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more questions about school and
education in pairs. Then they exchange 11
questions with another pair and take
turns to ask and answer them using

Text 1
USE OF ENGLISH To: Jill Duncan (Head of English)

 Profile
From: Angie Dalton (School Exchange Organiser)
1.7 Register Hi Jill,
I can use formal and informal I’ve been thinking about having a welcome party for
language appropriately. 5 the Swiss exchange students. They can come to a get-
together in the main hall. Make sure all your sta come
along and also could you say a few words? – you know,
1 SPEAKING Read UK TODAY. Discuss why you think
say hello and tell the visitors a bit about the school and
fewer UK students are studying foreign languages
these days. What is the situation in your country? the town. We’ll follow this with a bit of food (menu TBC).
10 They can come in through the main entrance and we
can get our students to say hello and then they can

Exercise 2
UK TODAY show the exchange students around the school.
BTW, I’ve already posted a map and directions on
1 They are International exchange trips the website.
preparing for
an exchange • Young people can experience life with a host family and 15 Thanks , Jill
visit from at a local high school, new places, customs and people. Angie
a Swiss school.
• 62 percent of UK students decided to study languages
2 & 3 Text 1 is an at university after an exchange trip, but ...
informal email Text 2
conversation • Only 30 percent of state secondary schools organise Stoneberry School
between two international exchange trips these days and ...
school
• Fewer than 8 percent of UK students study a foreign You are invited to attend a reception in honour of
colleagues and
is making language until age eighteen and the numbers are falling. the exchange group from Switzerland.
suggestions for The reception will be held in the school assembly
planning the
event for hall from 5 p.m. to 6 :30 p.m.
exchange 5 All English teaching staff will be present and
students.
Text 2 is in addition the Head of English will
a formal give a welcome speech.
invitation to
inform people This will be followed by light refreshments. A map
about the and directions have been posted on the website.
reception.
2 Read Texts 1 and 2 and answer the questions. 10 Please enter through the front entrance where
student representatives will greet you.
1 What is happening at Stoneberry School?
2 What is the purpose of Text 1 and Text 2? Visitors will be given a guided tour of the school.
3 Which text is formal/informal? Why?
Exercise 4
FORMAL 3 Complete the LANGUAGE FOCUS with the examples 4 There are twelve more underlined examples of
– INFORMAL in blue in Texts 1 and 2. formal and informal equivalents in Texts 1 and 2.
attend Write them down in a new formal/informal table.
a reception
– come to LANGUAGE FOCUS
a get-together
Register – formal and informal language
be present –
come along Formal language is more common in written English, e.g. in offi cial documents, business letters and invitations. It is also
give a welcome used in certain spoken contexts such as announcements, presentations or speeches. Informal language is more common in
speech – say spoken English. It's also used in some written contexts, e.g. in informal emails, blogs or postcards.
a few words
greet – say hello Formal Informal Formal Informal
visitors will be No contractions or Contractions and More complex noun Simpler noun
given a guided abbreviations: abbreviations: phrases: phrases:
tour of the I have been thinking ... 1
light refreshments 5
I’ve been thinking ... a bit of food
school – they 2
can show the To be confi rmed TBC More verbs of Latin origin: More phrasal verbs:
6
exchange Greater use of the Less use of the enter come in
students around Passive: Passive: Complex prepositional Simple prepositions:
the school 3
This will be followed We’ll follow this ... phrases: a welcome party
a map and More use of indirect More use of direct a reception 7 in honour of for the exchange
directions have questions: questions: the exchange group students
been posted 4
Do you think you could Could you say a few words ? More formal linkers: Neutral linkers:
– I’ve already 8
posted a map say a few words? in addition also
and directions incidentally BTW (by the way)

12

EXTRA ACTIVITIES the first sentence out loud and the key WORKBOOK
• Photocopiable resource 5 Verb pairs word needed for the transformation. pp. 12–13
Then they read the transformed
(6–8 min.) pp. 223–224, 242
• In pairs, students prepare a set sentence and the group gives NEXT CLASS
feedback. Ask students to prepare for
of sentences similar to those in ex. 8.
12 The teacher collects all the sets. a 10–20-minute Use of English Quiz:
Students come to the teacher Assessment Package, Unit 1.7, Use
individually to pick one set. They read of English.

5 Read an email from one of the Swiss exchange 8 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the second sentence so
students to the student in her English host family. that it has a similar meaning to the fi rst. Use between
Choose the correct option. two and fi ve words including the word in capitals.
Do not change the word given.
1 It’s fantastic you’ve chosen our school for your exchange
1Dear Miss Natalie Brown, / Hi Natalie , trip. DELIGHTED
2 Sorry We are delighted (that) you have chosen our school for your
for not writing earlier / I apologise for the delay in
exchange trip.
writing to you, but 3 I’ve been up to my eyes in / I have been
2 You must wear school uniform at all times during school
extremely busy with my school work. 4I am delighted to be
hours. WORN
invited / Thanks for inviting me to stay in your house for
School uniform must be worn at all times during school hours.
three weeks. 3 What is your favourite school subject? IS
5 I’d like / Please allow me to tell you a bit about myself. I’d like to know what your favourite school subject is .

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