本书包括英语应用文写作和说明文写作两部分。其中有便条、通知、通告、书信、**信、简历以及段落、摘要、描述、定义、分类、比较、笔记等的写作。书中还论述了学术论文的组织。本书*大的特点是通过丰富的实例，由浅入深地教给学习者交流式的英语写作方法，使他们在较短的时间内饶有兴味地学会英语应用文和论文的写作。书后附有参考答案。本书可供大学生、研究生、英语自学者学习参考。

Unit 1 Suggestions for Creative Writing
Unit 2 Notes and Announcements
Unit 3 Writing Invitations and Replies
Unit 4 Writing Clearly
Unit 5 Letter Writing
Unit 6 Writing a Resume
Unit 7 Writing Paragraphs
Unit 8 Summaries and Abstracts
Unit 9 Definitions
Unit 10 Definitions
Unit 11 Support
Unit 12 Support
Unit 13 Comparison and Contrast
Unit 14 Inter preting Data in Charts and Graphs
Unit 15 Outlining Before Writing
Unit 16 Making Good Notes
Unit 17 Organization of Academic Papers
Reference Answers
Notes to the Teacher
Unit 2 Notes and Announcements
Unit 3 Writing Invitations and Replies
Unit 5 Letter Writing
Unit 6 Writing a Resume
Unit 7 Writing Paragraphs
Unit 8 Summaries and Abstracts
Unit 9 Descriptions
Unit 10 Definitions
Unit 11 Classification
Unit 12 Support
Unit 13 Comparson and Contrast
Unit 14 Interpreting Data in Charts and Graphs
Unit 15 Outlining Before Writing
Unit 16 Making Good Notes
Unit 17 Organization of Academic Papers