Advanced Writing with English in Use

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Technicalmatters • Module7A

2.0 Technicaldevices

A Howtosoundinformal

Your writingwill sound much moreinformalif you:

remember you'rew rit in g to a friend.Imag ine a real person.

• Be friendly and jokey.
  noo: »YOllrdietgOing?


• Referto common friends.
  tioce youheardfromSybil/a?
  Sayhello to Edll;ardforme.
  G ivemyloveto the baln].


• Referto thingsyour friendalready knows.
  I'msu reYOll'llremember...
  A syOIlkmnc...
  [ ust likeyOIlsaid.

2 write in 'spoken' Engli sh.

• Usepersonal constructions(phraseswithIandyou).
  Iknowthis soundssilly.but..
  I hopeyOIldon'tmintlnu]say ingthis , but.
  rOIl'1I/l eec r gll ess.
  . .if!JOIlknow[chat Imean.

3 use informalvocabulary,includingphrasal verbs and informal linkingwords

such as thosebelow.

• Expressingyour opini on
  To be quite honest To tellY OIlthe truth
  Tomymind Frommypointofcieu:
  Frallkly Actllally


• Expressingsurprise
  Believ eitornot
  Tomysurp rise
  This may su rpriseYOll,but

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A lld besides

• Changingthe subject
  AIlYll;f1Ij.. Talk ingofichich,..
  Illcidelltally,... By the ,cay,.


• List ing reasons
  Tosta rt [citll
  Amianother th ing

Thai remindsme,..

Bef oreI f orget.. ..

B Find examplesof these technicaldevicesin Rachel's letter and note. Can you

find anyothertechniqueswhich Rachel uses to sound informal?

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