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Unit 3 discusses language functions, which refer to how students use language for specific purposes like expressing ideas, communicating with others, and demonstrating understanding in an academic setting. It provides examples of common language functions such as giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and asking opinions. The unit also covers levels of formality in language, from informal to formal registers. Additionally, it emphasizes teaching language functions with structures and using a functional approach in coursebooks.

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Unit 4. Functions Presentation

Unit 3 discusses language functions, which refer to how students use language for specific purposes like expressing ideas, communicating with others, and demonstrating understanding in an academic setting. It provides examples of common language functions such as giving opinions, agreeing, disagreeing, and asking opinions. The unit also covers levels of formality in language, from informal to formal registers. Additionally, it emphasizes teaching language functions with structures and using a functional approach in coursebooks.

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Unit 3.

Functions
TKT PREPARATION COURSE MODULE 1

T. César Cárdenas / March, 2021.


What are they
doing or saying?
FUNCTIONS
A language function refers to what students do with
language as they engage with content and interact
with others. Functions represent the active use of
language for a specific purpose. Students use
language functions in order to express ideas,
communicate with others, and show understanding of
content in an academic setting.
Giving Agreeing
Opinions

Disagreeing
Asking
opinions
Partly agreeing
MORE FUNCTIONS
Informal

Levels of formality Neutral


Lunch?
Coming for lunch?
Come for lunch with us? Formal
Why don’t you come for lunch with us?
Would you like to come to lunch with us?
We would be very please if you could join us for lunch.
Appropiacy

Would you be nice enough to give me another tortilla with chicken meat?
REGISTER
Extra Key Concepts
• Coursebooks – Functional Approach
• Functions – Emphasis on Communication and
learning language in chunks.
• Nowadays, functions are taught with structures.

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