Business Letter Writing Checklist
BUSINESS LETTER WRITING CHECKLIST
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When you write a business email or letter, do you tend to write long or short? Why?
업무 이메일이나 편지를 쓸 때 길게 쓰는 편인가요, 짧게 쓰는 편인가요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요? - Have you ever received a business letter that was confusing or hard to understand? What made it difficult?
이해하기 어렵거나 헷갈렸던 업무 편지를 받아본 적이 있나요? 어떤 점이 어려웠나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
Business letter writing checklist
When you write a business letter, use this checklist to remind you of the key principles of effective letter writing.
Keep it Short
Cut needless words and needless information.
Cut stale phrases and redundant statements.
Cut the first paragraph if it refers to previous correspondence.
Cut the last paragraph if it asks for future correspondence.
Keep it Simple
Use familiar words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Keep your subject matter as simple as possible.
Keep related information together.
Use a conversational style.
Keep it Strong
Answer the reader's question in the first paragraph.
Give your answer and then explain why.
Use concrete words and examples.
Keep to the subject.
Keep it Sincere
Answer promptly.
Be human and as friendly as possible.
Write as if you were talking to your reader.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어 비즈니스 문서는 격식을 갖추기 위해 문장을 길고 복잡하게 쓰는 경향이 있습니다. 그래서 영어 비즈니스 레터에서도 "I am writing this letter to inform you that~"처럼 불필요한 서두를 붙이는 실수를 자주 합니다. 영어 비즈니스 레터의 핵심 원칙은 "Keep it Short"입니다. 군더더기 표현을 빼고, 핵심 요청을 바로 전달하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: BUSINESS LETTER WRITING CHECKLIST
Level: Business (BIZ)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!