1、Formal EnglishInformal English common inwhere to findoccasionsdaily conversationsspeakingwritingin both written and spoken Englishat a conferencewhen playing sportswhen talking to close friends in the USAat parties of friendswriting business lettersCompare the two letters.Which one is more formal?Pi
2、ng An Insurance Company of China12 Minhua RoadChongqing,400013China June 3,2000Mr.S.Hakka,Yashima Life Insurance Company,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 ins
3、urance 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 JieXu JiePublic Relations DepartmentPing An Insurance Company of China D
4、ear 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 favourif you would give him the benefit o
5、f your advice and experience.Yours sincerely,Huang YongWe also have some formal/informal words and phrases for you!Formal EnglishInformal Englisha large amount/number ofadmire childsolveI regret to inform youimmediatelya lot oflook up tokidhandleIm sorry to sayright awayFormal EnglishInformal Englis
6、hsatisfypreventtoughreplydraw your attentionmakehappystophardanswerspeak to you aboutFormal EnglishInformal Englishappreciate it if you would dolook forward totake intoconsiderationlike you to dowait forthink about Dear Mr.Smith,I want to speak to you about the state of the playground.People are thr
7、owing their garbage everywhere.They leave garbage on the ground instead of using the garbage cans.This is a danger to kids.Yesterday,a six-year-oldkid fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle.The boy was taken to hospital.draw your attention tochildrenPlus,the garbage makes the playground look dirty
8、,and no one wants to go there.I would like you to handle this problem right away.For example,you should buy more garbage cansand stop people from littering.Please think about my suggestions .I am waiting for your answer.Best regardsJerry BrokerIn additionwould appreciate id if you solve this problem
9、 immediatelypreventtakeinto considerationlooking forward to reply What does“UN”stand for?United NationsWhat does“WTO”stand for?World Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization(WTO)is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations.At its heart are the W
10、TO agreements,negotiated(磋商)and signed by the bulk of the worlds trading nations and ratified(批准)in their parliaments(议会).The goal is to help producers of goods and services,exporters(出口商),and importers(进口商)conduct their business.How many countries are there in the“UN”?What are they?190.China,France
11、,Russia,The United Kingdom and the United States are the permanent members of the UN Security Council.How many languages are spoken in the world today?What languages are most widely spoken?About 6,000 languages are spoken in the world today.The ten most widely spoken languages are Chinese,Spanish,En
12、glish,Hindi,Arabic,Bengali,Portuguese,Russian,Japanese and German.If second-language speakers are included,English is the most widely spoken language.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 co
13、untry the flags belong to?Which language is spoken in that country?Brazil AustraliaSaudi ArabiaMexicoItalySwitzerlandIndiaSingaporeThe Map of the WorldPandathe Peoples Republic of Chinathe Five-Starred Red flagRussiaRussianUKEnglishUUncle ncle SSamamUSAEnglishFranceFrenchEiffel Tower190French German
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