The document discusses potential travel destinations and converting formal language to informal language. It asks the reader where they would like to travel next weekend/month and has them practice asking their partner the same question. It then provides examples of converting formal phrases like "What's the time?" to more informal versions. There is an example email exchange analyzed for functions like requesting information, providing information, and accepting an invitation. Suggestions are given for replacing formal closing phrases like "Yours sincerely" with informal alternatives like "All the best".

1. IF YOU COULD GO
ANYWHERE NEXT
WEEKEND/MONTH, WHERE
WOULD YOU GO?

2. Ask your partner where he/she would like to go.
5 mins
I’d like to see koalas in Australia.

3. Ex. 8B 5 mins
1rst step: Read Louise’s email and Corinna’s reply - on your own
2nd step: answer the questions - in pairs
Does Corinna answer Louise’s questions? What do you notice about
the style?

4. Functions (Greeting/asking for information/
apologising / disagreement…)
Good morning/ I’m sorry for being late…
How can you change from informal to formal?
“What's the time?”
“Can you tell me the time, please?"
"Would you mind telling me the time, please?"

5. 8C Read again the two emails – on your own
Write the number of the sentence next to the function
e.g.
ONE SENTENCE HAS TWO FUNCTIONS!
8 mins
Check in pairs

6. Answer key:
A)ACKNOWLEDGE EMAIL 6
B)REQUEST INFORMATION (4X) 3 – 5 – 7 -9
C)ACCEPT AN INVITATION 6
D)MAKE A SUGGESTION 4
E) PROVIDING INFORMATION (3X) 2 – 8 - 10
WHY?

7. HOW COULD
YOU REPLACE
THE FORMAL
PHRASES IN
BOLD WITH
INFORMAL
ONES?
On your own,
then in pairs
6 MINS

8. SOME SUGGESTIONS
I WAS DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE …. (FORMAL)
I WAS HAPPY TO GET …. (INFORMAL)
/sɪnˈsɪə.li/
YOURS SINCERELY (FORMAL)
ALL THE BEST (INFORMAL)

9. Replay to Corinna in an informal style!
5 mins

10. Check your partner’s email!
5 mins

11. FORMAL INFORMAL
• REGARDING ABOUT
• I WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THE INVITATION. I’D LOVE TO COME
• THE PERFECT OCCASION TO DO SO A GREAT TIME FOR IT
• I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IT’D BE GREAT
• MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR I’D RATHER SEE THAT
• I WILL INFORM YOU I’LL LET YOU KNOW
• I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW DO YOU KNOW
• I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING FURTHER INFORMATION I CAN’T WAIT TO
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