One of the areas in which your writing will be assessed is your ability to write for a specific purpose, choosing language that's appropriate for the particular audience or reader.

Try these exercises to see how well you can use formal and informal language.

• Formal and informal expressions
• Phrasal verbs and their equivalents
• Formal grammatical patterns

Try putting your skills to the test with these two quizzes.

• Informal to formal exercise
• Formal to informal exercise