9AUnit1Studyskills

1、Unit 1 Study skills,Formal and informal language,Yang Zhong Foreign Language School,informal language,informal greetings informal endings slang words or expressions jokes or try to be funny abbreviations contractions,Slang words ( 俚語） are very informal phrases commonly used in speech, Especially bet

2、ween people from the same particular （獨(dú)特 的）social group, for example, teenagers, criminals and soldiers, or between people who work together. They are not considered suitable for formal contexts （文章）.,What?,Abbreviations ( 縮寫詞） Abbreviations use only the first letters of a name or phrase, or leave o

3、ut letters to shorten a word, e.g. UK, Dr.,Contractions ( 縮約形式） Contractions are short forms of words when apostrophe (省略符號) replace letters, e.g. well, shes, cant.,We should use formal greetings. We should use formal endings. We should not use slang words or expressions. We should not use jokes or

4、try to be funny. We should not use abbreviations. We should not use contractions.,How to express formally?,formal language,informal language,Who?,unfamiliar people teachers boss friends parents,have a big mouth Mon Hello! Lots of love BC Good morning. all wet well Dec hed Yours truly How are you? ca

5、tch some Zs cant Cheers Simon has much more hare than his uncle.,Greetings? Endings? Slang? Jokes ? Abbreviations ? Contractions ?,Can you help them?,Greetings: Endings: Slang: Jokes: Abbreviations: Contractions:,Hello! Good morning. How are you?,Lots of love Yours truly Cheers,have a big mouth all

6、wet catch some Zs,Simon has much more hair than his uncle.,Mon BC Dec,well hed cant,Hi Mr. Wu Id like to recommend David as the new chairperson of the Students Union. Hes a Gemini. This means he is probably lively and clever. He is also very outgoing. I think he is really cool.,My uncle is a Gemini

7、too. He is a Dr and he is very smart. I think David should be the new chairperson because hes just as smart as my uncle. The only thing is that David has much more hair than my uncle. I think David would be a great chairperson. Cheers Kitty,More mistakes There is no date. There should be a printed n

8、ame under the signature at the bottom.,You shouldnt use abbreviations.,You shouldnt use contractions.,You shouldnt use informal endings.,Hi Mr. Zhou I hope that you are having a happy New Year. My mother has left for a business trip today and its raining cats and dogs. Im now preparing for my new sc

9、hool year. It starts tomorrow, on 10th Feb. I have learnt that I will be in Class A. I will learn nine subjects including Physics, Chemistry, biology, and Geography.,Another letter to a teacher,I havent got my textbooks yet. When I get them, I want to take a quick look at them, and I hope you would not mind answering my questions if I have any. You must be busy like a bee this term. I hope you will be successful