Formal and informal writing

Submitted by Marc Stewart on 3 January 2018.

A set of two exercises (one vocabulary exercise, then a directed writing exercise) plus an extension (fun exercise where learners use the ‘wrong’ register to write a text) to learn about formal and informal language in English.

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Love the final exercise :) The examples (which involve David Beckham and a broken washing machine) are hilarious.

Resource File(s)

l1l2formalinformal.pdf

Resource type

Worksheet(s) or assignment

Writing assessments, tasks or prompts

Physical format

4 page PDF with curriculum mapping

Level

Level 1

Level 2

GCSE L1-5

English

Functional English - writing

Wt/L2.6

Adult Lit Wt/L2.5 Use formal & informal language appropriate to purpose & audience

Adult Lit Wt/L1.4 Use language suitable for purpose and audience

GCSE Writing AO5(a) Use tone, style and register for different forms, purposes & audiences

FE Writing composition