Writing A Business CardWriting A Business Card

Question 1:Question 1: What is a business card for? What is a business card for?

Question 2:Question 2: What information can you usually read on a What information can you usually read on a business card?business card?

Question 3:Question 3: What is the obvious difference between an English What is the obvious difference between an English business card and a Chinese one?business card and a Chinese one?

About Business CardsAbout Business Cards

Please answer the following questions according Please answer the following questions according to your life experience.to your life experience.

Question 1Question 1 Question 2Question 2 Question 3Question 3Keys to:Keys to:

Question 1:Question 1: What is a business card for? What is a business card for?

A business card is used for social communication and business affairs in an easy way.

A business card is used for social communication and business affairs in an easy way.

Question 2:Question 2: What information can you What information can you usually read on a business card? usually read on a business card?

• On a business card we can often read the On a business card we can often read the following following information: information: The business nameThe business name

The holder’s nameThe holder’s name

His or her title or positionHis or her title or position

The address and postal code The address and postal code

Telephone number and fax number Telephone number and fax number

E-mail address E-mail address

Belonging to whom?

Means of contact

Personal particulars

Question 3: Question 3: What is the obvious difference between an What is the obvious difference between an English business card and a Chinese one? English business card and a Chinese one?

The obvious difference between the The obvious difference between the

English cards and Chinese ones is the English cards and Chinese ones is the

way in arranging the address way in arranging the address

elements.elements. Generally speaking, the Generally speaking, the

address in Chinese is arranged from address in Chinese is arranged from

the largest part to the smallest one, the largest part to the smallest one,

while the address in English is just the while the address in English is just the

opposite (i.e. from the smallest element opposite (i.e. from the smallest element

to the largest one).to the largest one).

Sample ReadingSample Reading

Sample 1 is a Chinese business card, and Sample 2 is Sample 1 is a Chinese business card, and Sample 2 is its English translation. Sample 3 is an English business its English translation. Sample 3 is an English business card. Usually, the business name is put right on the top card. Usually, the business name is put right on the top or on the left-hand corner. The cardholder’s name is or on the left-hand corner. The cardholder’s name is printed right in the middle, with the title or position printed right in the middle, with the title or position below the name. Most cards have the companies’ logo below the name. Most cards have the companies’ logo printed on the left-hand corner above. Other printed on the left-hand corner above. Other information, such as the address, telephone number, fax information, such as the address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address, are written below the number, and e-mail address, are written below the cardholder’s name and title. The address is usually cardholder’s name and title. The address is usually written above the telephone and fax numbers. The postal written above the telephone and fax numbers. The postal code is normally put after the name of the city and/or code is normally put after the name of the city and/or country. Sometimes foreign business cards don’t have country. Sometimes foreign business cards don’t have the postal code written.the postal code written.

Sample 1Sample 1

（广州）雅芳有限公司 刘 东 采购助理地址 : 广州市白云区黄石路 422 号电话 : 020-86453599 邮编 : 510426传真 : 020-86625598 电子邮件 : ld@sina.com.cn

（广州）雅芳有限公司 刘 东 采购助理地址 : 广州市白云区黄石路 422 号电话 : 020-86453599 邮编 : 510426传真 : 020-86625598 电子邮件 : ld@sina.com.cn

SampleSample 2

Avon (Guangzhou) Company Limited

Liu Dong

Purchasing Assistant

Address: 422 Huangshi Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou

Tel: 020-86453599 Postal code: 510426

Fax: 020-86625598 E-mail: ld@sina.com.cn

Avon (Guangzhou) Company Limited

Liu Dong

Purchasing Assistant

Address: 422 Huangshi Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou

Tel: 020-86453599 Postal code: 510426

Fax: 020-86625598 E-mail: ld@sina.com.cn

Sample 3Sample 3

Northern Michigan UniversityDepartment of Sociology and Social Work145 Gries Hall Rosemary Green ， Ph.D. Associate ProfessorNorthern Michigan University Tel: 906-227-11201401 Presque Isle Ave. Fax: 906-227-1212Marquette, MI 49855-5301 E-mail: rgreen@nmu.edu Website: www.nmu.edu

Northern Michigan UniversityDepartment of Sociology and Social Work145 Gries Hall Rosemary Green ， Ph.D. Associate ProfessorNorthern Michigan University Tel: 906-227-11201401 Presque Isle Ave. Fax: 906-227-1212Marquette, MI 49855-5301 E-mail: rgreen@nmu.edu Website: www.nmu.edu

