Improving formal register in a B language, part 3 (activation)

The Complete Interpreter

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Before we get any further: this is episode 3 of 3 on this particular subject, so please listen to episodes 1 and 2, if you haven't done so already.
In this episode, I talk about activating formal vocabulary in your B language.
Here are some of the exercises I suggest:

• selecting 5 or 10 formal words (verbs, nouns, adjectives), researching them in a dictionary and collocations dictionary, and inventing example sentences to anchor them in your memory.
• preparing a speech of your own in your B language, and incorporating some of the formal words you've chosen.
• preparing a speech of your own in your B language incorporating formal features (for example, a speech at an inauguration or prize-giving ceremony).
• choosing a suitable text in your B language, such as a blog post, and rewriting it to make it more formal.
• choosing a suitable speech in your B language and doing a simultaneous reformulation exercise, making the speech more formal.

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Sophie (aka The Interpreting Coach)

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