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 /
āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
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Informal Expression
āĻ
āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
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Hello! /
āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§!
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Hi! / Hey!
āĻāĻšā§! / āĻāϰā§!
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Itâs pleasure to meet you
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
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Nice to meet you
āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞā§
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I apologize
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ
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Iâm sorry
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ
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Much appreciated
āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻŋāϤ
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Thanks
āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
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Could you please help me?
āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ?
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Can you help me? Help me!
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ? āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰ!
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How are you doing?
āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻ?
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Whatâs going on? / Whatâs up?
āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§? / āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāϰ?
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Do you want to share?
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
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Want to share?
āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
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Iâm not able to attend
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āύāĻ |
I canât make it
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻž |
1.4 Read and practice the following two conversations with your friends.
Sample 1
Rifat   : Hello!
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§!
Minhaj : Hello!
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§!
Rifat   : Itâs please to meet you.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤Â Â : āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Minhaj : Same Here.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Rifat   : I went to your house yesterday but didnât find you?
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž?
Minhaj : I apologize.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĨ¤
Rifat   : Much appreciated.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻžāĨ¤
Minhaj : Could you please help me?
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ?
Rifat   : Yes, of course. Itâs pleaser to me.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : How are you doing?
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§āύ?
Rifat   : I am going well. Thank you very much.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.
Minhaj : I was unable to attend my last English class.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
Rifat   : Do you want to share?
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
Minhaj : No, I just want you to help me doing the home work.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āύāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĨ¤
Rifat   : I apologize. Iâm not able to attend.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āύāĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Al right, much appreciated.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻžāĨ¤
Sample 2
Rifat   : Hi!
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšāĻžāĻ!
Minhaj : Hey!
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāϰā§!
Rifat   : Nice to meet you.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞā§āĨ¤
Minhaj : Same Here.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Rifat   : I went to your house yesterday but didnât find you?
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž?
Minhaj : I am sorry.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Rifat   : Thanks.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Can you help me? / Help me!
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ? / āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰ!
Rifat   : Yes, of course. Itâs pleaser to me.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Whatâs going on? / Whatâs up?
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§? / āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāϰ?
Rifat   : I am going well. Thank you very much.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻ āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.
Minhaj : I was unable to attend my last English class.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āώ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
Rifat   : Want to share?
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻļā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
Minhaj : No, I just want you to help me doing the home work.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āύāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĨ¤
Rifat   : I canât make it. Iâm not able to attend.
āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āύāĻāĨ¤
Minhaj : Al right, much appreciated.
āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻžāĨ¤
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. |