高級(jí)英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作課件

EnglishforStudyingUnit2CorrespondenceWarmupLettersusedtobethemostcommonly-usedmeansofcommunicationandremainsirreplaceableinsomecasesthoughwehavefasterandmoreconvenientmeansofcontact.

Recallyourcorrespondenceinthepasttwoyears:Thelettersyouwroteifany(p.53)Thelettersyoureceivedifany(ibid.)Activity1LetterFormatHowtoputtherightcomponentsofaletterintotheirrightplacesHowdoesaninformalChineseletterdifferfromitsEnglishcounterpart?HowdoesaninformalEnglishletterdifferfromitsformalcounterpart?Completethefollowingletteraccordingtotheinformationgiven:Dateofwriting:2001年4月15日YouarewritingtotheVisaOfficeroftheBritishConsulate-GeneralinHongKong,POBox528,No.1SupremeCourtRoad,CentralHongKongYouraddressandcontactinformationareasfollows:英國(guó)MiltonKeynes的WaltonHall，英國(guó)開(kāi)放大學(xué)(TheOpenUniversity)教育和語(yǔ)言學(xué)院(FacultyofEducationandLanguageStudies)，郵政編碼：Mk76AA，電話（01908）653299，傳真（01908）654111，電傳電報(bào)（Telex)825061OUWALTG，電子郵址p.smith@open.ac.ukYourtitle:教育和語(yǔ)言學(xué)院院長(zhǎng)(Dean)

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IamwritinginsupportofavisaapplicationmadebyXXXfromShantou,Guangdong,China,forherselfandherdaughterXXX…⑥PeterSmith⑦

FacultyofEducationandLanguageStudies TheOpenUniversity WaltonHall MiltonKeynesMK76AA TheUnitedKingdom Tel.(01908)653299 Fax(01908)654111 Telex825061OUWALTG Email:p.smith@open.ac.uk 15April2001Ourref:WS/PB/58a/01BritishConsulate-GeneralPOBox528No1SupremeCourtRoadCentralHongKongDearSir/Madam,IamwritinginsupportofavisaapplicationmadebyXXX,fromShantou,Guangdong,China,forherselfandherdaughterXXX…Yoursfaithfully,(signature)PeterSmithDeanActivity2PersonalandInformalLettersTheformatofpersonalletters(review)

(address)dateDear[givenoraffectionate]name,BodyofletterAllthebest,etc.SignaturePutthescrambledletterintotherightformatIhaven'tseenmuchofourmutualfriends,butdidgotoaconcert(ofaSenegaleseband)inNorthamptonwithBarbaralastweek.Theboyshavenowfinishedschoolfortheirtwo-weekChristmasbreak,andwearegoingtothepantomimeatMKTheatrethisafternoon,thentostaywithmymotherforafewdaysafterChristmasGoodtohearfromyou,Frank.YourChristmascardarrivedyesterdaymorning,perfectlytimed!-shewillbe85onthe29th.I'mafraidwehaven'tsentyouone-we'redisorganised,asyouknow-butinanycase,perhapsyou'renotactuallycelebratingChristmasyourselves.Sheseemsverywell,butasbusyasusual.ImustsendaChineseNewYeargreeting,whenthetimecomes...Andthanksforthecard,andforkeepingintouch.Pleasegiveourwarmgreetingstoyourwifeandyourdaughter.Thecorrectorderis:3-5-7-1-6-2-4-9-8Lookforinstancesaboutfeaturesofinformallettersfromthelettergiven.

HiFrank-goodtohearfromyou.I'mgladyouarrivedhomesafely.Pleasegivemygoodwishestoyourfamily.Justseensomephotographs(IthinkfromSharon)oftheCLACeveningatourhouse,includingagreatoneofyousittingonthestairswiththetwobabies!WillsendthisonifIcantrackdownwhereitcamefrom.Pamhassenttheletterontoyou-letmeknowifthisdoesn'tarrive. Keepintouchandletusknowhowyouaregettingon.ItwasgoodtohaveyouasamemberofCLACfortheyear-Ihopewe'llbeabletocollaborateinthefuture. Seeyou, JoanMakesentencesofyourowntoexpressthevariouspurposeslistedonp.67Practicewriting——WriteapersonallettertoafriendofyoursforoneofthepurposeslistedinTask3.Activity3FormalLettersFeaturesofformallettersLayout/formatLanguagecontent

