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The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1.1 - Me and my languages for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Look at the emails in Exercise 7B again. Which one is formal and which is informal? How do you know?
  2. Answer questions 1-4 with formal (F) or informal (I).
  3. Complete the notes with phrases from the email.

Answer

a)

  • The first is informal.
  • It uses contractions → 'My name's'; 'you're'
  • It leaves out words → Hope to hear from you soon.
  • It sounds more like spoken English → 'I really want to ...'; 'I'd love to ...'
  • The second is formal.
  • It uses full forms of verbs → 'I will'; 'I would'
  • It uses longer, more complex sentences → I have been involved in a number of ... in eight countries?

b)

  1. F
  2. I
  3. I
  4. F

c)

  1. Dear (name)
  2. opportunity
  3. Hope to hear from you soon
  4. Yours sincerely

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