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FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL WRITING - HAVO 5
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Middelbare school
havo
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FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL WRITING - HAVO 5
Slide 1 - Slide
Formal writing is used when...?
Give at least 3 examples.
Slide 2 - Mind map
Today's lesson
1. intro
2. goals
3. features of formal writing
4. practice
5. wrap up
Slide 3 - Slide
Slide 4 - Video
Match the sentences with formal or informal.
Hello Sabrina,
Dear Mrs Collins,
I'm writing to find out about ...
I look forward to hearing from you.
I apologise for not getting in contact with you ...
See you soon.
I'm not happy about ...
Sorry, I haven't written for ages, but ...
Formal
Informal
I am writing to enquire about ...
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with ...
Slide 5 - Drag question
Use adverbs and adjectives to make your writing come alive
Slide 6 - Slide
Formal
Informal
I am writing to inform you that a pizza I had the misfortune to order at your restaurant was not what I had hoped for.
I am writing to let you know that a pizza I got to order at your restaurant was disgusting.
The cheese was gross, the tomatoes rotten, and the base chewy as rubber.
The cheese was flavourless, the tomatoes gone off, and the base impossibly tough.
Never will I eat at your establishmentt again.
Never will I eat at your place again.
I don't think they enjoy their work.
I do not think they enjoy their work.
I believe a refund would be in place.
I want a refund.
Slide 7 - Drag question
do's and don'ts:
what is the 'DO' in formal writing?
A
contractions (can't, don't)
B
use linking words
C
gonna wanna gotta
D
start sentences with But / And
Slide 8 - Quiz
Slide 9 - Slide
FORMAL
INFORMAL
Long sentences
Short sentences
Active voice
Passive voice
Email
Application letter
No contractions
Slide 10 - Drag question
Slide 11 - Slide
Slide 12 - Slide
Slide 13 - Slide
Study the language (
left:
informal
right:
formal)
Slide 14 - Slide
Match the formal expressions (right side) with the informal expressions (left side) .
At first
Begin
Chance
So
Seem like
Wrong
Show
Need
Appear
Commence
Incorrect
Therefore
Demonstrate
Opportunity
Require
Initially
Slide 15 - Drag question
Match the formal expressions (right side) with the informal expressions (left side) .
Big
Better
Change
Call of
Put off
Put forward
But
And
Postpone
Superior to
Propose
Cancel
While
Transform
As well as
Large
Slide 16 - Drag question
Match the formal expressions (right side) with the informal expressions (left side) .
Buy
Try
Take
Family
By accident
Lucky
Help
Look into
Accidentally
Attempt
Fortunate
Relatives
Assist
Accept
Investigate
Purchase
Slide 17 - Drag question
Study the definitions of the words you did not know
Slide 18 - Slide
Match the sentences with formal or informal.
Hello Sabrina,
Dear Mrs Collins,
I'm writing to find out about ...
I look forward to hearing from you.
I apologise for not getting in contact with you ...
See you soon.
I'm not happy about ...
Sorry, I haven't written for ages, but ...
Formal
Informal
I am writing to enquire about ...
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with ...
Slide 19 - Drag question
Study the language (
left:
informal
right:
formal)
Slide 20 - Slide
Slide 21 - Video
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