BASIC COMMUNICATION

SKILLS

WEEK 10
AGENDA:
Prepositions
Formal VS Informal Language
What are Prepositions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byszemY8Pl8
 Prepositions are words that relate the
noun or pronoun that appears with it to
another word in the sentence

A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun,

pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location,
spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. -Walden University
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
 My birthday is in five days. (five days from now)

The festival continues until May 12. (it ends on this

date)

The festival lasts from 9 May to/until 12 May. (from

the beginning to the end of this time)
by

• We use by to mean ‘not later than’:

Please give me your homework by Friday. (on or before Friday)

The holiday will be cheaper if we book it by 30 April. (on or before 30

April)

The meeting is on Wednesday so I’ll finish the report by then.

for

• We use for + a period of time:

for an hour, two days, three weeks

It means ‘the whole time’:

We waited for the bus for an hour.

https://create.kahoot.it/details/a5d4150d-5375-4bbf-9ea2-bfb02ddd48e5 - preposition of time and place

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
We use at with:

• home and places of study/work:

at home, at school, at university, at work, at the office

• other places in a town:

at the doctor’s, at the cinema, at the station

We use in with:

• towns and countries:

in Milan, in Italy, in Europe

I live at Buenos Aires.

I live in Buenos Aires.

PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
From the ticket office, you go
through the main gate and
along the path. Go past the
toilets and follow the path to
the food court. Then go round
the fountain and across the
bridge. The main stage is in
front of you.
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Formal VS Informal Language
What makes an INFORMAL language?
• Simple grammatical structure

• Personal evaluation I’d like

– Using first person I’ll
– Using forms of “you” I'm
• Colloquial or slang vocabulary
– Contractions are considered slang
What makes a FORMAL language?
• Formal language, even when spoken, is often associated with the conventions expected of
written standard English.

• Although you generally don’t worry as much about formality in speaking, it is extremely
important in writing because of the knowledge you are recording through the written word.
• Formal language does not use contractions
• Avoids personal pronouns such as: you, I, us, me, and we
• Includes more polysyllabic words—BIGGER words
• Complex, complete sentences
• Avoidance of colloquial or slang vocabulary
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