GrammarandUsageStep1:GeneralintroductionThegrammariteminthisunitfocusesonlanguagestyles.YouwilllearnthatthemostimportantdifferenceintheEnglishlanguagestyleisbetweenspokenandwrittenforms.WithinspokenandwrittenformsofEnglish,therearealsodifferencesbetweenformalandinformalstyles.Youareexpectedtoapplywhatyouhavelearnttopracticebyfinishtwoexercises.Step2:Explanation:1.Doyouknowwhatisformalstyleandwhatisinformalstyle?Whatisthedifferencebetweenthem?2.Peopleusedifferentlanguagestylesindifferentsituations.Readtheguidelinesandtheinformationinthetableonpage56.3.ReadPart1andPart2aboutformalstyleandinformalstyle.Youwillfindcomplexsentencestructures,includingthepassivevoiceandsubordinateclauses,aswellasabstractnounsintheformalstyleofEnglish.Andsimplesentencestructuresandactivevoicemayoftenbeusedintheinformalstyle.Alotofcolloquiallanguageandcontractionsmaybefoundaswell.4.Comparethefollowingtwotextsandtrytodecidewhichisformalandwhichisinformal.Text1A:Hi,Mike.It’sAlice’sbirthdaytomorrow.Shallwebuyherapresent?B:Yes,ofcourse,whataboutsomeflowers?A:Flowersarelovely.ButI’dprefertogetheraCD.Youknowshelovesmusic.B:Goodidea.Text2A:Goodmorning,MrSmith.Thereportiffinished.ShallIpresentittoyou?B:Pleasegiveittomeinanhour.Ihaveameetingwithsomecustomersaboutournewproduct.A:Iamsorrytointerruptyou.Pleaseinformmewhenyouarefinishedandhavetimetolookatthereport.B:Yes,Iwill.Text1:usesimplesentencestructures;theactivevoice;lessformallanguageandcontractionsText2:usethepassivevoice;aformalsetting5.ReadtheguidelinesofPartAonpage57tofindoutwhatyouwilldointhispart.Readthesituationsintheboxandthenworkouttheanswersonyourownorinpairs.Trytostateyourreasonsforyourchoice.Answers:AFormalInformalSpokenbdeajWrittenfhcig6.ReadtheguidelinesofPartB.Finishitinpairs.Tellthereasonswhyyouthinkthesesentencesareformalorinformal.Answers:B631254531624Step3:Homework:DoPartsC1andC2onpage124inWorkbook.
