9AUnit1Study skills.pptVIP

* Unit 1 Study skills Formal and informal language Yang Zhong Foreign Language School informal language informal greetings informal endings slang words or expressions jokes or try to be funny abbreviations contractions Slang words ( 俚语） are very informal phrases commonly used in speech, Especially between people from the same particular （独特 的）social group, for example, teenagers, criminals and soldiers, or between people who work together. They are not considered suitable for formal contexts （文章）. What? Abbreviations ( 缩写词） Abbreviations use only the first letters of a name or phrase, o