Informal vs Formal Language

Informal vs Formal Language

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English

6th - 12th Grade

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4 Slides • 14 Questions

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Informal vs Formal Language

by Derica Wolf

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Open Ended

What do you understand by "informal language"?

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Open Ended

What do you understand by "formal language"?

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​Informal Language

Informal or casual English is appropriate when you talk or write about things with people you know well.

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​Formal Language

  • ​We use formal English in more formal situations, such as academic or career writing.

  • ​Use formal language or standard English in your essays and work correspondence.

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Multiple Choice

"Thank you Arancha and Marise for co-hosting this meeting, and I hope you are all in good health."

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Formal language

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Informal language

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Multiple Choice

"I cannot attend class today because my car refused to start."

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Formal language

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Informal language

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Multiple Choice

I'm broke.

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informal

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formal

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Multiple Choice

Informal language is ------------------------

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friendly and respectful.

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friendly and disrespectful.

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formal and respectful

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friendly and relaxed.

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Multiple Choice

Formal language is ................................

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disrespectful and impolite.

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friendly and relaxed.

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respectful and polite.

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unfriendly and unrelaxed

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Multiple Choice

We usually use formal language for..................

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writing letters to a boss.

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writing emails to strangers.

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business .

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all of the above.

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​Use formal written language in your essays

​This means . . .

  • ​eliminate any first-person point of view words (like I, me, or my).

  • ​spell out words rather than using contractions (should not, rather than shouldn't).

  • ​be specific (several minutes rather than a while).

  • ​use more sophisticated vocabulary (understand rather than get it).

  • ​eliminate slang (hey, awesome, and how come)

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Multiple Choice

Informal language uses..........................

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informal speech.

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abbreviations.

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emojis, short forms and slang.

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all of the above.

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Multiple Choice

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How would you say, “We disagree about lots of stuff” in a more formal way?
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You and I don't agree.

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We do not agree often.

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We never agree about nothing.

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We always disagreeing.

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Multiple Choice

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Which sentence is the formal way of saying, “He asked for more cash.”
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He wants more money.

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Better give him more dough.

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He needed some extra bucks.

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He requested more money.

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Multiple Choice

If you were writing an essay, which sentence would be a better claim statement?

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School uniforms would negatively affect the students' learning environment.

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I believe school uniforms infringe on students' rights to self-expression.

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Multiple Choice

If you were writing an essay, which sentence would be a better claim statement?

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I am going to tell you about why democracy is the best system of government.

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Despite its clear shortcomings, democracy is superior to other forms of government.

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Multiple Choice

If you were writing an essay, which sentence would be a better claim statement?

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Teachers should allow students to use cell phones in classrooms.

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Teachers should let students use their cell phones in their classrooms.

Informal vs Formal Language

by Derica Wolf

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