hey aubry welcome to an ielts bonus hey welcome to you jessica to this exciting ielts bonus
um why are we here today aubry on this uh special occasion we are teaching a web class you guys
free live web class with jessica and myself and it's going to be really fun we've got a
few little surprises on this one going to bring up a student on stage we've got some fun polls
so you don't want to miss it and it's all about business english being informal and formal at work
when is it appropriate how do you do it what language do you need to use
anyone working in english or studying for ielts
needs to know this and today we're going to share specifically how it can help you on the ielts exam
yeah guys so yes this is a business english web class but it is all about like aubry said
formal and informal english um guys i hope you realize how this can help you on the ielts exam
on the speaking test guys remember that the examiner listens for a range of vocabulary you
must be able to show your ability to communicate both informally in speaking part 1 and formally in
speaking part 3 so guys that is exactly what this web class is about so before we get to an example
that you can use in writing guys i want to share with you how to sign up go to allearsenglish.com
better that's b-e-t-t-e-r um and grab your spot we are having two of these web classes guys april
12th and 16th so you can for sure attend one of those or maybe both i don't know so sign up
guys grab your spot alliersenglish.com better so we've already said that this tone that knowing the
difference between formal and informal english will help you on ielts speaking for everyone
but how else will this language help students on ielts aubrey yes if you're taking the general
training ielts you are going to need to write a letter and your task response score depends
a lot on your tone if it needs to be informal or formal it depends on who you're writing to
and this is one of the most difficult things about the writing task one letter for general training
it's difficult not easy for students to figure this out you need strategies exactly exactly um so
guys you can not get higher than a six if you have variations in tone if your tone is inconsistent
now on the other hand if your tone is like totally wrong if you're just approaching it informally too
much then you get a five for task so guys tone is vital to your task score for this general training
letter guys um so let's throw out an example from the web class actually we're giving you a sort of
insider sneak peek here um what is an example of some of the tone we will teach in the web class
aubry yes exactly so in maybe an old business textbook you might see you know dear mr smith
i greatly appreciate the effort you have put forth on this project but the reality check
is that might not be appropriate if you're writing to a friend or a neighbor someone you know well so
you can't just take this formal english and assume it'll work in every letter you have to think about
who are you writing to what is your relationship how well do you know them i could totally see a
student memorizing a sentence like this from you know a template or a textbook somewhere
and then just thinking oh like any time i say thank you to somebody in a letter i
can use the sentence it looks great it must be high scoring this is an awesome sentence
and then on the ielts exam they're asked to thank a friend for something or they're asked to thank
a neighbor for a favor right and they start the letter they're like hey bill how how's it going
what's up i greatly appreciate the effort you have put forth on this project and like
doesn't make any sense first of all because it's like you're not talking about a project
and then second of all yeah it's too formal yeah you would never say that to someone you know
this is someone that especially if you know them well but even if it's a neighbor you don't know
really well it's still way too formal and to even to refer to something as a project if it's like
watering your plants or walking your dog i know it's too informal of a way to refer to that favor
totally yeah um so let's throw out a better example um let's say you are writing to a
colleague for instance right a co-worker and um it's a co-worker you know well right so it's
sort of bordering on that tone so this would be a semi-formal tone because you're writing
to a co-worker but it's someone that you know well right um so you could say something like hey jack
i wanted to drop you a note just to say thank you for the incredible work you've put in so you can
see how much more informal that sentence is and therefore more highly it would score more highly
for task because the tone is more appropriate yes exactly and this is hitting that semi-formal tone
that is like a unicorn where you have a work colleague you're still wanting to stay a little
formal it's not like your buddy that you shoot pool with but you certainly wouldn't be as formal
as that first phrase and this sentence really hits that right incredible work you're still being very
polite and respectful which is appropriate for a work colleague but using that phrasal verb put in
drop you a note yeah these are more informal verbs that's getting you that semi-formal tone
exactly exactly so like an informal way be like hey jack what's up thanks a lot brother
right and so like i just want to give you guys a contrast so you know that this how semi-formal
this is in the middle right between formal and informal um okay guys so remember to sign up for
this web class yes it is about business english but the topic will help you on your ielts speaking
and writing doesn't matter if you're academic or general guys you have to know the difference
between formal and informal language so you can use the right vocabulary you could hit the right
tone on all parts of the exam so sign up guys grab your spot right now because it's going to be
huge i know tons of people are going to come to this web class so remember it is live it is not
recorded but it is free so grab your spot always english dot com slash better that's b-e-t-t-e-r
yes and we will see you there i'll see you there jessica i will see you there aubry you