Identifying Register

Reading in English

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students learn how to identify the register of a short text. They learn features of different types of register and practice adjusting the register of a business letter. This lesson includes vocabulary review practice, comprehension, and assessment.

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Focus

life skills
reading
letters
formality
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

register
formality scale
academic
Standard English
audience
discipline
passive
colloquialism
polished
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane