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Middelbare school
vwo
Leerjaar 5
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Slide 1 - Diapositive
Let's first look at:
'They’d given the room to someone else even though I’d reserved and paid for it beforehand. I was furious!'
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Make more formal: use an understatement for 'I was furious!'
Slide 3 - Question ouverte
More formal: use a PASSIVE for: 'They'd given the room to someone else'.
Slide 4 - Question ouverte
Slide 5 - Diapositive
Now let's change:
They did offer us another room, but it was right on the top floor – no telly, no phone.
Slide 6 - Diapositive
Vocabulary: make more formal
Alternative for: 'another room'
Slide 7 - Question ouverte
Vocabulary: make more formal
Alternative for: 'was right up on'
Slide 8 - Question ouverte
More formal: use formal linking words.
'Although' instead of 'but',
'Neither-nor' instead of 'No - no'
Slide 9 - Diapositive
Use full forms and complete sentences
Slide 10 - Diapositive
More formal way of saying 'No telly, no phone': There was ...
Slide 11 - Question ouverte
Slide 12 - Diapositive
Now let's look at the sentence:
… Anyway, the long and the short of it is I’ve sent them a letter and told them that if I don’t get my money back I’ll be taking them to court.
Slide 13 - Diapositive
No idiomatic language. Another phrase for 'the long and the short of it':
Slide 14 - Question ouverte
Make more formal: 'If I don't get my money back, ...'
Slide 15 - Question ouverte
Make more formal: 'I’ll be taking them to court'
Slide 16 - Question ouverte
Use inversion (should) instead of 'if'.
Rephrase 'If I receive no satisfaction':
Slide 17 - Question ouverte
No contractions!
NOT: I'll be forced to ...
BUT: I will be forced to ...
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Slide 21 - Diapositive
Now make the following sentences more formal:
Slide 22 - Diapositive
The room was absolutely freezing!
Use an understatement:
Slide 23 - Question ouverte
If there's a problem, call me!
Use an inversion:
Slide 24 - Question ouverte
I'll pick you up from the station.
Non-idiomatic English:
Slide 25 - Question ouverte
The waiter hadn't cleared the tables.
Use a passive:
Slide 26 - Question ouverte
Slide 27 - Diapositive
THE END
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