Zahiriddin muhammad bobur nomidagi andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili grammatikasi kafedrasi

Activity 5. Read the following sentences which talk about eating out. Which belong to a formal report?
1. Fifteen per cent of those surveyed stated that they did not mind how much they spent on a good meal out.
2. Lots of young people go to fast food places because the atmosphere's lively and they can meet their friends there.
3. Nearly half of those questioned said they ate at Indian restaurants because it is a convenient alternative to cooking at home.
4. It's great to be waited on hand and foot - the waiters treat you like a king.
5. The majority of those surveyed chose to eat fast food because of the wide variety of food to choose from.
6. The curries are excellent - the whole family enjoys having a meal there.
Answer:
formal: 1, 3, 5 (tacts are presented in the form of percentages or proportions, use of the passive, advanced vocabulary, complex sentences) informal: 2, 4, 6 (chatty, contracted types, colloquial English)
Activity 6. Read (he following report and fill in suitable headings. What style is it written in?
From: Carol Sullivan
To: Paul Barnes
Subject: Children's Toys
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The aim of this report is to outline the results of a survey which was earned out to assess the popularity of the various types of toys sold at Toy City. Five hundred children aged between five and fourteen were questioned.
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Currently only twenty per cent of stock consists of computer and electronic qames; however, the survey indicated that these were by far the most popular purchases. This is shown by the fact that over forty per cent of those questioned were buying such items.

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Traditional toys aimed specifically at boys or girls make up fifty per cent of stock at the moment, but our survey suggests a fairly significant decrease in the popularity of such toys. This is demonstrated by the fact that only thirty per cent of those surveyed were buying these kinds of toys.
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A further thirty per cent of those surveyed were purchasing miscellaneous items ranqing from board games to rubber snakes. The fact that such toys constitute approximately thirty per cent of stock suggests that there has been little change in their popularity.
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To sum up, it seems that the most popular items in Toy City are computer and electronic games. For this reason, it is suggested that we increase our stock of these games while reducing the percentage of traditional toys aimed specifically at boys or girls.
Answer:
Purpose
Computer and Electronic games
Traditional Toys for Boys or Girls
Miscellaneous Items
Recommendation
The report is formal (use of the passive, advanced vocabulary, contractions)
Activity 7. Your pen-friend has asked you to write a report about how young people in your country entertain themselves. Read the report and punctuate it. Is it formal or less formal? Into which sections can it be divided?
in my country young people have various options for entertaining themselves during the holidays and at weekends many young people relax with friends or might even go window-shopping 011 cold days they usually go to the cinema or stay at home watching tv sports are popular football and swimming for example are widely enjoyed as most districts have excellent facilities with reduced rates for students evenings out are often spent at a bar most young people enjoy playing a game of darts and chatting with their friends occasionally they visit a night club or disco attending a rock concert is another favourite outing some young people are also keen on the arts and take advantage of theatre and dance performances since there is a great variety of forms of entertainment to choose from it seems that everyone decides to enjoy themselves the way they find suits them the most