Practical Writing
Forms
1. Bank Account Forms
2. Order Forms
3. Registration Forms
4. Application Forms for Admission
1. Bank Account Forms
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The following is an actual savings account form
available online from the Emigrant Savings
Bank in New York. There are several kinds of
accounts available, such as regular savings
accounts, certificates of deposit, joint accounts,
and trust accounts. Suppose you want to open
a 6-month individual certificate of deposit by
yourself (not jointly or in trust for someone else).
(When you sign the form) you promise not to
withdraw the money for at least 6 months or
you will have to pay a penalty.
Bank Account Forms
How will you fill out the form? Please do as below:
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ACCOUNT OPENING FORM
Thank you for choosing to bank with us. Please
print, complete, and sign this form. Mail with
your initial opening deposit to:
Emigrant Savings Bank
Communications Department
P.O. Box 1403
New York, NY 10163
Bank Account Forms
Please open a new account as
indicated
below:
__X__ Certificate of Deposit for ______ Months
______ Other
__X__ Individual
______ Jointly
______ In trust for ______
Name Thomas Cook
Address 1004 Aspen Street
City/State/Zip Wayne NE 68787 USA
Date of Birth August 23, 1943
Bank Account Forms
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Mother's Maiden Name Hyde
Occupation Teacher
Home Phone Number 402-375-2003
Daytime/Business Phone Number 402-3757516
Social Security Number xxx-yy-zzzz
E-mail Address abcxyz@smartnet.net__
The social security number shown on this form is
my correct taxpayer identification number and I
am
not subject to backup withholding.
Signature Thomas Cook
2. Order Forms
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This is a typical order form for an
American newspaper. An order form for a
magazine would be very similar. Fill in the
blanks assuming you’ll pay for the
newspaper with your Visa Card account
number 1234-5678-7777-8888.
Order Forms
Sample
Order Forms
Task 1 Design a new order form
according to the information
Write an order form for an American monthly
magazine which costs $12.00 per year. Assume
that the magazine is called “Harper’s Magazine”
and that it claims to be America’s best source of
fact, thought, opinion, and humor. At the
newsstand it costs $2.00 per month, so 50%
can be saved on a year’s subscription. The
magazine’s actual address should appear at
the bottom of the order form. It is: Harper’s
Subscription Department, P.O. Box 7511, Red
Oak IA 51591, USA.
Order Forms
Key to Task 1
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HARPER’S MAGAZINE 12 ISSUES FOR
$12.00
The best source of fact, thought, opinion, and
humor in America today! Subscribe now and
get one.
___ Bill me later
___Payment enclosed
Name
Address
City/State/Zip
Send to Harper’s Subscription Dept. P. O. Box
7511. Red Oak IA 51591, USA
Order Forms
Task 2
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Write a new order form for a weekly magazine,
which costs either $52.00 per year or $2.50 per
week. Assume that the magazine is Time
Magazine (you may be familiar with it). Make it
clear that the customer saves 60% by ordering
this magazine for a full year. One may pay by
sending a check or billing it to a credit card. If
they use a credit card, they should say whether
it's Visa, Master Card, or American Express.
Order Forms
Key to Task 2 for Reference
3. Registration Forms
The Registration form is an official
list or record containing a
"summary" of related information
about a person. Be sure to fill out all
sections in full.
Registration Forms
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Every student must register for classes
each semester. Registration includes
enrolling in classes, the telephone
registration system, paying fees and other
financial obligations, filing (提交…以备案)
your current address with the Office of the
Registrar (注册办公室), and providing
other information forms.
Registration Forms
When you register, you must:
Have a photo ID picture taken.
 Submit a Statement of Legal Residence.
 Return the completed Medical History
form and the Insurance Information
Request form. These forms are mailed to
each new student by the Student Health
Center.
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Registration Forms
Tips
Be sure to inform the Office of the
Registrar of any change of your address,
or your name. Keep your campus / local
mailing address, your billing address and
your permanent address up to date.
Failure to file your current address can
result in a delay of your registration
 (These are usually things required in the
U.S.).
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Registration Forms
Sample One
Registration
First Name John
Last Name Smith
Language
English
Country/Region U.S.A.
State/Province
Alabama
Zip Code 36849
Telephone 205-288-1653
Gender [x] Male
[] Female
Birthday Month 05 Date 24
Occupation Bank Clerk
Year 1978
Registration Forms
Task 1
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Using the above registration form as a
model, make a registration form for an
international linguistics conference on
campus. You may include the
information in the above sample to
make it more realistic.
Registration Forms
Registration (Task 1)
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First Name
Last Name
Language
Country/Region
State/Province
Zip Code
Telephone
Gender
Male
Birthday
Month
Occupation
Female
Date
Year
4. An Application form for
Admission
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When you are applying to study abroad, one of
the important things you need to do is to fill out
the application for admission form. The form
usually contains several parts: personal details,
course details, arrival information, requests for
accommodations, education and work
experience, and foreign language proficiency,
etc.
Get familiar with the following application form,
and fill it in as a practice.
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Office of Undergraduate Admission
520 Lasuen Mall, Old Union232,
Stanford, CA 94305-3005
(650) 723-2091 Fax: (650) 723-6050 1
STUDENT INFORMATION FORM FRESHMAN 2002
Check only one box:
Early Decision
Postmark Deadline: November 1
Regular Review
Recommended Deadline: December 1
Final Postmark Deadline: December 15
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Name
Social Security # /
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Please print
Last (Family)
First
Middle
or type full legal name
Home Address
Number and Street
( Area code )
Home Phone
City or Town
State
Zip Code
Country
Email:
(If provided, this address will be used to notify you of
missing items. Please check it frequently.)
TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR
ADMISSION
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Probably no part of a college application is more talked
about, misunderstood or feared than the form you are
about to complete. For this reason we’d like to advise
you of the following.
First, we are interested in the total person (not just the
classroom part of you), and so we want to learn how
you spend your time when you are out of school.
Second, we’d like to know about any exceptional skills
or experience you have, both in and out of class. (We
realize that the way you spend your time may be either
limited or enhanced by the opportunities available, the
need to work or frequent family moves.)
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However you use your time, we are more
interested in the depth of your commitment and
achievement than in the sheer quantity of your
activities.
We appreciate candor rather than false modesty
or bragging. Remember that the information
you provide is only part of the information we
will use to evaluate your application. So, be
yourself and complete this form carefully and
honestly.