Cover of the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 05 - Writing for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Read messages A-E again. Find at least one example of the features below. Which message is formal?

Answer

  1. (it will be) our treat; (l) Can't believe it; (l'm) V excited and (l'm) v nervous; (l'm) Coming to Italy; (Do you) Fancy; (I'II be) Back about 8
  2. What great news!; ASAP; I'm pregnant!; Can't believe it!; Can't wait to see u both!
  3. u (= you)
  4. LHR (= London Heathrow); ASAP (= as soon as possible); Fri (= Friday); V / v (= very)

Message B is formal.