{"id":12419,"date":"2019-01-15T16:10:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T00:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=12419"},"modified":"2023-01-06T20:25:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:25:05","slug":"skills-360-levels-of-formality-in-spoken-english-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/15\/skills-360-levels-of-formality-in-spoken-english-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Levels of Formality in English (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12419-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/360.72-Formality2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/360.72-Formality2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/360.72-Formality2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"Business English Skills 360 Lesson - Levels of Formality in English 2\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.72POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12424 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson.jpg\" alt=\"Skills 360 - Levels of Formality in English (2)\" width=\"800\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson-200x88.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/360.72-Spoken-English-Formality-2-Lesson-400x176.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a title=\"Business English Skills 360 Lessons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english-360\/\">Business English Skills 360<\/a> for today&#8217;s lesson on the different levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2019\/01\/05\/skills-360-levels-of-formality-in-english-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">formality in spoken English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Think about how you speak in your first language. Do you talk the same way to your colleagues as your wife? Or the same to your friends as your boss? Of course not. Different people, and different situations, mean different levels of formality.<\/p>\n<p>We can think about four different levels of formality in spoken English. First, is \u201cformal\u201d English. This is what you might use when you&#8217;re giving a public presentation or speech. Next is what we call \u201cconsultative,\u201d which is basically professional conversation like talking to your colleagues in a meeting. Then there is \u201ccasual,\u201d which is the style you use when talking with your friends. And finally, there&#8217;s \u201cintimate\u201d language, which is used with your spouse or family members.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you&#8217;re not sure about whether the situation requires formal or more casual language? Well, in that case, stick to language that you know is neutral. And remember, neutral language is acceptable at all levels. Also note that there are individual differences in formality. Different people have different conversational styles. Some tend to be more formal, while others are more casual.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Lesson Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.72POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.72QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quiz &amp; Vocab<\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360SN-Formality2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF Transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/360.72-Formality2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to speak English using an appropriate level of 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