting because some of the members of your team will be abroad.
write a memo of 40-50 words to your project team:
informing them of the postponing and giving the reason
stating a new date and time for the meeting
requesting suggestions for the agenda.
write on your answer sheet.
词汇：postpone; delay
agenda, schedule, timetable
[范文]
i am writing to inform you that the next project meeting will be postponed. because several team members will be abroad for another project, we will hold our next meeting on 1 august, starting from 9am. please let me know if you have any suggestions as to the agenda of the meeting. 最后一句话可以替换为：
do you have any suggestions regarding the schedule?
i welcome your suggestions concerning the timetable.
5 求助申请类
[例题]
you have lost your calculator, and you want to order a new one. you need to make a written request to your supervisor, ann ray.
write a memo to her
saying that you need a replacement
explaining what happened to the old one
asking her to approve the request
write about 40-50 words.
[范文]
i am writing to apply for a replacement calculator. i found the old one missing after the client meeting yesterday. as a calculator is essential to my daily work, could you kindly approve this request?
[例题]
you would like to go to a seminar on presentation skills.
write an email to your line manager:
requesting time off work to go to the seminar
saying when the seminar is
explaining why you want to go
write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.
词汇：line and staff management, line manager一线经理 staff manager 二线（后勤等）句型：may i have your permission to do sth?
[范文]
to: nick johnson
subject: presentation skills seminar
i would like to attend a seminar on 3 april.
it is about presentation skills. since i have to make many presentations to customers, this seminar will be very useful. could you tell me if it’s possible to take time off work to attend this seminar?
thanks
angela
6 推荐建议类
[例题]
your company’s sales department has asked you to give a talk next friday on your most recent project.
write an email to mrs jay in the sales department:
agreeing to give the talk and suggesting a time
saying what equipment you will need
requesting information about the participants.
write 40-50 words on a separate sheet.
to: anna jay
subject: talk next friday
i would like to give the talk suggested by you and i think
9.30am, after the break, would be the perfect time.
required equipment: - overhead project
- flipchart with pens
please give me some information about the people participating.
【篇三：memo范文】