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    Formal or

    Informal?
    Writing

    Unit 1
    Lengua BII (Inglés) Traducción e Interpretación
    2021/2022
    Formal & Informal Writing

    ▪What is formal and informal writing?

    ▪Mention any formal or informal type of writing


    Formal & Informal Writing
    Formal & Informal Writing
    FORMAL INFORMAL
    Formal language Colloquial language
    No contractions/abbreviations Use of contractions/abbreviations
    Third person Any person
    No imperative voice Use of imperative voice
    Passive voice preferred Active voice
    No use of phrasal verbs (with some exceptions) Use of phrasal verbs

    No emotional Emotional
    More structured pattern Not a specific pattern needed
    No ellipsis Grammatical ellipsis
    Precise vocabulary Vague vocabulary
    More nouns More pronouns
    Longer sentences Shorter sentences
    Formal & Informal Writing
    Formal & Informal Writing
    Formal & Informal Writing
    Formal & Informal Writing

    CONTENT OF A LETTER FORMAL INFORMAL


    Greetings
    Thanking
    Refusing an invitation

    ? ?
    Congratulating
    Giving your opinion
    Giving advice
    Complaining
    Use of linkers
    Concluding
    Saying goodbye

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