Formal, Normal, Informal Speaking Games

Formal, Normal, Informal

Formal, Normal, Informal is an English speaking activity to learn expressions and vocabulary, and to practice communicating at different levels of formality. 

You may want to learn some tips and tricks to help you speak at different levels of formality before you play.

Game 1

HOW TO PLAY

1.) Take turns select challenging from the list.
2.) For each challenge, think of something you can say at each of the blank levels of formality.

Notice that in the last challenge, ‘what do you want’ is in the rude category. It is a perfectly normal, polite question, if you are asking a friend what they will select from a menu, for example. But it is very rude when it is used as a greeting, or in the sense of ‘how can I help you?

The above is just one example of how to play. Feel free to invent your own challenges!

Game 2

Drag and drop the words into the right categories.

Game 3