1. Put the following linkers in each column, depending on their use to express addition of information (AND), reason (WHY),
consequence or purpose (SO), contrast of ideas (BUTT), to organize ideas (ORDER) or to finish a text (END)
Therefore, However, In addition, Dueto
Tn order to Moreover, On the other hand, First of all,
Nevertheless, On the one hand, Finall Because
‘Asa result, Tn conclusion, Secondly, To sum up,
AND BUT WHY 80 ORDER END
Tn addition, However, Due to Therefore, On the one hand,
Moreover, Onthe other hand, | Because Tn order to On the otherhand, | In conclusion,
Nevertheless, Thanks to Asaresult, First of all, To sum up,
Secondly,
Finally,
2, Read the following texts and decide which text is written in an formal way (F) or in an informal way (1)
Last night, Trun into a friend of mine. He told me he'd bought a good
bouquet of flowers for her gf for Valentine’s day. I've never celebrated
it’s horrible, ugh! But anyway, I was happy for him, What do
you think about it? You like it?
The previous night, an old friend crossed my path. He explained to me
that he had bought a bouquet of flowers for her girlfriend in order to
celebrate the holiday of St. Valentine. Although I much dislike this
holiday and have never had an occasion to celebrate, I congratulated
hhim on the news. What is your opinion on this issue?
- What are the characteristics of a formal text compared to informal texts? The vocabulary is more similar to the Spanish language and the
words are longer;
auxiliary verb like
- How sh
an informal text, you use more phrasal verbs, you use interjections and you can finish with a preposition or omit an
io” in a question, and you can also write contractions. In formal verbs, there are no contractions.
you write an expository essay? Should you use formal or informal language? Formal.