# Formal & Informal Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
- Theme: Synonyms & Antonyms
- Words: 12
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Formal and informal vocabulary for the words people use for family, objects and money — children, telephone, cash and job — matching the casual word to its…

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## Word list

* **children** /ˈtʃɪldrən/: The formal word for kids, used in official or polite conversation. — “Please make sure your **children** hold your hand near the road.”
* **mother** /ˈmʌðər/: The formal word for mum, used in written or official English. — “Her **mother** works as a doctor in London.”
* **television** /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/: The formal word for TV, used for the machine you watch programmes on. — “We watched the news on the **television** last night.”
* **photograph** /ˈfoʊtəˌɡræf/: The formal word for photo, used for a picture taken with a camera. — “He keeps an old **photograph** of his grandparents on the wall.”
* **dad** /dæd/: The informal word for father, used when talking with family or friends. — “My **dad** taught me how to ride a bike.”
* **telephone** /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/: The formal word for phone, used in writing or on official forms. — “Please leave your **telephone** number at the reception desk.”
* **grandmother** /ˈɡrændˌmʌðər/: The formal word for granny, used in writing or with people you don't know well. — “My **grandmother** still lives in the house where she was born.”
* **vehicle** /ˈvihɪkəl/: The formal word for car, used for any machine that travels on roads carrying people or goods. — “Please move your **vehicle** from the entrance.”
* **cash** /kæʃ/: The informal word for money, used for the notes and coins you carry, not a card. — “Do you have any **cash** to pay the taxi driver?”
* **grandfather** /ˈɡrændˌfɑðər/: The formal word for grandpa, used in writing or with people you don't know well. — “My **grandfather** fought in the war when he was young.”
* **kids** /kɪdz/: The informal word for children, used when you are talking to friends. — “The **kids** were still awake at eleven o'clock.”
* **job** /dʒɑb/: Another word for post — the work someone does for money, said informally. — “She started a new **job** in the spring.”

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