Formal and informal language Unit 1 Study skills Formal and informal language

Dialogue Make up a dialogue about your prediction of next month. You can add your own ideas. A: You look unhappy today. What’s wrong with you? B: My bike has been stolen. A: Never mind. The Chinese horoscope says that around middle of the month things will be better. B: Really? …

slang words or expressions informal language informal greetings informal endings slang words or expressions jokes or try to be funny abbreviations contractions

What? Slang words ( 俚语） are very informal phrases commonly used in speech, Especially between people from the same particular （独特 的）social group, for example, teenagers, criminals and soldiers, or between people who work together. They are not considered suitable for formal contexts （文章）.

Abbreviations ( 缩写词） Contractions ( 缩约形式） Abbreviations use only the first letters of a name or phrase, or leave out letters to shorten a word, e.g. UK, Dr. Contractions ( 缩约形式） Contractions are short forms of words when apostrophe (省略符号) replace letters, e.g. we’ll, she’s, can’t.

How to express formally? We should use formal greetings. We should use formal endings. We should not use slang words or expressions. We should not use jokes or try to be funny. We should not use abbreviations. We should not use contractions.

Who? informal language unfamiliar people teachers boss friends parents

Can you help them? Greetings? Endings? Slang? Jokes ? Abbreviations ? Contractions ? have a big mouth Mon Hello! Lots of love BC Good morning. all wet we’ll Dec he’d Yours truly How are you? catch some Zs can’t Cheers Simon has much more hare than his uncle.

Greetings: Endings: Slang: Jokes: Abbreviations: Contractions: Hello! Good morning. How are you? Lots of love Yours truly Cheers have a big mouth all wet catch some Zs Simon has much more hair than his uncle. Mon BC Dec we’ll he’d can’t

I’d like to recommend David as the new You shouldn’t use informal greetings. Hi Mr. Wu I’d like to recommend David as the new chairperson of the Students’ Union. He’s a Gemini. This means he is probably lively and clever. He is also very outgoing. I think he is really cool. You shouldn’t use contractions. You shouldn’t use contractions. You shouldn’t use slang words or expressions.

You shouldn’t use abbreviations. My uncle is a Gemini too. He is a Dr and he is very smart. I think David should be the new chairperson because he’s just as smart as my uncle. The only thing is that David has much more hair than my uncle. I think David would be a great chairperson. Cheers Kitty You shouldn’t use contractions. You shouldn’t use jokes or try to be funny. More mistakes There is no date. There should be a printed name under the signature at the bottom. You shouldn’t use informal endings.

Another letter to a teacher Hi Mr. Zhou I hope that you are having a happy New Year. My mother has left for a business trip today and it’s raining cats and dogs. I’m now preparing for my new school year. It starts tomorrow, on 10th Feb. I have learnt that I will be in Class A. I will learn nine subjects including Physics, Chemistry, biology, and Geography.

I haven’t got my textbooks yet I haven’t got my textbooks yet. When I get them, I want to take a quick look at them, and I hope you would not mind answering my questions if I have any. You must be busy like a bee this term. I hope you will be successful and healthy in the coming year and stay cool forever. Come on Vivian

Homework Try to find out more formal and informal languages in your homework.