Register – choosing appropriate language for the situation Exercise 1 Which of the following examples of business correspondence require a formal, informal or neutral register? a letter to a business associate who you do not know very well Formal Informal Neutral an e-mail to a colleague who you see every day at work Formal Informal Neutral a covering letter Formal Informal Neutral a report Formal Informal Neutral a professional e-mail Formal Informal Neutral a letter of complaint Formal Informal Neutral an e-mail to a business associate you know very well Formal Informal Neutral Time's up Exercise 2 Decide if the following statements are True or False. More formal texts tend to: use more active structures True False use “I” or “You” as the subject of a sentence True False use contractions (I’ve just got your e-mail) True False use longer, more complex sentences True False use abbreviations such as BTW, FYI, etc. True False have less informal phrasal verbs True False use CAPITAL LETTERS, exclamation marks! and emoticons 😉 True False Time's up admin2018-03-22T10:43:05+02:00 Podziel się ze znajomymi, udostępnij! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterestVkEmail Podobne wpisy The rise of the rich 12 kwietnia, 2019 Demand for premium on the up 25 marca, 2019 Will EU greener norms lead to an electric car boom? 20 lutego, 2019 Discounts on the up 23 stycznia, 2019 Devouring more space 17 grudnia, 2018 Small stores at risk amid Sunday trade ban 22 listopada, 2018 Being your own boss 25 października, 2018 A developed country, but how rich? 25 września, 2018 Back to work 22 sierpnia, 2018 Holiday czy vacation? 24 lipca, 2018