Northern Michigan UniversityDepartment of Sociology and Social Work145 Gries Hall Rosemary Green ， Ph.D. Associate ProfessorNorthern Michigan University Tel: 906-227-11201401 Presque Isle Ave. Fax: 906-227-1212Marquette, MI 49855-5301 E-mail: rgreen@nmu.edu Website: www.nmu.edu

Northern Michigan UniversityDepartment of Sociology and Social Work145 Gries Hall Rosemary Green ， Ph.D. Associate ProfessorNorthern Michigan University Tel: 906-227-11201401 Presque Isle Ave. Fax: 906-227-1212Marquette, MI 49855-5301 E-mail: rgreen@nmu.edu Website: www.nmu.edu

名片持有人所属机构(Employment organization)

持有人姓名 (Card holder)职务 (Title/Position)

机构地址 (Address)邮政编码（ Postal code）

电话（ Telephone）传真号码（ Fax）

电子邮件地址（ E-mail）网址（Website）

Exercise A Exercise A Directions: Complete the following chart in English Directions: Complete the following chart in English with the information given by sample 1 and sample 2. with the information given by sample 1 and sample 2. The first has been done for you.The first has been done for you.

Employment organization Avon (Guangzhou) Company Limited

Card holder

Title/position

Address

Postal code

Fax

Telephone

E-mail

Exercise A Exercise A –– the keys the keys

Employment organization Avon (Guangzhou) Company Limited

Card holder

Title/position

Address

Postal code

Fax

Telephone

E-mail

Liu Dong

Purchasing Assistant

422 Huangshi Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou

510426

020-86625598

020-86453599

ld@sina.com.cn

Exercise B Exercise B

福建培生贸易公司

李 明华 经 理

地址 : 福建福州光明路 73 号 4 楼 电话 : 0591-7825957 邮编 : 350003

传真 : 0591-7817957

电子邮件 : lmh@cup.org.cn

福建培生贸易公司

李 明华 经 理

地址 : 福建福州光明路 73 号 4 楼 电话 : 0591-7825957 邮编 : 350003

传真 : 0591-7817957

电子邮件 : lmh@cup.org.cn

Directions: Study the Chinese card and then translate it into English.

Exercise B Exercise B –– the keys the keys

（（ 11 ）） LI Minghua

（（ 22 ））

Address ：（ 3 ） Tel: 0591-7825957 Postal code: 350003

Fax: 0591-7817957

（（ 44 ） ） : lmh@cup.org.cn

（（ 11 ）） LI Minghua

（（ 22 ））

Address ：（ 3 ） Tel: 0591-7825957 Postal code: 350003

Fax: 0591-7817957

（（ 44 ） ） : lmh@cup.org.cn

Fujian Peisheng Trading Company

Manager

Floor 4 ， No.73 Guangming Road ， Fuzhou ， Fujian

E-mail

Exercise C Exercise C

Tang Changhua works in Shanghai SEIYU Information Technology Co., Ltd. He is a software engineer in the Marketing Department. His telephone number is 021-62758447 and fax number is 021-62759999. His company is located at 2200 Yan’an Road West, Shanghai. The postal code is 200335. His e-mail address is tangch@sina.com.

Directions: Write a business card in English according to the information given below. Some parts of it have been done for you.

Exercise C Exercise C –– the key the key

Shanghai SEIYU Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Tang Changhua

Software Engineer Marketing Department

________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________ ________________________________________ _____________________

___________________ ___________________ __________________________________________

Shanghai SEIYU Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Tang Changhua

Software Engineer Marketing Department

________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________ ________________________________________ _____________________

___________________ ___________________ __________________________________________

Address: 2200 Yan’an Road West, Shanghai

Postal code:200335

Tel: 021-62758447

Fax: 021-62759999

E-mail: tangch@sina.com

Sing a SongSing a SongTime of Your LifeTime of Your Life

Was a bug, little bugHardly thereHow he felt, what he dreamedWho would care

Without any evidence(His flaws ware many, ooh)He was full of confidence(Some people haven’t any)Didn't have much common sense(It's highly overrated)

He just know that he’d come throughIt's the time of your lifeSo live it well

It's the time of your lifeSo live it well

We may only go round one timeAs far as I can tell

It's time of your lifeSo live it well

The End

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