Checkthefollowingletteragainstthefeatureslistedonp.72

[Omissions] DearMrXiao, Ithasbeennotedthatasyetwehavenotreceivedasignedcopy[7]oftheconsultancycontract[8]dated13February2002,reference01289864/001.[2,3]

Ifthetermsofthecontractareacceptabletoyouwouldyoupleasereturnasignedcopy,assoonaspossible,totheStaffPaymentsOffice,FinanceDivision,TheOpenUniversity,POBox77,WaltonHall,MiltonKeynes,MK76BT.[3,5,7,8,9]Ifyouhavealreadyreturnedthesignedcontract,thenIwouldbegratefulifyoucouldcontactmesoIcanarrangeforaduplicatecopytobeforwardedtoyou,astheUniversityrequiresasignedcopyofthecontractbeforeanypaymentcanbeauthorized.[5,6,7,8,

9]Iapologizeforanyinconveniencethismaycause.[6,9] Shouldyounotwishtoacceptthecontractpleaseconfirmthisinwritingtomeattheaboveaddress.[5,6,8,9] Thankyou. Yourssincerely, PeterSmith Dean FacultyofEducationandLanguageStudiesUsefulexpressions(Task2)Commentsontherevisionsmadetoaletter——Task3HowtocomposeaCV(Task4)Practicewriting—ComposeyourCVActivity4AddressinganEnvelopeHowisaChineseenvelopeaddressedandhowisanEnglishenvelopeaddressed?A_____郵票

B:_________________________

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E:___________EnglishenvelopeXiaoJunhongSTAMPShantouRTVUDongshaRoad(N)Shantou,GuangdongP.R.CHINADr.PeterSmithCentreforLanguageandCommunicationsTheOpenUniversityWaltonHallMiltonKeynesMK76AATHEUNITEDKINGDOMActivity5PrinciplesofGoodLetterWritingBrainstorming—Whatskillsdoyouthinkareimportantforgoodletterwriting?ThreeimportantfactorsWhywhatisityourletterissettingouttoachieve?Getsthdoneentertain/keepintouchMoreformalmoreinformalWhoKeepthetargetaudience/recipientinmindStepintoyourreader’sshoesLookatthingsfromhis/herpointofviewGetthereaderinvolvedHowStyleNaturalconversationalfrozenstylestyleClearandconcisesetexpressionsexpressionsEnglishforStudyingUnit3GettingIdeasSortedOutWarmupWhatiserfceedfin?WhatcanwelearnfromthetwoexamplesinWarmUp?(p.101)Activity1CoherenceinaParagraphWhatismeantbycoherence?(p.101)Howisaparagraphdeveloped?——fromthemostgeneraltothemostspecific.LookattheexampleinTask2——summary(p.103)Identifythemostgeneralstatement——thetopicsentenceA.BritishandAmericanspellingsarenotthesame.B.TherearesomeminordifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishspellings.C.TheendingsofBritishandAmericanwordsarenotthesame.

Topicsentence__.WhereBritonsendcertainwordswith–se,Americansusuallyendthesamewordswith–ce(Britishpractisevs.Americanpractice);thereverseissometimestrue,too(Britishdefencevs.Americandefense).NoticealsotheBritishpreferenceforfinal–reovertheAmerican–er(metrevs.meter).Finally,mostAmericansconsiderneighboracorrectspelling,butaBritoncharacteristicallyaddsauandspellsthewordneighbour.Thetopicsentenceis:BA.Boththecomputerandthetelephonearehelpfulinventions.B.Computerterminology,suchasinputandoutput,isfrequentlyusedinothercontexts.C.Despiteapparentdifferences,theoperationofthecomputerandthatofthetelephonehavemuchincommon.__TopicSentence__.Theoperationofbothcanbethoughtofasbeingdividedintothreephases:input,processingandoutput.Inthecaseofthecomputer,theinformationwhichisfedintothemachine---thedata---istheinput;theinternaloperationsofthemachineconstitutetheprocessing;andtheresult—usuallyaprintout—iscalledtheoutput.Thetelephone,too,actsoninformationpresentedtoitandproducesaresult.Theinputistheactualdialingofthenumber.Theswitchingsystemwhichlocatesthenumbercanbeconsideredtheprocessingphase.Finally,thetelephoneringsontheotherendoftheline,indicatingthatthecallhasbeencompleted;thisconstitutestheoutputThetopicsentenceisC.Writingtopicsentences__Topicsentence_.Youhavetowaitinlonglinesatthebusstop.Whenthebusarrives,someonealwaystriestopushpastyoutogetinfirst.Afteryoupayyourfare,youareshoveddowntheaislebytherestoftheboardingpassengers.Apassengerstandingnexttoyoumightshovehisorherelbowinyourribs,steponyourtoes,orevendropcigaretteashesonyou.Itcertainlyisareliefwhenyoufinallyreachyourstop.TheOriginaltopicsentence:It

