ABSTRACT

This unit covers the following types of cards: birthday cards, New Year’s greeting cards, wedding cards, valentine cards and sympathy/condolence cards. The language used in writing cards is usually rather formal and brief, often with incomplete sentences. The general format for these cards is as follows:

This is a card written to Wang Xiaoli, who is about to celebrate her 20th birthday, by her close female friend who is similar to her in age.