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Academic English General English

Formal English Informal English

Formal English – is used in “serious” texts
and situations.
Example:
Informal English – is used in
everyday conversations and in
personal letter.
Example:
Formal Informal
commence start
terminate end
endeavor try
Pin down Determine
Discard Throw away

Discern Make out

Give Donate
ill Sick
1. Examine 8. fabricate 15. imagine
2. Use 9. erupt 16. evade
3. Free 10. ease 17. empty
4. Senior 11. remove 18. deal with
5. Leave 12. discuss 19. immediately
6. Please 13. oppurtunity
7. Enough 14. follow 20. disintegrate
Formal Informal
She has decided to She’s decided to
accept the job accept the job

She’s (contraction)
Formal Informal
The girl whom I met in The girl I met in
Singapore was interested Singapore was interested
in working in Australia in working Australia

Relative clause without

relative pronoun whom
Formal Informal
We went to Went to Barcelona
Barcelona fro the for the weekend.
weekend. We have a Lots to tell you.
lot of things to tell
you.

Ellipses: more likely to be

written or texted than
spoken.
1. They will be attending the meeting
tomorrow.
2. Sorry!
3. Hey how’s it going?
4. I wanna pass my English exam
tomorrow.
5. He is an attractive man
6. She likes it.
7. You did good.
8. I am pleased to meet you.
9. Hi! How’re you doing?
10. See ya!