Task 3

Directions: The following is a passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline in the table below (No. 46 through 50).You should write your answers briefly (in no more than 3 words) on the blanks.

The business memo(备忘录) is probably the most frequently used communication within a company. It is called an intra-company communication because it is used by people in their own company or organization. They change to letters, however, when they write messages to people who do not work for their company.

A memo creates a written record that may or may not be filed, depending on the receiver and the subject. As you know, spoken messages may be misunderstood or forgotten. A memo, however, becomes a record that does much to ensure the complete communication between the sender and the receiver.

The standard form. of a memo frequently carries a pre-printed series of items: To, From, Date, and Subject. The first two items include the names of the receiver and the sender. A well-written subject line tell the reader the key topic or topics the memo is about.

Business Memo

Function: for communication within a(46)______ .

Purpose: 1) to keep a(47)______ .

2) to(48)______ .the complete communication

Items involved: 1)Receiver

2)(49)______ .

3)Date

4)(50)______ .

(46)