Class VICLASS VI Seen

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 /

āφāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Informal Expression

āĻ…āύāĻžāύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Hello! /

āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋!
Hi! / Hey!

āĻ“āĻšā§‡! / āφāϰ⧇!
It’s pleasure to meet you

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Nice to meet you

āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋
I apologize

āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋ
I’m sorry

āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤ
Much appreciated

āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻŋāϤ
Thanks

āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
Could you please help me?

āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟ⧁ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ?
Can you help me? Help me!

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ? āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ!
How are you doing?

āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϕ⧇āĻŽāύ āφāĻ›?
What’s going on? / What’s up?

āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇? / āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ?
Do you want to share?

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāύ?
Want to share?

āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāύ?
I’m not able to attend

āφāĻŽāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āύāχ

I can’t make it

āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻž

1.4 Read and practice the following two conversations with your friends.

Sample 1

Rifat    : Hello!

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋!

Minhaj : Hello!

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋!

Rifat    : It’s please to meet you.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤Â Â  : āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

Minhaj : Same Here.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āĻ“ āϤāĻžāχāĨ¤

Rifat    : I went to your house yesterday but didn’t find you?

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž?

Minhaj : I apologize.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĨ¤

Rifat    : Much appreciated.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĨ¤

Minhaj : Could you please help me?

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ?

Rifat    : Yes, of course. It’s pleaser to me.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšā§āϝāĻžāρ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĨ¤

Minhaj : How are you doing?

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āϕ⧇āĻŽāύ āφāϛ⧇āύ?

Rifat    : I am going well. Thank you very much.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āχ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.

Minhaj : I was unable to attend my last English class.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤

Rifat    : Do you want to share?

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāύ?

Minhaj : No, I just want you to help me doing the home work.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āύāĻž, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āϚāĻžāχ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĨ¤

Rifat    : I apologize. I’m not able to attend.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϚāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āύāχāĨ¤

Minhaj : Al right, much appreciated.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇, āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĨ¤

Sample 2

Rifat    : Hi!

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšāĻžāχ!

Minhaj : Hey!

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāϰ⧇!

Rifat    : Nice to meet you.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϞāĻžāĻ—āϞ⧋āĨ¤

Minhaj : Same Here.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āĻ“ āϤāĻžāχāĨ¤

Rifat    : I went to your house yesterday but didn’t find you?

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž?

Minhaj : I am sorry.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤāĨ¤

Rifat    : Thanks.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤

Minhaj : Can you help me? / Help me!

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ? / āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ!

Rifat    : Yes, of course. It’s pleaser to me.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻšā§āϝāĻžāρ, āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĨ¤

Minhaj : What’s going on? / What’s up?

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇? / āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ?

Rifat    : I am going well. Thank you very much.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āχ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϧāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.

Minhaj : I was unable to attend my last English class.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤

Rifat    : Want to share?

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāύ?

Minhaj : No, I just want you to help me doing the home work.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āύāĻž, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āϚāĻžāχ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĨ¤

Rifat    : I can’t make it. I’m not able to attend.

āϰāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāϤ : āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§‹ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āύāχāĨ¤

Minhaj : Al right, much appreciated.

āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāϜ: āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇, āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĨ¤

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.