Texts All Around Us 1.7

What is Standard English?

• The formal version of English

• The version of English that is spoken locally

• The informal version of English

• The version of English spoken in Britain

What is non-standard English?

• The informal version of English

• The version of English that is spoken locally

• The formal version of English

• The version of English spoken in Britain

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Is this statement true or false?

Texts can be written in Standard or non-standard English.

• True

• False

What is code-switching?

• Changing dialects

• Using the wrong version of language for the audience

• Swapping words to hide meaning

• Changing between Standard and non-standard English

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Spoken texts, for example scripts, are more likely to be written in...........English.

• code-switching

• non-standard

• standard

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which version of English is more likely to be used in formal writing?

• Non-standard English

• Standard English

• Dialect

What is dialect?

• A form of language that is spoken in a specific part of the country

• A form of language that is used only in informal situations

• A form of language that is only used in written texts

• A form of language that is used only in formal situations

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Dialects most often occur in....................

• cities

• speech

• writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3