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    This document provides information about formal and informal language. Formal language is used in serious situations and has features like lack of personal pronouns, longer sentences, sophisticated vocabulary, and adherence to etiquette. Informal language is used in casual settings and features contractions, slang, idioms, personal pronouns, and shorter sentences. The document includes activities for students to determine formality, identify features of informal language, and rewrite an informal paragraph formally.

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    FORMAL AND INFORMAL LANGUAGE WORKSHEET (1)

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    This document provides information about formal and informal language. Formal language is used in serious situations and has features like lack of personal pronouns, longer sentences, sophisticated vocabulary, and adherence to etiquette. Informal language is used in casual settings and features contractions, slang, idioms, personal pronouns, and shorter sentences. The document includes activities for students to determine formality, identify features of informal language, and rewrite an informal paragraph formally.

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    AVI-CENNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

    FORMAL AND INFORMAL LANGUAGE WORKSHEET

    GIVE THE MEANING OF THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL LANGUAGE AND


    THEIR FEATURES.

    FORMAL LANGUAGE
    Meaning This is a type of language that you use in more formal or serious
    situations._________________________________________________________

    Features

    1.___Lack of personal pronouns______________________________________

    2. ___Longer, more complicated sentences______________________________________

    3.___Bigger and more sophisticated words______________________________________

    4.___follow etiquette guidelines______________________________________

    5.____Sounds extremely polite_____________________________________

    INFORMAL LANGUAGE
    Meaning_ This is a type of language you use in a more laid back and casual situations
    _______________________________________________________

    Features

    1.__Contractions_______________________________________

    2. __Slangs and Idioms______________________________________

    3.___Personal pronouns______________________________________

    4.___Shorter sentences______________________________________

    5.___Filters______________________________________
    ACTIVITY 1

    Determine the level of formality of language in Focus section, CLSEWB


    8, page 45. Done in workbook

    ACTIVITY 2

    Underline the features of informal language in a given paragraph on


    page 46, CLSEWB 8. (10 MARKS)

    ACTIVITY 3

    Rewrite the informal paragraph on page 48 to a formal one.

    __Let’s, that’s, We’re, there’s,


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