Class VI: Page: 2/3; Talking to People
1.2: Look at the picture below. Then, ask and answer the following questions in pairs:
Can you guess who they are?
Ans: Yes, definitely I can guess.
What do you think is the relationship among them?
Ans: I think they are classmates as well as close friend also.
What do you think they are talking about?
I think they are talking about formal and informal expression. They may discuss the similarities and dissimilarities between formal and informal expression. Formal English expressions are used in formal letters or in situations involving people you do not know very well. The tone is respectful and polite. Informal English expressions are used in everyday conversations and emails exchanged with friends, colleagues or people you know well. The tone is casual and friendly.
1.3 Read the following list of formal and informal expressions and discuss their meanings in groups:
Formal Expression /
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
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Informal Expression
āĻ
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
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Hello! /
āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§!
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Hi! / Hey!
āĻāĻšā§! / āĻāĻ°ā§!
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Itâs pleasure to meet you
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤
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Nice to meet you
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§
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I apologize
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ
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Iâm sorry
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤
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Much appreciated
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤
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Thanks
āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
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Could you please help me?
āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨?
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Can you help me? Help me!
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨? āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°!
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How are you doing?
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ?
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Whatâs going on? / Whatâs up?
āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§? / āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ°?
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Do you want to share?
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?
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Want to share?
āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?
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Iâm not able to attend
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻ |
I canât make it
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž |
1.4 Read and practice the following two conversations with your friends.
Sample 1
Rifat   : Hello!
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§!
Minhaj : Hello!
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§!
Rifat   : Itâs please to meet you.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤Â  : āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Minhaj : Same Here.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĨ¤
Rifat   : I went to your house yesterday but didnât find you?
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻž?
Minhaj : I apologize.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĨ¤
Rifat   : Much appreciated.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĨ¤
Minhaj : Could you please help me?
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨?
Rifat   : Yes, of course. Itâs pleaser to me.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : How are you doing?
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨?
Rifat   : I am going well. Thank you very much.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.
Minhaj : I was unable to attend my last English class.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
Rifat   : Do you want to share?
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?
Minhaj : No, I just want you to help me doing the home work.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĨ¤
Rifat   : I apologize. Iâm not able to attend.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Al right, much appreciated.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĨ¤
Sample 2
Rifat   : Hi!
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻšāĻžāĻ!
Minhaj : Hey!
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻ°ā§!
Rifat   : Nice to meet you.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Minhaj : Same Here.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĨ¤
Rifat   : I went to your house yesterday but didnât find you?
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻž?
Minhaj : I am sorry.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
Rifat   : Thanks.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Can you help me? / Help me!
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨? / āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°!
Rifat   : Yes, of course. Itâs pleaser to me.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Whatâs going on? / Whatâs up?
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§? / āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ°?
Rifat   : I am going well. Thank you very much.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.
Minhaj : I was unable to attend my last English class.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
Rifat   : Want to share?
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨?
Minhaj : No, I just want you to help me doing the home work.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĨ¤
Rifat   : I canât make it. Iâm not able to attend.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Al right, much appreciated.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĨ¤
Formal communication often follows a specific structure or channels such as emails to the clients, whereas informal communication can often flow freely in any direction.
Formal Expression | Informal Expression |
01. Formal communication is defined as the communication which takes place through formal/ official routes and channels.āĨ¤ | 01. On the other hand, informal communication is defined as the communication which takes place unofficially between two or more people. |
02. The process of formal communication is slow. | 02. The process of informal communication is rapid. |
03. Formal communication is time-consuming. | 03. Informal communication is very fast and rapid. |
04. The main aim of formal communication is to fulfill organizational objectives. | 04. The main aim of informal communication is to meet personal interests and needs. |
05.Formal communication network may be both written and oral. | 05.Formal communication network may be oral. |