Exercises
Ⅰ.Please determine whether the following statements are true or false.
1.Almost all business activities are envisioned，planned，implemented and analyzed in some form of the written words.
2.Media channels for business communication include the Internet，instead of print media，radio，television，ambient media，and word of mouth.
3.Effective business writing can be an important part of a business career.Public and private entities rely upon the business writings to communicate vital information，both internally and externally，regarding the condition and conduct of their business.
4.From the moment people pop out of the womb，they start expressing what they want.
5.It is difficult to find that a lot of writing for business is sloppy，poorly written，disorganized，littered with jargon，and incomplete.
6.As people grow older，they learn how to participate in a conversation.Meanwhile，they may not recognize that the other person is their equal and deserves their respect and attention.
7.Regulating the levels of attention and intent enables third power communicators to show a high level of emotional intelligence.
8.To master the fourth power，you have to recognize that even when people are speaking the same language，they may be talking and listening past each other within different frames of reference and operating assumptions.
9.The term conceptual model may be used to refer to models which are formed after a conceptualization process in the mind.
10.A model may，for instance，represent a single thing（e.g.the Statue of Liberty)，whole classes of things（e.g.the electron)，and even very vast domains of subject matter such as the physical universe.
Ⅱ.Answer the following questions.
1.What is the main purposes of business writing?
2.What is the power of effective written communication?
Ⅲ.Writing practice.
Try to write a business letter-to thank someone for helping in your absence.The name and address of receiver is as follows:
Rita Wilkinson
January 1，2014
Mr.John Doe
123 Broadway
New York，NY 10003