1、unit2 language-Word powerFormal English and informal EnglishFormal English Informal Englishcommon inwhere to findoccasionsdaily conversationsspeakingwritingin both written and spoken Englishat a conferenceat a conferencewhenwhen playing sportsplaying sportswhen talking to close when talking to close
2、 friends in the USAfriends in the USAat parties of at parties of friendsfriendswriting business writing business lettersletters Compare the two letters.Which one is more formal?Ping An Insurance Company of China12 Minhua RoadChongqing,400013China June 3,2000Mr.S.Hakka,Yashima Life Insurance Company,
3、Yo Tsui Chome,Tokyo,JapanDear 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 fin
4、d time to see Mr.Wang,or to give him an introduction to someone on your staff.Thank you.Yours sincerely,Xu JieXu JiePublic Relations DepartmentPing 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
5、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 YongWe also have some formal/informal words and phrases for you!Forma
6、l English Informal Englisha large amount/number ofarrangechilddiscardI regret to inform youimmediatelya lot ofsort outkidthrow awayIm sorry to sayright awayFormal English Informal Englishin additionIt is my hopepreventpurchasereplyspeak totake my concerns into considerationplushope stopbuyanswerhave
7、 a word withthink about itDear Mr.Smith,I want to have a word with you about the condition of the playground.Im sorry to say that people do not throw away their rubbish properly.They leave rubbish on the ground instead of using the bins.Yesterday a 6-year-old kid fell and cut his hand on a broken bo
8、ttle.The boy was taken to hospital right away.Plus,the beautiful view of the park is spoiled.speak toregret to inform youchildimmediately In additiondiscardI believe that there are a lot of actions you could take to solve this problem.For example,youshould buy additional litter bins and sort outsecu
9、rity to stop people from littering.Hope that you will think about it.I look forward to your answer.Yours sincerely,Jerry Brokera large number ofpurchasearrangepreventIt is my hopetake my concerns into considerationreplyWhat does“UN”stand for?What does“WTO”stand for?The World Trade Organization(WTO)i
10、s the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.The goal is to help producers of goods and services,exporters(出口商),and importers(进口商)conduct their business.United UnionsWorld Trade OrganizationHow many languages are spoken in the world today?What language
11、s are most widely spoken?About 6,000.The ten most widely spoken language are Chinese,English,Hindi,Spanish,Russian,Arabic,Bengali,Portuguese,Malay and French.How many countries are there in the“UN”?What are they?191.They are China,France,Russia,The United Kingdom and the United States are the perman
12、ent members of the UN Security Council.Suppose you are going to begin your round-the-world travel,and what should you know about the countries during your journey?Can you point out which country the flags belong to?Which language is spoken in that country?Pandathe Peoples Republic of China the Five-
13、Starred Red flagRussiaRussianUUncle ncle SSamamUSAEnglishFranceFrenchEiffel Tower French German Italian 意大利语Which country is famous for watch?Switzerland瑞士ItalyItalianVeniceIrelandIrish EnglishSpainSpanishGermanyGermanCanadaEnglish FrenchMexicoSpanishEgyptArabic 阿拉伯语IndiaHindi English Taj MahalPortu
14、galPortuguese葡萄牙ColumbusSaudiArabiaArabic沙特阿拉伯SingaporeThe city of gardenEnglishChineseMalay 马来语Tamil 泰米尔语New Zealand新西兰EnglishMaori 毛利语AustraliaEnglishcountryOfficial languagesCanadaEnglish,FrenchIndiaEnglish,HindiIrelandEnglish,IrishNew ZealandEnglish,MaoriSingaporeEnglish,Chinese,Malay,TamilSwitz
15、erlandFrench,German,ItalianflagcountryOfficial languageEgyptArabicFranceFrenchMexicoSpanishCanadaEnglish,FrenchGermanyGermanIrelandIrish,EnglishUKEnglishRussiaRussianEnglish Chinese French Russia Spanish ArabicPartBPlease finish the Please finish the exercise on page 26 exercise on page 26 162758394
