language styles
abilitygoals
enablethestudentstolearntouseproperlanguagestylesinpropersituations.
learningabilitygoals
helpthestudentstolearnhowtouseproperlanguagestylesinpropersituations.
teachingimportantpoints
teachdifferencesbetweenspokenandwrittenenglish;differencesbetweenformalandinformalstyles.
teachingdifficultpoints
helpstudentslearnhowtochooseproperlanguagesstylesaccordingtothesituations.
teachingmethods
question-and-answeractivityandpractice
teachingaids
acomputerandablackboard
teachingprocedure
i.greetingsandrevision
1.talkaboutthetypesofcybercrime.
2.howtofightagainstcybercrime.
ii.languagestyles
1.themostimportantdifferenceintheenglishlanguagestyleisbetweenspokenandwrittenformsofenglish.withinspokenandwrittenformsofenglish,therearealsodifferencesbetweenformalandinformalstyles.
2.readthetextsanddecidewhichisformalandwhichisinformal
text1informal
a.himike.it'salice'sbirthdaytomorrow.shallwebuyherapresent?
b.yes,ofcourse,whataboutsomeflowers?
a.flowersarelovely.buti'dprefertogetheracd.youknowshelovesmusic.
b.goodidea.
summary
itusessimplesentencestructures,theactivevoice,lessformallanguageandcontractions.
text2 formal
a.goodmorning,mr.smith.thereportisfinished.shallipresentittoyou?
b.pleasegiveittomeinanhour.ihaveameetingwithsomecustomersaboutournewproduct.
a.iamsorrytointerruptyou.pleaseinformmewhenyouarefinishedandhavetimetolookatthereport.
b.yes,iwill.
summary
itusesthepassivevoiceandisobviouslyaformalsettingbetweentwoprofessionals.
generalguide
formal informal
writtentext essays
reports
lettersofapplication letterstofriendsorfamily共
e-mails
textmessages
spokenlanguage
formalspeeches
addressingstrangers talkingtopeopleweknowwell(familymembersandfriends)
formalstyle
features
1)weoftenfindcomplexsentencestructures,includingthepassivevoiceandsubordinateclauses.
subordinateclause
ordinarycitizensareawareofthefrequentcomputer-relatedcrimesthathappensincemanycomputerusersareaffectedbycomputerviruses.
passivevoice
2)wealsofindmoreabstractnouns.
therehasbeenanincreaseintheincidenceofcrime.
informalstyle
features
1)weoftenusesimplesentencestructures.
peopleareworriedaboutcomputerviruses.
2)weoftenuseactivevoice.
youshouldgototheuniversityandtalktothedetectiveinchargeofcampuspoliceaboutthetheft.
3)wealsofindalotofcolloquiallanguage,andtherearecontractions.
we'veheardlotsofreportsoffinancialfraud
iii.practice
1.whichtextisformalandwhichisinformal
text1
goodmorning,viewers,andwelcometo'sundaytopics'.manycrimesthat
takeplaceinourcityarecausedbyalackofmoney.myguest,dr.johnson,believesso.wewillbecoveringthisandmanyothertopics,aswellastalkingtoyou,thepublic,aboutyourthoughtsontheissuesoftoday.ihopethatyouaregoingtostaywithusforthenextfortyminutes.text2
hi,everyone,andgladtoseeyouagainin'sundaytopics'.dr.johnsonismyguest,andhesaysthatmanycrimesthattakeplaceinourcityarecausedbyalackofmoney.we'lllookatthisandotherinterestingtopicsaswellaschattingtoyouabouttoday'sissues.ithinkyou'lllikeit,sostaywithus.
analysis
text1:formalstyle
itfeaturessentenceswithpassivevoice,subordinateclausesandabstractnouns.
text2:informalstyle
itusescolloquiallanguageandcontractions,aswellassimplesentencesandtheactive.
2.parta p.57
formal informal共
spoken b d e a j
written f h c i g
3.partb p.57
a)
hey,you------shutthedoor!
wouldyoubesokindastoshutthedoor,please?
visitorsarerequestedtoshutthedoorquietlywhenleavingthebuilding.
byorderoftheheadmaster,thesedoorsmustbekeptshutatalltimes.
pleaseshutthedoor.
wouldyoumindshuttingthedoor?
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b)
bequiet.
coulditroubleyoutoturnthevolumeontheradiodownalittle,please?
visitorsarepolitelyrequestedtokeeptheirvoicesdownatalltimes.
shutup!
silenceisrequestedinthisareawhiletheexaminationsarebeinggiven.
pleasestoptalking!
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c)
workinpairsandmakeadialogueinainformalorformalstyle.
iv.homework
revisethegrammaticalpoints
dopartc1andc2onpage124.
previewthetask
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