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Section CSection C
Writing Christmas and Writing Christmas and Birthday CardsBirthday Cards
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About Christmas & Birthday Cards
Sample Reading
Exercises
COCONTNTENTSENTS
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About Christmas & Birthday CardsAbout Christmas & Birthday Cards
Congratulatory cards are very important in our life, especially for the New Year, Christmas & birthdays.
A Christmas or birthday card is used for giving someone best wishes and congratulations, and strengthening friendship.
1. What is the purpose of a Christmas or birthday card?
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There are three parts on a card: the receiver’s name—at the top of the card; greeting words—in the middle of the card; ending words—at the end of the card.
2: How many parts does a card consist of ?
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Sample ReadingSample Reading
To Mr. & Mrs. Brown,
With best wishes for a merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!
Li Dan
Receiver of the
card
Greeting words Ending
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Exercise A Exercise A Directions: Complete the card with the information given below.
Sender of the card: Lila
Receiver of the card: Gillian
Message: “On the occasion of your marriage, I wish you and Paul ever-increasing happiness and the best of everything in the world.”
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Key to Exercise AKey to Exercise A
Dear Lila,
On the occasion of your marriage, I wish you and
Paul ever-increasing happiness and the best of
everything in the world.
Gillian
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Directions: Complete the following greeting card.
Exercise B Exercise B
Dear Keith,
Wish you a merry Christmas and a happy
New Year!
Li Hua
Dear Keith,
Wish you a merry Christmas and a happy
New Year!
Li Hua
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Dear Lily, I am writing this card to you to let you know that I’m thinking of you this Christmas. My love for you is as high as the sky. The gift I gave you represents only a fraction of my feelings for you. I believe we’ll be spending many Christmases together.
Bill with love
亲爱的丽丽:
今寄上此卡是想让你知道,值此圣诞之际,我很想念你。我对你的爱高比蓝天。送你的礼物只代表此爱的万分之一。我相信 , 我们能共度许多圣诞节。
爱你的比尔
Directions: Translate the following card into Chinese.
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THANK YOU
The End