ishardtotravelbybusduringtherushhour.__Topicsentence__.First,bloodcarriessubstancesneededtomaintainandrepairthebodytissues.Inthisway,bloodservesasaprovider.Second,bloodalsoservesasadisposer,sinceitcarrieswastesandgasesawayfromthetissuesofthebody.Inaddition,bloodactsasadefender.Thewhitecorpuscles（血球）inthebloodstreamconstantlyguardagainstandtrytodestroybacteriaandotheragentsthatthreatenthebody’swelfare（安康）.TheOriginaltopicsentence:Humanbloodservesthebodyinthreeimportantways.thepositionofthetopicsentenceThetopicsentencemostfrequentlyoccursatthebeginningofaparagraph.Sometimesitcanoccurattheendofaparagraphandthemiddlepositionofaparagraphisalsolikelytobeoccupiedbyitthoughtheyarenotasfrequentasthebeginningposition.thedevelopmentofthetopicsentenceIdentifyingandwritingthetopicsentencemakeusunderstandthecentralideaoftheparagraph.However,tomaketheparagraphcoherent,thecentralideahastobedevelopedinanaturalandlogicalway.Thedevelopmentusuallyfollowsthegeneral-specificpattern.——Analyzetheexampleonp.107Gluingsentencestogether—cohesiveDevices(p.108)Writingpractice——writeapassageofabout200words,followingthegeneral-specificpattern,onanytopicyoulike.Trytousecohesivedevicestohelpsortoutideas.Activity2Note-takingGenerallyspeaking,contents,eitheroralorwritten,arelayered,sowhenyouaretakingnotes,knowledgeofthestructureofcontentarrangementscanbeagreathelp.Knowingthestructureofcontentarrangementscanhelpyouadopttherightformatofnote-taking.——Task2:two-layerstructurewiththesecondlayerformingacontrast.Thusyoucaneitheradopttheformatofthe

textorsomeotherformats.Forexample,mainpoint(e.g.teachingtraining)ToChineseToforeignteachers——Task3:Whatisthegeneraltopicofthetext?Whatarethetopicsentencesofthe2ndand3rdparagraphs?Howarethetopicsentencesinthesetwoparagraphsdeveloped?1stlayer:Culturalmistakes2ndlayer:

a.Chinesewaysofgettingaperson’snamethroughphone

Example:Eng.Way……Chins.……..Effect:rudeandabruptinWesterneyes.b.differentconceptsofprivacy

Example:Chins.…..West:…….Effect:offendWesternersunconsciously

——Summary:Three-layerwithageneraltopicasthefirstlayer,whichisdevelopedbytwospecifictopicsformingthesecondlayer,whicharefurthersupportedbydetails-examplesinthiscase-asthethirdlayer.Activity3TakingNotesfromaLectureHowdoesonerecognizethemainpointsinalecture?Thestructureofalecture1.Introduction2.Mainpartofthelecture3.EndsummaryNote-takingfordifferentpurposes1.Generalpurpose(skimming)2.Specificpurpose(scanning)FindingsemanticmarkersinSolvingProblems(pp.135—136)Introduction___Mainpart_____Summary_____1.WhatIwanttodotodayis2.Thefirstthingtonote(mainpoint);takefirstofallthecase…(example);Next,turnto(exampleorlesserimportantpoint);ButtodayIwanttofocusonthefirsttype(mainpoint);aclassicalexampleofinsightis(example);Whatcanbesaidaboutthismannerofproblemsolving(mainpoint);3.AllowmetorepeatwhatImentionedearlierNote-takingforarecordedlecture(forgeneralpurpose)——readthepassageonp.88andtakenotes.——Hints:Whatisthemaintopic?Howisitdeveloped?Inotherwords,howmanylayersarethereinthislectureintermsofcontents?——Tentativesampleforyourreference

