Oxford Online English
How to Use Formal and Informal English - English Speaking and Writing Fluency
In this lesson, you can learn about formal and informal English. You’ll learn how to recognise and use formal and informal styles in your spoken and written English. Practice what you've learned with a certified English teacher!...
Curated Video
How to Make Your Writing Sound Smarter (Informal vs. Formal Tone)
In this video, I discuss the difference between formal and informal writing. I give an example of each and then go through a bunch of tips and tricks to write formally. If you follow the information in this video, your writing will sound...
Curated Video
Formal Vs Informal English: Greetings and Responses
Formal vs informal English: Greetings and responses. Everyone knows how to say "Hello" but there is so much more to greeting someone in English, and with so many variations and differences between formal vs informal English greetings it...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Maintain a Formal Writing Style
Writers adjust the style of their writing to make it appropriate for a particular audience. Here students practice writing in a formal style by using language that is appropriate for an academic audience. [6:53]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Formal and Informal Language
This screencast focuses on formal and informal language and when each is appropriate. It offers definitions and situational examples for each. [2:42] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.6. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.d
Other
Formal vs. Informal Language
This resource may be used as a PowerPoint or as a video. It describes Formal Language and Informal Language. It also tells when to use each style and with whom.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Establish and Maintain a Formal Style and Objective Tone
In this lesson, you will learn how to establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone by analyzing word choices and considering task and audience. [8:03]
Other
Ezine: Formal vs Informal Writing: What's the Difference and When to Use Them
Before you start writing any article, one of the first things you need to ask yourself is "Who's my audience?" Answering this question will help you decide if you should use a formal writing style or an informal writing style. [2:52]
Curated Video
Help Teaching (You Tube): Formal vs Informal Language
Formal and informal language describe two different ways of speaking. This short video lesson helps you learn the difference between the two. [3:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Scale of Formality
How formal or informal should you be when you write or speak? Let's dive into that!
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Slang
A tutorial introducing the use of slang. Audio [1:07] is also available.