Year 6 · English

Formal speech awareness in Year 6 English

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Focus on formal and informal language. Start with “Find Formal Synonyms for Informal Words”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 6 learners practise formal and informal language.

The activities include Find Formal Synonyms for Informal Words, Identify Features of Formal Language, Recognise Formal and Informal Language, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, worksheet, teaching-practice, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

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Find Formal Synonyms for Informal Words
Identify Features of Formal Language
Recognise Formal and Informal Language
Understand Differences Between Informal and Formal Language
Understand the Use of Question Tags

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