Maintopic:principlesofgoodletterwritingA.Yourpurposesa.businesslettersb.letterstofriendsB.lookatthingsfromyourreaders’pointofview(who)a.less‘I’andmore‘you’C.Naturalconversationalstyle(how)a.readgoodwritingb.writeasmuchasyoucan

Maintopic(principlesofgoodletterwriting)

purposeslookatthingsfromnaturalconver-(why)reader’spointofviewsationalstyle(who)(how)Businessletterstoless‘I’andmore‘you’readgoodwriteaslettersfriendswritingmuchasyoucanActivity4PrinciplesinWritingaSummaryPurposesofwritingsummariesHaveyoueverwrittenanysummaries?Ifyes(asIamsureyouhave),doyoufollowthesamestageslistedonp.128?Whatmessagedothedo’sanddon’tsintendtoconvey?——Summariesarenotauthenticwriting.lengthofasummary——Howlongasummaryshouldbedependsonthepurposeforit.Anarticlecanbeshortenedtoasfewastwoorthreewords(Task3)ortoasmuchashalfitsoriginallength(Task5,oftenappearinginteaching).Asummarycomingatthebeginningofanarticleiscalledanabstract(Task4).Writeasummaryofyourown——turntop.88andwriteasummaryofabout100wordsofthelectureyouhavejustlistenedto.SampleInthelecture,thespeakertalksaboutgoodletterwritingfromthreeaspects.First,hearguesthatweshouldbearinmindthepurposeofourwritingandwriteintherightwaytoachievethedesiredresponse.Second,hebelievesthatweshouldtrytolookatthingsfromourreader’sperspective.Itisimportanttoinvolveandinterestourreaderinourintendedpurpose,whetherwearewritingapersonaloraformalletter.Finally,hemaintainsthatweshouldwritenaturallyasiftalkingfacetofaceunlessitisaformalletter.Hesaysthatwecanlearntowriteinanappropriatestylebyreadingandwriting.

EnglishforStudyingUnit4DescribingWhatYouSeeActivity1DescribingPlacesIdentifywordsorexpressionsusedtolocateplacesLiesoffnorthwestofEuropeTwentymilesawayBeseparatedbytheIrishSeafromBesurroundedbytheAtlanticOceantothenorth,southandwestBesituatedontheeastcoastFurthernorthalongthesamecoastislocatedthecapital…IdentifywordsorexpressionsusedtoshowthelandscapeHasatotalareaofabout70,300squarekilometresBecoveredbyBeusedforConsistsofclimateIdentifywordsorexpressionsusedtoshowthepopulationTheestimatedpopulationis/wasThedensityofthepopulationis/wasLanguageReligionIdentifythekeywordsandexpressionsusedtodescribeacountry(Task4)AnalyzesampletextsinTask5WritingPractice

Writeanintroductiontoyourhomecity.Trytousewordsandexpressionsyouhavejustidentifiedinthesampletexts.Activity2TakingintheViewWhatshouldwedowhendescribingaview/scene?Inotherwords,whatarethefundamentalsindescribingascene?ChooseavantagepointStateclearlythespatialrelations——Readthefollowingdescriptionandpointoutalltheexpressionsforspatialrelations.Labelthethingsontheplanaccordingtothedescription(overleaf)Describeaview/scenethathasmostimpressedyou—contributeThenewsroomisonthetwenty-thirdfloorofamodernskyscraperblock.Itisalargeandairyroom.Aswelookatthestage,nearthefrontoftheleftweseeacoffeetable,witholdnewspapersthrownuntidilyonit.Twoworn-outeasychairsareplacedateitherendofthetable.Behindthecoffeetableandslightlytoitsleftstandstheeditor’sdesk,piledhighwithdocumentsofvaryingsorts.And,furtherback,intheleftcorner,standtwofilingcabinets,againpiledhighwithpapers,etc.Betweenthefilingcabinetsandthelift,whichiscenterstageattheback,thereisasmall,neatdeskwithasmallneatchairbehindit.Totherightofthelift,thereisahat-stand,withacoupleofumbrellas,amackintoshandahathangingonit.Andinthebackrightcornerthereisafloor-to-ceilingbookcasestuffedwithbooks,magazines,newspapersandotherassorteddocuments.Adoorontherightistheonlyexitfromthestageotherthanthelift.Downstageofthisdoor,therearetwomorewell-useddeskswithchairs.Activity3DescribingPeopleGeneralprinciple

——Indescribingaperson,itisimportanttograspthecharacteristicfeaturesthatdistinguishhim/herfromallotherpeople.Thosefeaturesthats/heshareswithotherscanbeomitted.——Butthewritershouldnotmerelygivedetailsofhis/herappearance.S/heshouldtrytorevealtheperson’scharacter,thoughtsandfeelings,whichmaybeshowninwhatthepersondoesandsaysorinhows/hebehavestoothers.

