1、UNIT 4LAW AND ORDERGrammar and Usage Revision Grammar Exercises Assignment Language StylesRevision Talk about the types of cybercrime.How to fight against cybercrime.zxxkLanguage StylesThe most important difference in the English language style is between spoken and written forms of English.Within s
2、poken and written forms of English,there are also differences between formal and informal styles.Read the texts and decide which is formal and which is informalA.Hi Mike.Its Alices birthday tomorrow.Shall we buy her a present?B.Yes,of course,what about some flowers?A.Flowers are lovely.But Id prefer
3、 to get her a CD.You know she loves music.B.Good idea.InformalIt uses simple sentence structures,the active voice,less formal language and contractions.TEXT 1A.Good morning,Mr.Smith.The report is finished.Shall I present it to you?B.Please give it to me in an hour.I have a meeting with some customer
4、s about our new product.I am sorry to interrupt you.Please inform me when you are finished and have time to look at the report.Yes,I will.FormalIt uses the passive voice and is obviously a formal setting between two professionals.TEXT 2General GuideFormalInformalWritten textSpoken language zx。xkessa
5、ysreportsletters of applicationformal speechesAddressing strangersletters to friends or familye-mailstext messagesTalking to people we know well(family members and friends)Formal StyleWe also find more abstract nouns.FeaturesThere has been an increase in the incidence of crime.increaseincidencecrime
6、Informal StyleFeaturesWe often use simple sentence structures.People are worried about computer viruses.We often use active voice.You should go to the university and talk to the detective in charge of campus police about the theft.We also find a lot of colloquial language,and there are contractions.
7、Weve heard lots of reports of financial fraud.Which text is formal and which is informalText 1 Good morning,viewers,and welcome to Sunday topics.Many crimes that take place in our city are caused by a lack of money.My guest,Dr.Johnson,believes so.We will be covering this and many other topics,as wel
8、l as talking to you,the public,about your thoughts on the issues of today.I hope that you are going to stay with us for the next forty minutes.PracticeText 2 Hi,everyone,and glad to see you again in Sunday Topics.Dr.Johnson is my guest,and he says that many crimes that take place in our city are cau
9、sed by a lack of money.Well look at this and other interesting topics as well as chatting to you about todays issues.I think youll like it,so stay with us.AnalysisFormal StyleIt uses colloquial language and contractions,as well as simple sentences and the active.It features sentences with passive vo
10、ice,subordinate clauses and abstract nouns.Informal StyleText 1:Text 2:PracticePart A P.57FormalInformalSpokenWrittenb d ef ha jc I g1Hey,you-shut the door!Would you be so kind as to shut the door,please?Visitors are requested to shut the door quietly when leaving the building.By order of the headma
11、ster,these doors must be kept shut at all times.Please shut the door.Would you mind shutting the door?63254Part B P.57Be quiet.Could I trouble you to turn the volume on the radio down a little,please?Visitors are politely requested to keep their voices down at all times.Shut up!Silence is requested in this area while the examinations are being given.Please stop talking!531624PracticeWork in pairs and make a dialogue in a informal or formal style.Revise the grammatical points Do part C1 and C2 on page 124.Preview the taskHomework
