Learn Bulgarian
Functional styles

C1Unit 1

Functional styles

One message, different voices

6 lessons76 min121 words

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Lessons

  1. 1

    Conversational and written language

    About 11 minutes · 56 steps

    Start
  2. 2

    Official‑administrative style

    About 12 minutes · 58 steps

  3. 3

    Academic style

    About 12 minutes · 58 steps

  4. 4

    Journalistic style

    About 14 minutes · 67 steps

  5. 5

    Literary style

    About 12 minutes · 61 steps

  6. 6

    One message in three styles

    About 15 minutes · 72 steps

  7. Unit test

    20 questions · Pass mark: 80%

1 star: complete the lesson. 2 stars: at least 85% accuracy. 3 stars: at least 98%.

What you’ll learn

  1. Distinguish spontaneous speech from a planned text without treating every written message as formal.
  2. Write a precise notice with a clear addressee, action and deadline.
  3. Distinguish observation from interpretation and qualify the strength of a conclusion.
  4. Distinguish news, commentary and evaluation through their language.
  5. Explain how imagery, rhythm and viewpoint shape a text’s effect.
  6. Rework the same facts for a friend, an institution and a news reader.

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