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Answer — Exercise 9

1.1 - Me and my languages·Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book

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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