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1、Whatisformalstyleandwhatisinformalstyle?Whatsituationscantheybeused?Complexsentencestructures,includingthepassivevoiceandsubordinateclauses,aswellasabstractnounsintheformalstyleofEnglish.Andsimplesentencestructuresandactivevoicemayoftenbeusedintheinformalstyle.Alotofcolloquiallanguageandcontractions
2、maybefoundaswell.Comparethefollowingtwotextsandtrytodecidewhichisformalandwhichisinformal.Text 1A:Hi,Mike.ItsAlicesbirthdaytomorrow.Shallwebuyherapresent?B:Yes,ofcourse,whataboutsomeflowers?A:Flowersarelovely.ButIdprefertogetheraCD.Youknowshelovesmusic.B:Goodidea.Text 2A:Goodmorning,MrSmith.Therepor
3、tisfinished.ShallIpresentittoyou?B:Pleasegiveittomeinanhour.Ihaveameetingwithsomecustomersaboutournewproduct.A:Iamsorrytointerruptyou.Pleaseinformmewhenyouarefinishedandhavetimetolookatthereport.B:Yes,Iwill.usesimplesentencestructures;theactivevoice;lessformallanguageandcontractionsusethepassivevoic
4、e;aformalsettingText 1Text 2A.atelephoneconversationwithafriendB.atelephonecalltoateacherC.ane-mailtoapenfriendD.apresentationtotheclassE.ajobinterviewF.ascientificreportG.theentertainmentsectionofanewspaperH.anapplicationletterforajobI.anotetoyourmumJ.achatwithyournextdoorneighbourSort the followin
5、g situations into spoken and written language:FormalInformalSpokenWrittenB D EA JF HC I GRank the following sentences in order of formality, (1) being the most formal and (6) the least formal.Hey,youshutthedoor!Wouldyoubesokindastoshutthedoor,please?Visitorsarerequestedtoshutthedoorquietlywhenleavin
6、gthebuilding.Byorderoftheheadmaster,thesedoorsmustbekeptshutatalltimes.Pleaseshutthedoor.Wouldyoumindshuttingthedoor?(6)(3)(1)(2)(5)(4)Bequiet.CouldItroubleyoutoturnthevolumeontheradiodownalittle,please?Visitorsarepolitelyrequestedtokeeptheirvoicesdownatalltimes.Shutup!Silenceisrequestedinthisareawh
7、iletheexaminationsarebeinggiven.Pleasestoptalking!(5)(3)(1)(6)(2)(4)1. soas to: 如此如此以致以致 , 表示结果表示结果He got up so early as to catch the early bus.他起得他起得如此如此早早以致以致赶上了早班车。赶上了早班车。sothat: 如此如此以致以致,引导结果状语从句引导结果状语从句He got up so early that he caught the early bus.so as to: 为了，相当于为了，相当于in order to, 但但so as to
8、不能用于句首。不能用于句首。 so that: 为了，引导目的状语从句；为了，引导目的状语从句；以致，引导结果状语从句。以致，引导结果状语从句。He got up very early so as to catch the early bus.He got up very early so that he could catch the early bus.他起得非常早他起得非常早以便以便可以赶上早班车。可以赶上早班车。He got up very early so that he caught the early bus.他起得非常早他起得非常早以致以致赶上了早班车。赶上了早班车。2. at
9、 all times: 无论何时，一直无论何时，一直at times: 有时，不时有时，不时at a time: 每次，每次， 一次一次at one time: 曾经，一度曾经，一度at the same time: 同时同时You should be ready at all times for the coming examination.你你随时随时要为即将到来的考试做准备。要为即将到来的考试做准备。He wrote to me at times when he was abroad.他在国外时会他在国外时会不时地不时地给我写信。给我写信。You can borrow two books
10、 at a time on the condition that you return them on time.你你每次每次可以借两本书只要你准时归还。可以借两本书只要你准时归还。We were good friends at one time.我们我们曾经曾经是好朋友。是好朋友。Yourperformanceinthedrivingtestdidntreachrequiredstandard,_,youfailed.A.intheendB.afterallC.inotherwordsD.atthesametime3. mind: v. 介意，反对，常用于疑问句、介意，反对，常用于疑问句、否定句、条件句中。否定句、条件句中。Do you think hed mind if I borrowed his book?你认为如果我借他的书他会你认为如果我借他的书他会介意介意吗吗?+ ing form of verb I dont mind having a dog in the house so long as its clean.我我不介意不介意在家里养只狗在家里养只狗,只要它干净。只要它干净。同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全
