Lenka Kořínková, H15402

KAA/STYLI
22. 11. 2015

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: DEGREE OF FORMALITY

A. Try to rewrite the following story in a more formal style. The degree of formality of your story
should be CONSULTATIVE.
Everything ended well for the Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. But for a short time I was certain
that mean old wolf was going to eat them both for dinner. It was an evil old wolf with large old sharp teeth and
dishonest behaviour. I’d surely dislike him chasing me. When the Little Red Riding Hood was walking in the
woods, the old wolf appeared and started talking to her. At the moment I was thinking about the reason why her
mother sent her alone to those woods in the first place and wondering why anybody never told her not to talk
to strangers. A cute little Red Riding Hood who’s told to hurry and dressed in the bright red cloak and hood is
easy to notice. It is very likely that she’ll attract attention of the mean old wolf who’s hunting in the woods
and looking for some problems to cause. Then he reaches her grandmother's house and walks in confidently.
I don’t know why grandmother didn’t have her doors locked up. The same thing happened to old Miss
Johnson down the street last month. A woman simply can't be too careful these days. However, t h e
grandmother must've been in good shape for a lady of her age because she escaped from the old wolf and
left the house to find the hunter in the woods. Surprisingly, she found him with a gun outside her house
prepared to frighten the wolf. At last the Little Red Riding Hood, grandmother and the hunter had the
opportunity to eat all good food in the basket the Little Red Riding Hood was carrying from her mother. I think
that they enjoyed themselves after all. The old wolf didn't get anything nor anybody. He must still be out in
the woods searching for somebody else to eat. So you must be careful out in the woods.

B. Try to rewrite the following formal business letter in a less formal style. The degree of
formality of your letter should be CASUAL.

Hello John,
I’m writing for Sanders Ltd. I’ve heard not long ago that your company is hosting a large meeting related to
the troubles of modern youngsters. The company I speak for is an expert in helping teenagers with the
feelings among their peers. That’s why it’d be great for us to join in ‘cause our main goal is to give the most of
the teens the international support and understanding they try to find.
We’d like to share the work and get more experience in treating young people. Now it’s hard to choose
the theories that bring solutions for different teen-troubles. Some of them aren’t useful anymore, while others
are too difficult to be used. As a result, some of our employees have developed a strategy to make teenagers
express their emotions and communicate more.
If we get to take part in the meeting, Dixie’s Ltd. will have more practical experience in finding the best
solutions for the problems of those youngsters. Moreover, we are interested in learning more about the given
topic, and we’ll help youth stay more open and unaffected by the difficulties they face in their lives.
Let me know if you’d like us to be part of the event. Sure we will do our best to give the youth the relevant info
for resolving their problems.

Yours,
Anna