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PRACTICAL ENGLISH WRITING Writing Style 1. The following sentences are mixed Formal and Informal. Write F (Formal) or I (Informal) in the brackets and change Formal into Informal and Informal into Formal. (1) It is possible to consider the results from a different viewpoint. (2) It has been proved that the arguments so far are without foundation. (3) I’ll give a lecture this evening. (4) I wonder why he put up with those terrible conditions for so long. 2. Say whether each of the following letters should be written in formal or informal style. Give reasons. (1)To an old teacher of yours, asking him to come to a family dinner. (2) To a well-known author, seeking advice for writing short stories. (3) To the sales manager of a company, asking for a catalogue. (4)To your brother who is now staying abroad. (5)To the overseas students office of a university in a foreign country, asking for information about scholarships. 3.The following is a fairly formal reply to an invitation. Suppose the writer and the recipient were intimate friends, the words of the reply would be quite different even though the purpose and the content remain unchanged. Rewrite the letter as an informal reply (letter). Dear Professor Smith, Thank you very much for the kind invitation to dinner. I regret that my wife is ill so that it will not be possible for us to come, I do hope, however, that I shall have an opportunity of seeing you again in the near future. Yours sincerely, Tom Jackson 4.Change the following into a formal/written style. Economics?…Yes, well, um…economics is, I suppose, about people trying to…let me see…match things that are scarce—you know—with things that they want,…oh yes, and how these efforts have an effect on each other through exchange, I suppose. Writing Process Outline Example: Have you ever wished that the carpeting in your home or office could have a new look? At Ala