ThesevenCsofagoodletterWhatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?Herearetwomainones.Don’ttrytobecomplicted(复杂的).Don’ttrytoimpress（留下深刻印象）yourreader.Youwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowtheseseve

　　ThesevenCsofagoodletter

　　Whatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?Herearetwomainones.Don’ttrytobecomplicted(复杂的).Don’ttrytoimpress（留下深刻印象）yourreader.YouwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowthesesevenCs.

　　Clear.Useshort,directsentences. 小题1: Justimaginethatthereaderisrighttherewithyou.Aboveall,don’tuseanintroduction.

　　Correct. 小题2: Don’tguess,evenforspelling.Refertoyourdictionary.Ifyouneedto,checkareference(参考)booktoo.Usethemasmuchasyouneedto.

　　Complete(完整的).Don’tscatter(使分散)ourpoints. 小题3: Thisisgoodorganizationtoo.

　　Courteous（礼貌的）.Befriendlyratherthanoverlycasual.Presentyourinformationnicelyevenifyouarecomplainingaboutsomething.Inallletters,treatothersasyouwantthemtotreatyou.

　　Concise(简洁的).Makeeachpointasclearlyandbrieflyasyoucan.

　　Conversational(会话的).Thisisreallythesecretofgoodwriting. 小题4:. Suchaletterhasanatural,friendlytone(语气).Letyourpersonalitycomethroughnaturally.

　　Considerate(体贴的;考虑周到的). 小题5: Writeaboutwhatyoubelievethereaderneedsorwantstoknow.Trytobehelpful.Thiswillbuildgoodfeelingtowardsyou.

　　ThesevenCsareaboutwritingletters.Buthowaboutschoolpapers?UsethesevenCs.Writeasifyouaretalkingtoyourteacherorprofessor.You’llbesurprised.You’llalmostinstantlybecomeagoodwriter.Andyoumightevenenjoywritingfromnowon.

　　Just“talk”totheperson

　　Thinkofthereaders’pointofviewasyouwrite.

　　Makethemeasytounderstand.

　　Includelongsentencesinyourletter.

　　Makesurewhatyousayiscorrect.

　　Writingshouldnotbetakentooseriously.

　　G.Finishonepointcompletelybeforegoingontothenext.