Adapting register
Formality and detail depend on audience and purpose.
Lessons
10 available items- 1
Adapting register
Formality and detail depend on audience and purpose.
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One request in two registers · Adapting the degree of formality
Adapting the degree of formality in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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One request in two registers · Preserving the same request
Preserving the same request in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Apologising in a professional context · Matching an apology to the impact
Matching an apology to the impact in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Apologising in a professional context · Providing a remedy instead of an extended apology
Providing a remedy instead of an extended apology in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Explaining an idea to two audiences · Adjusting the amount of background needed
Adjusting the amount of background needed in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Explaining an idea to two audiences · Explaining a term without losing accuracy
Explaining a term without losing accuracy in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Turning a spoken comment into an email · Making context-dependent references explicit
Making context-dependent references explicit in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Turning a spoken comment into an email · Removing fillers while preserving tone
Removing fillers while preserving tone in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Avoiding excessive formality · Choosing natural professional language
Choosing natural professional language in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
Reading
5 available items- 1
One request in two registers
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Apologising in a professional context
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Explaining an idea to two audiences
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Turning a spoken comment into an email
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Avoiding excessive formality
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.