IdentifyallthewordsandexpressionsthatareusedinthedialogueinTask1todescribepeople.Appearancehair--shehas(herhairin)plaits/abun/aponytail/mediumlength,wavyhair/shorthairandafringe/hehasacrewcut(EnglishinDailyLife,p.2--21)Eyes--large,small,deep,slopingEyebrows--closetogether,thin,thick,long,shortNose--large,small,flat,pointed,largenostrilsEars--large,small,long,stickingout,flatMouth--thicklips,thinlips,small,wideChin--pointed,round,long,square,doubleShapeofhead--large,medium,small,round,oval,square,triangularSkin/complexion--smooth,rough,linedDress/clothingNamesofclothing(EnglishinDailyLifep.15)Patternsanddesigns——striped,spotted,checked,flowered,plain,withstars(onit),withanabstractdesign,withageometricdesign,long(short)sleeve,sleeveless,high,roundneck,single-breasted,double-breastedMindyourattitude(Task3)——positiveornegative?Personalqualities(Task4)Groupactivity——chooseoneofyourclassmatestodescribeandthenmakeapresentationtoseeifothergroupscanmatchyourdescriptionwiththerightperson.Activity4HabitsandCustomsExpressions(mainlyadverbs)offrequency

Useexpressionsoffrequencyandthefollowing

expressionsorstructurestowriteaboutthechangesincustomsandwayoflifethatyouhaveexperiencedinthepastfewyears.ThesimplepresenttenseKeepondoingsomethingTendtoHavea(irritating)habitofdoingsomethingBe+(expressionsoffrequencysuchasoften,constantly,continuously)+V-ingGetintothehabitofdoingsomethingHaveatendencytodosomethingUsedtodosomethingWoulddosomethingActivity5DescribingObjectsHowtodescribeanobject?

——Todescribeanobjectwehavetodependonoursenses,becauseweneedtomentionitssize,shape,color,texture,taste,andsmell.Itisalsonecessarytotellhowitisusedifitisuseful,andwhatpartitplaysinaperson’slifeifitisinsomewayrelatedtohim.Butemphasisshouldbeplacedononlyoneaspectoftheobject,probablyitsmostimportantcharacteristic.

FillintheblankswiththevocabularyinTask2Wanderingthroughthemarket,wesaw______offruitsonthegroundsoldatcheapprices.

pyramidsThereare_______stairsroundthecentrepillar.

spiralThereareten_____________onthetargetboard.

concentric;circlesThereisa______linerunningfromthetopright-handcornertothebottomleft-handcorner.Thislineisalsocalleda______line.

straight;diagonalDon’tforgettobrakethecarbecausethegroundis______.

slopingA______canbemadeintotwo______bydrawinga______linefromthelefttotherightinthemiddle.

square;rectangles;straightSheusedtohave______hair,butnowshehascutherhairshortandstraight.

wavyWhatwouldyoulike,anice-cream_____oracoke?

coneWecanmakea______byputtingtwosidesoftwoequilateral_______together.

diamond;triangles10.Iftwolinesare______,wegetfourrightangles.

cross-shapedAndjustwhatdidthemissingitemlooklike?——Canyoudescribesomekindofpersonalpossessionsofyourown?Activity6DescribingProcessesMindthedifferencesbetweenadescriptionandaseriesofinstructions(Tasks1—3)Readthefollowingpassageandfillintheblanksinthediagramthatshowsthestepsofsettingupasoftwareprogramme.Someofthestepshavealreadybeenfilledinforyou.

