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Register & formality: correcting register slips

Grammar · Register & formality · C2 · 20 min. Find and replace informal expressions that have slipped into a formal letter of complaint to a city council.

About this worksheet

Find and replace informal expressions that have slipped into a formal letter of complaint to a city council.

Level
C2
Category
Grammar
Topic
Register & formality
Time
About 20 minutes
Exercises
Reading text, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
Answer key
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On the sheet

  • Reading text: Read the letter to a city council. Four expressions, numbered (1)–(4),
  • Multiple choice: Choose the best formal replacement for each numbered expression.
  • Speaking / writing task: Your turn.
  • Writing lines: Write here.

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