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15 June 2025

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This comprehensive teaching resource explores politeness strategies in English communication across four detailed information pages and extensive exercises. It covers hedging, indirectness, positive politeness, negative politeness, formality, respectful requests, tone of voice, modal verbs, and mitigation techniques. Students learn to use softening expressions, polite language structures, cultural politeness norms, and formal expressions. The material includes rules for expressing disagreement politely, avoiding face-threatening acts, and using indirect speech acts in English. The unit explains strategic politeness choices, expressions of respect, and nonverbal cues like facial expressions and gestures. It also teaches how social roles, power dynamics, and context affect politeness.
Included are 4 information pages, a large summary, and a complete task set with sentence completion, gap fill, matching vocabulary, true/false activities, definition tasks, a 330-word cloze text with 18 gaps, and a creative writing prompt—all with solutions. Ideal for grades 8–11 in EFL, ESL, and intercultural communication lessons, this resource supports pragmatic competence, politeness theory, and communicative strategies. Useful for exam prep, classroom discussion, and cultural comparison.

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Register and Style Bundle: Formal, Informal, Slang & Persuasion

This comprehensive English language teaching material bundle focuses on one of the most essential linguistic skills: recognizing and using different registers and language styles effectively. Perfect for upper secondary EFL and ESL students (grades 9–12), the set covers formal and informal language, colloquialisms, slang, jargon, technical language, politeness strategies, persuasive language, and style shifts in speech and writing. Each unit is fully structured and includes detailed theory explanations, real-world examples, differentiated rules, and a wide variety of tasks with solutions. Whether you're teaching language variation, functional grammar, writing styles, text adaptation, or communication strategies, this bundle delivers rich content aligned with curriculum goals and everyday communication. All materials are classroom-ready and can be used for direct instruction, exam preparation, or communicative practice. . . Included Materials: . * Register and Style: Formal vs. Informal Language * Colloquialisms and Slang * Jargon and Technical Language * Politeness Strategies * Language for Persuasion * Style Shifts in Speech and Writing . . . Every worksheet is built to deepen understanding of tone, audience awareness, vocabulary usage, and linguistic context. Students learn to adjust language for emails, dialogues, presentations, academic texts, job applications, and more. The blend of theory and practice makes this resource ideal for classroom teaching, online lessons, or homework assignments. . . Don’t miss the opportunity to bring clarity, flexibility, and confidence into your students’ communication skills. Invest once and get a complete high-value, time-saving package that teachers love and students actually learn from.

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