FirststartupyourcomputerwithWindowsrunning.MakesureyouhavenootherprogramsrunningandplacetheCDintheCD-ROMdrive(whichisassumedtobedriveDintheinstructionsbelow).Andtheinstallationprogramshouldstarttorunautomatically.Ifthisdoesnothappenonyourmachine,clickonthe“Start’button,then‘Run’,thentype:D:\install.exe.IntotheboxlabeledOpen:,andclickonOK.Bynowtheset-upprocessfortheOn-lineApplicationsCD-ROMwillstart.Fromthefirstdialoguebox,the‘Welcome’screen,clickonthe‘Next’button.AftertheWelcomemessage,youwillbepresentedwithanumberofdifferentcategoriesofsoftwaretoinstall.Thistimeselectthe‘FirstClass’Category.Startupcomputer

andrunWindowsInstallationprogramrunsautomaticallyStartupcomputerandrunWindowsInstallationprogramrunsautomaticallyClickon‘Next’on‘Welcome’screeninset-upprocessShutdownother

programsandplace

CDintheCD-RomdriveClickon‘Start’,then‘Run’,thentypeD:\install.exe.into‘Open:’box,andclickonOKSelectFirstClass’fromsoftwarepresentedEnglishforStudyingUnit5TellingWhatHappened

Activity1TimeandtheOrderofEventsNaturaltimesequence(Task1)Unexpectedtimesequence(Task2)

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AdiagramshowingtheunexpectedtimesequenceofthenarrativeinTask2.Identifytimeexpressionsinthepassageonp.239(seeTask3)Activity2Coherence

Review——InUnit1Activity4FeaturesofGoodwriting(cohesivedevices),andinUnit5Activity1(tensesandtimeexpressions),wehaveactuallylearnthowtomakesureatextiscoherentbylinguisticmeans.Tasks3,4and5dealwithlayoutorformat,buttrytousevividwordsasreportingverbs.(p.205)Reportingverbswhichcarryadditionalimplicationsbesidesthecoremeaningof“say”:add,admit,agree,announce,answer,ask,beg,boast,cackle（格格地笑[說(shuō)]),claim,command,confess,croak（用低沉而又沙啞的聲音說(shuō)),cry,declare,explain,gasp,growl（憤憤不平地說(shuō)),laugh,murmur,mutter,object,order,protest,reply,report,shout,scream,snap,tell,urge,warn,whistle,yawnWritingpractice:Composeashortstory.Youcaneitheradoptthenaturaltimesequenceorunexpectedtimesequence.Besuretoensurethecoherenceofthestorybymeansoflinguisticdevicesandtoenhancetheclarityandpowerofexpressionbyusingappropriatewordsandexpressions.Activity3NarratingIncidentsandEventsWhenplanningacompositionnarratingincidentsandevents,thewritershouldconsiderthefollowingfiveaspects:context,selectionofdetails,organization,thelanguageusedandpointofview.Context(p.210)Selectionofdetails(p.212)ThethemeofthestoryinTask2isaboutanelderlymanescapingfromanursinghome.Althoughtheremustbesomuchtotellabouttheoldman,noteverydetailisnecessaryorrelevant.Forexample,itmightnotbeveryappropriatetoaddsuchdetailsas“Whatdidhedointhepast(history)?”,“Whopaysforhisstayinthenursinghome?”,“Howishegoingtospendtherestofhislife?”,“Whoandhowoldisthepoliceman?”,“Whoandhowoldarethetwonurses?”,etc.Organization(p.218)---Naturaltimesequenceorunexpectedtimesequence(Activity1)Language(Task5)---vivid,precise,accuratewordingsPointofview(Activity4)WritingaStory(Task6)

Activity4EyewitnessThefollowingisamysteryaboutAgathaChristie,theworld’smostfamouswriterofdetectivestories,whowentmissingfor11daysinDecember1926.Whatyouaregoingtoreadarethepoliceman’sinterviewsofseveralwitnesseswhoclaimedtoseeher.Afterreadingtheinterviewdetails,writeareportfromtheperspectiveoftheinterviewer.WritingupaReportSampleReportAfterconductinganumberofinterviewsIhavemanagedtoestablishthefollowingfactsaboutthemissingwriter’smovementsfromDecember12toDecember13,1926inourtown.Sometimebefore9amonFriday,December12,hercarbrokedownandshewaslookingforhelp.WhenshemetMrsKitcheneratabout9.30,shemightbethinkingofaskingherforhelpbutfinallygaveupthisidea.AgirltoldMrFredrick,whohappenedtoseethedissertedcaron