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Monday, October 15, 2018

formal and informal language

formal
I thought I’d write/ I am writing to complain about the state of the yard/condition of the playground. Over the last two weeks, I have noticed loads of rubbish/a great deal of litter.

informal
Dear James,
How are you?/I trust this letter finds you well. I’ve been dead busy/extremely busy since your last letter. We have to work really hard at school to get ready/in preparation for our PAT tests.

These examples show informal and formal language. For this activity we had read each text then we would change the colour of the answer that fits best each sentence of formal or informal. This activity teaches you how you use them and where you use them, so if you were to write an email to your boss or a colleague you would use formal language but if were to be your texting your friends you would normally use informal language.