Unit2LanguagePeriod3wordpowerFormalorinformalEnglish---IntroductionLadiesandgentlemen,mayIhaveyourattention,please.HerecomesMr.Yang.Goodevening,it’sagreathonortohaveDr.Sun,please.Hello,Jim,thisisMr.Zhu.Mary,meetmyfriendXiaoLi.Allowmetointroducemywifetoyou.FFiiFFormalandinformalEnglishMostEnglishthatyoulearncanbeusedinmanysituations,butyouwillalsohearorseelanguagethatisformalorinformal.FormalEnglishismorecommoninwritingthaninspeaking.Forexample,itisfoundinnotices,announcementsandbusinessletters;butyouwillalsohearexamplesinspokenEnglish.InformalEnglishismorecommoninspeakingthaninwriting.Itisusuallyspokenwithfamilyandfriends.TherearemanysituationsineverydaylifewhereinformalEnglishisallowed,evenpreferred,forexample,whileplayingsportsormeetingfriendsataparty.FormalandinformalEnglishFormalEnglishInformalEnglishalargeamount\numberofsortoutkiddiscardIregrettoinformyou…rightawayinadditionalotofarrangechildthrowawayI’msorrytosay…immediatelyplusItismyhope…stoppurchasereplyhaveawordwithTakemyconcernsintoconsiderationHope…preventbuyanswerspeaktothinkaboutitReadthefollowingsentenceandfindwhichpartyouthinkisinformal.Isaythatalotofyouranswerstothosequestionsinyourhomeworkarenotprecise,soyoumustthinkaboutthem.amsorrytoalotofanswersthinkaboutthemTojudgewhichisthebetterexpression:1.(Toaprofessoryoufirstmeet)□-----Hi,Bob.Fancymeetingyouhere.□-----Goodmorning,Mr.Mosley.Howareyou?(Toofamiliarandinformal.)2.(Toaclosefriend)□-----Mr.Wells,wouldyoubekindenoughtopassmethesalt?□-----Couldyoupossiblypassmethesalt?□-----Passmethesalt,Jack.Answers:DearMr.Smith,Iwanttospeaktoyouabouttheconditionoftheplayground.Iregrettoinformyouthatpeopledonotdiscardtheirrubbishproperly.Theyleaverubbishonthegroundinsteadofusingthebins.Yesterdaya6-year-oldchildfellandcuthishandonabrokenbottle.Theboywastakentohospitalimmediately.Inaddition,thebeautifulviewoftheparkisspoiled.Ibelievethattherearealargenumberofactionsyoucouldtaketosolvethisproblem.Forexample,youshouldpurchaseadditionallitterbinsandarrangesecuritytopreventpeoplefromlittering.Itismyhopethatyouwilltakemyconcernsintoconsideration.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,JerryBrokerAmapoftheworldCountryOfficiallanguage(s)AustraliaEnglishBengalBengaliCanadaEnglish,FrenchChinaChineseEgyptArabicFranceFrenchGermanyGermanIndiaEnglish,HindiIrelandEnglish,IrishItalyItalianMexicoSpanishNewZealandEnglish,MaoriPortugalPortugueseRussiaRussianSaudiArabiaArabicSingaporeEnglish\Chinese\Malay\TamilSpainSpanishSwitzerlandFrench,German,ItalianU.K.EnglishU.S.A.EnglishflagcountryOfficiallanguageEgyptArabicFranceFrenchMexicoSpanishCanadaEnglish,FrenchGermanyGermanAustraliaEnglishU.K.EnglishRussiaRussianThelisteninganswersonpage104:(PartsAandB)1.radioTV2.newsprogrammes\teachingprogrammes\films3.newspapers\books4.alearner’sdictionary5.OxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionary6.coloured\clear\everyday\similarHomework:1.Gooverwhatwelearnedinthisperiod.2.Previewthenextlesson3.DoexerciseConpage104