Adapting Speech to Context
Aligned to SL.9-10.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Adjust your speech to the situation — formal for a presentation, casual with friends — and command formal English when the task calls for it.
Worked example
Pitching an idea to a principal, a student trades 'it's kinda broken' for 'the system has a recurring flaw,' matching the formality the setting requires.
Practice questions
- Identify a context that requires formal English and one that does not.
- Rewrite a casual statement into a formal register.
- Explain how audience changes the words you choose.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Adaptar el habla al contexto
Ajusta tu habla a la situación —formal en una presentación, casual con amigos— y domina el español formal cuando la tarea lo exige.
Ejemplo: Al proponer una idea a la directora, un estudiante cambia «está medio descompuesto» por «el sistema tiene una falla recurrente», ajustando la formalidad que el contexto requiere.
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