[V5] P3: Formal language

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

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Today's lesson: Formal language & individual preparation

Why: to prepare for essay writing (+ academic/business writing)

What do you think of when you hear 'formal language'?

Formal writing in a nutshell

• Formal language → more 'expensive' wording
• No contractions → can’t = cannot / won’t = will not (and never U for you)
• Do not use informal questions
  
• In an essay → do not use ‘I’ or 'you' or 'we'
  
• Use linking words
  
• Focus on lay-out: Empty line between each paragraph

Study the language (left: informal right: formal)

Is this sentence formal or informal?

They did an experiment.

1. Formal
2. Informal

Turn this sentence into a formal one:
They did an experiment.

Also very useful for CITO texts

Today's task

Pick TWO of the following options:

1. Formal vs. informal words (+ 1 last one)
2. Essay language (advanced)
3. Challenging: https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/register/index.htm 

When done, continue your research on one of the essay topics:

- Animal experimentation

- Britain in the 1950s/1960s

- Artificial Intelligence

Any questions/comments about this lesson?

The essay-burger