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Formal vs. Informal Language What is the difference?

Formal vs. Informal Language What is the difference?. Serious Objective Specific vocabulary No contractions More complex sentences Controlled Impersonal. Characteristics of formal language:. When do we use formal language?. Job interview Principal's office Class essay

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Formal vs. Informal Language What is the difference?

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  1. Formal vs. Informal LanguageWhat is the difference?

  2. Serious • Objective • Specific vocabulary • No contractions • More complex sentences • Controlled • Impersonal Characteristics of formal language: When do we use formal language? • Job interview • Principal's office • Class essay • Business letter

  3. Slang vocabulary • Funny • Casual • Simple • Plain spoken • Punctuation (exclamation points) Characteristics of informal language: When do we use informal language? • Text message • Journal writing • Friendly letter • Jotting a note

  4. When we are speaking to a principal we might say: “Good morning.”When we are speaking to our best friend we might say: “Howdy!”When we are speaking to an adult we might say: “I am confused.”When we are speaking to a friend we might say: “I don’t get it.”

  5. When we are speaking to a teacher we might say:“Please show me where the cafeteria is.”When we are speaking to a classmate we might say: “Show me where it is.”When we are speaking to an adult we might say: “Will the nurse assist the doctor?”When we are speaking to a friend we might say: “Who helps the doctor?”

  6. How do we know when to use formal or informal language?We need to think about….. • What is the event? • What is the size of the audience? • Who is the audience? • What is the relationship of the speaker to the audience? • What is the task you have been assigned?

  7. Verbs Let’s compare words we might use in formal language and informal language.

  8. Let’s practice…Read each sentence and tell whether it is a formal sentence oran informal sentence.

  9. The project will be completed next year. Formal

  10. We’ll finish this job next year. Informal

  11. We did some experiments. Informal

  12. The students conducted an experiment. Formal

  13. Your decision will be expected by 9:00 AM. Formal

  14. You have to decide by 9:00! Informal

  15. Your idea is better than mine! Informal

  16. I think that your idea will help to solve this problem. Formal

  17. Please place all new items in the container near the door. Formal

  18. Put them by the door. Informal

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