Answer — Exercise 10
2.2 - It's a wiki wiki world·New Total English Advanced - Students' Book
Klausimas
- Read the article again quickly. Is it formal or informal in style?
- Complete the How to ... box with headings from the box below.
- Work in pairs and answer the questions.
Atsakymas
a) The article is informal. It contains colloquialisms, spoken English, humour, etc.
b)
- Informal vocabulary
- Style (spoken English)
- Ellipsis (omitting words)
- Humour
c)
- savvy → glever, smart; guy → person, man
- informal vocabulary → how come?; breezed through spoken English → It's amateurs; But is it the most reliable?; humour → For the vandals, it's about as worthwhile as a graffiti artist using invisible ink.
- And what about the future?