Writing skill...

(chapter 5, over-all)

While literary writing can be informal and personal, technical writing is strict to being formal
and impersonal in tone and voice. Literary writing would be prosaic or verbose, but technical
writing will use the language in a straightforward manner and present the ideas with
conciseness or brevity.

Technical writing is a style of writing used in delivering technical information regarding a

particular subject. Here, the intended audience should have a certain knowledge about the
subject in order to understand the technical jargon and the meaning of the text. Technical
writing is the style of writing that is mostly observed in Non-fiction. Examples for technical
writing include essays, manuals, reports etc. This style of writing is direct and simple.

Technical Writing: Technical Writing appeals to the mind.

Literary Writing: Literary Writing appeals to emotions.

A technical report is a formal report designed to convey technical information in a clear and
easily accessible format. It is divided into sections which allow different readers to access
different levels of information.

Section: Details

Contents: Numbers and lists all section and subsection headings with page numbers

Summary: A summary of the whole report including important features, results and c...

Section Details

Title page Must include the title of the report. Reports for assessment, where the word
length has been specified, will often also require the summary word count and the main text
word count
Summary A summary of the whole report including important features, results and
conclusions

Contents Numbers and lists all section and subsection headings with page numbers

Introduction States the objectives of the report and comments on the way the topic of the
report is to be treated. Leads straight into the report itself. Must not be a copy of the
introduction in a lab handout.

The sections which make up the body of the report Divided into numbered and headed
sections. These sections separate the different main ideas in a logical order

Conclusions A short, logical summing up of the theme(s) developed in the main text

References Details of published sources of material referred to or quoted in the text

(including any lecture notes and URL addresses of any websites used.

Bibliography Other published sources of material, including websites, not referred to in the
text but useful for background or further reading.

Acknowledgements List of people who helped you research or prepare the report, including
your proofreaders

Appendices (if appropriate) Any further material which is essential for full understanding of
your report (e.g. large scale diagrams, computer code, raw data, specifications) but not
required by a casual reader

In short make layout

##How to Write a Formal Letter?

Address or greet the concerned person properly like Dear Sir/Madam.

Always mention the subject of writing the letter.

Be concise in your letter. ...

The tone of the letter should be very polite and not harsh.

Write in a proper format and take care of the presentation of a letter.

 Letter writing
 Salutation. The salutation is also known as the greeting. ...
 Introduction. The introduction doesn't have to be particularly long. ...
 Body. This is where you have to outline the information you need to
communicate. ...
 Closing and signature. Yours sincerely is the most common closing used
in formal and semi-formal letters.
 Practice writting with:
 Personal letter
 Business letter.
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 _See Sample.--
 1.The main point is written in which part of a formal letter?
 Post script.
 Closing.
Opening.
Body.✓
2.In order to have the desired effect on the recipient what should a formal
letter be?
In the proper format.
To the point and relevant.
Grammatically correct.
All the above.✓
3.How would you address the recipient of an informal letter?
Dear Mr.
My dear.✓
Dear Sir/Madam.
Hello Sir/Madam.
4.'With love' is used in which part of an informal letter?
Heading.
Opening.
Closing.✓
Body.
5.What would you say in the opening part of a formal letter?
Ask how good the weather is in the recipient's city.
Talk about how good the weather is in your city.
Ask the recipient if he is hale and hearty.
Inform the recipient why you are writing the letter.✓
6.In an informal letter you should do what?
Scribble.
Ignore grammar.
Leave out the date.
Write legibly in simple English✓.
7.In a formal letter what is the name given to the address and date at top?
Starting.
Closing.
Body.
Heading.✓
8.If you didn't know the recipient's name, how would you close the letter?
With love.
Yours sincerely.
Yours faithfully.✓
Affectionately yours.
9.If you didn't know the recipient's name, how would you address person?
Dear Mr/Mrs.
Dear Sir or Dear Madam.✓
My dear.
Hello.
10.How do you end the main body of a formal letter?
By telling the recipient what he should be doing next.✓
By talking about the weather in your city.
By talking about the weather in the recipient's city.
By expressing your love for the recipient.