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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

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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.

Exercise C Exercise C

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THANK YOU

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