实用文一般是指直接处理社会生活中一些实际问题的文章。如书信、电报、各类公文、规章、条令、计划、总结、说明书、广告、合同、调查报告、实验报告、研究论文等等。在国外,许多国家的作文教学都非常重视实用文的写作训练。例如美国,从小学到中学,学生写作练习的文章主要有三类:一类是反映个人生活经历的记叙文;一类是对社会生活发表意见的议论文; Practical articles generally refer to articles dealing directly with some practical problems in social life. Such as letters, telegrams, all kinds of official documents, regulations, rules, plans, summary, manuals, advertisements, contracts, reports of investigation, reports, research papers and so on. Abroad, writing teaching in many countries attaches great importance to practical writing training. For example, in the United States, there are mainly three kinds of articles about student writing practice from primary school to middle school: one is a narrative that reflects the personal life experiences; the other is an argumentative article that expresses opinions on social life;