Unit 2 Language Word power

1、Formal English and informal EnglishUnit 2 LanguageWord powerFormal EnglishInformal English common inwhere to findoccasionsdaily conversationsspeakingwritingin both written and spoken Englishat a conferencewhen playing sportswhen talking to close friends in the USAat parties of friendswriting busines

2、s lettersCompare the two letters. Which one is more formal?Ping An Insurance Company of China12 Minhua RoadChongqing, 400013China June 3, 2000Mr. S. Hakka,Yashima Life Insurance Company,Yo Tsui Chome,Tokyo, JapanDear Mr. Hakka,A friend of mine, Mr. Wang Li, would very much like to meet you. He is a

3、student of Economics at Shancheng University, and plans to enter the insurancebusiness in a few months time.As you are well established in insurance, I would very appreciate it if you could find time to see Mr. Wang, or to give him an introduction to someone on your staff. Thank you.Yours sincerely,

4、Xu JieXu JiePublic Relations DepartmentPing An Insurance Company of ChinaDear Mr.J. White,It gives us great pleasure to introduce Mr.Zhang Hai of Jialing group, with whom we have done business for many years. Mr. Zhang will be visiting Britain in the near future to extend their international market

5、and we should consider it a personal favour if you would give him the benefit of your advice and experience.Yours sincerely,Huang YongWe also have some formal / informal words and phrases for you!Formal English Informal Englisha large amount/number ofadmirechildsolveI regret to inform yousatisfya lo

6、t oflook up tokidhandleIm sorry to saymake happyFormal English Informal Englishpreventtoughreplydraw your attention toappreciate it if you would dolook forward totakeinto considerationstophard answerspeak to you aboutlike you to dowait forthink about Dear Mr. Smith,I want to speak to you about the s

7、tate of the playground.People are throwing their garbage everywhere. They leave garbage on the ground instead of using the garbage cans. This is a danger to kids. Yesterday, a six-year-oldkid fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle. The boy wastaken to hospital. Plus, the garbage makes the playgrou

8、ndlook dirty, and no one wants to go there.draw your attention tochildIn additionAnswerschildrenI would like you to handle this problem right away. For example, you should buy more garbage cans and stop people from littering.Please think about my suggestions. I am waiting for your answer.Best regard

9、sJerry BrokerI would appreciate it if you would solve this problem immediatelypreventlooking forward totake my concerns into considerationreplyCountries and languagesWhat does “UN” stand for?What is the Chinese meaning of the UN Security Council? China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the Uni

10、ted States are permanent members of the UN Security Council. Answer the following questions(P27):United Nations聯(lián)合國安理會 How many languages are spoken in the world today? What languages are most widely spoken? About 6,000. The ten most widely spoken language are Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi, Arabic

11、, Bengali, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese and German. How many countries are there in the “UN”? What are they? 191. Suppose you are going to begin your round-the-world travel, and what should you know about the countries during your journey? Can you point out which country the flags belong to ? Which

12、 language is spoken in that country?Pandathe Peoples Republic of Chinathe Five-Starred Red flagRussiaRussianUncle SamUSAEnglishFranceFrenchEiffel Tower French German Italian itljn 意大利語Which country is famous for watch?Switzerland 瑞士Italyitli 意大利 ItalianVenicevenis Irelandailand Irish airi EnglishSpa

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