英语的书面表达的材料丰富多彩。体裁形式也很多。本文只简单介绍一些常见的书面形式。如启事、扩写等。
启事（Notice）是一种公告性应用文。要求语言精炼。它包括下列几种：
1．招领启事（Found）———即失物招领。
2．遗失启事（Lost）。
3．征稿启事（Contributions Wanted）。
这三种启事可在正文的右上角标明写启事的日期，在正文的右下角标明写启事的人或单位（非正式的启事可省去日期和写启事的人的姓名）。例如：
Contribution Wanted
Nov．21．1996
To warmly celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Attached Middle School to Hunan University，this magazine has decided to publish a special issue with emphasis on the reports on our GREat achievements in revolution in education and reform in teaching．
Teachers，students，cadres and workers are welcome to send in their contributions in whatever form or style before the thirtieth instant．
The Editorial Department
of“Feng Hua”monthly
此外，如果为图书馆、阅览室、实验室、传达室等写规章制度要由条文组成，它把大家需要遵守的事情订成准则，以起到约束作用。语言一定要简洁，不能含糊其词。例如：
The Rules of the Students'Lab
Do：
1．Keep silence．
2．Protect the instruments．
3．Pay attention to safety．
4．Look and take notes carefully while practising．
5．Clean the lab and do it up before you leave．
Don't：
1．Make any noise or quarrel．
2．Litter the ground with paper．
