高一英语模块三第二单元wordpower课件牛津版必修三.pptVIP

Formal and informal English Do you still remember the following proverbs? I am all ears. Don’t be a wet blanket. Have some fun! I can tell you that. That is no-brainer! Don’t pull my leg! Can these sentences be used in formal English? Guess the meaning bite the dust. This pen just bite the dust. kick the bucket John kicked the buck last month. pass away Nowadays, young Americans like to use informal English freely: Gene: Jeet yet? Tim: No, ju? Gene: Skoeet! Regular English: Gene: Did you eat yet? Tim: No,did you? Gene: Lets go eat! Compare the two letters. Which one is more formal? Ping An Insurance Company of China 12 Minhua Road Chongqing, 400013 China June 3, 2000 ? Mr. S. Hakka, Yashima Life Insurance Company, Yo Tsui Chome, Tokyo, Japan ? Dear Mr. Hakka, A friend of mine, Mr. Wang Li, would very much like to meet you. He is a student of Economics at Shancheng University, and plans to enter the insurance?business 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, Xu Jie Xu Jie Public Relations Department Ping An Insurance Company of China Dear 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 and we should consider it a personal favour if you would give him the benefit of your advice and experience. Yours sincerely, Huang Yong ------------------------------- Dear Mr Smith, I want to have a word with you about the condition of the playground. I’m sorry to say that people do not throw away their rubbish properly. Yesterday a 6-year-old kid fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle. The boy was taken to hospital right away. Plus,