通知的使用范围很广，凡需特定单位和人员知道、办理的事务均可使用通知。通知分为口头通知和书面通知两种，我们此处所谈的是书面通知。

书面通知又分为书信通知和布告，书信通知用一般书信格式；布告通知一般包括标题（notice）、日期（通常在左下角）、正文和落款，落款应在右下角。

通知写作时注意四多一少。四多是被动语态多，将来时态多、简单句多、祈使句多；一少是文采修饰少。通知通常包括以下内容：通知的主题；通知的具体内容（时间、地点、人物、注意事项）；书写通知的正文时，语言应简洁明了，把通知的对象、事由、时间、地点、内容有条理地说清楚即可。简单地说，就是“某人（单位）某时在某地干某事，加上注意事项”即可。当然，必须注意句子之间的安排，使之符合逻辑，条理清楚。

例1

Notice

All the students are requested to meet in the meeting hall on Friday （May， 7） at 2∶00p. m. to listen to a talk by the visiting professor， Mr. Adam Black.

The Department Office

May 4， 2005

例2.

Notice

February 3， 2007

To improve students'ability to speak Chinese and enrich after-class activities， the Students'Union of Department of Chinese Language and Literature is organizing a school-wide Chinese speaking contest to be held on Saturday next week （10 February） at the Students'Auditorium. Those who are interested in taking part in it may sign up with the monitor of their classes before Tuesday next week. Five professors will be invited to be judges. The first six winners will be given awards. Everybody is welcome to be present at the contest.

The Students'Union

Department of Chinese Language and Literature