C1 DISCOURSE
Structural Analysis
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🎧 The Topic: AI in the Workplace
Context A: Academic Lecture
Notice the Linear Structure: Thesis → Evidence → Conclusion.
Play Formal Audio
"Furthermore, while automation enhances efficiency, we must conversely address the displacement of the workforce. Consequently, retraining programs are essential."
Context B: Coffee Shop Chat
Notice the Fragmented Structure: Opinion → Interruption → Agreement.
Play Informal Audio
"And another thing, robots are quick, right? But like, what about our jobs? So yeah, we basically need new skills."
Match the Formal Marker to its Informal Equivalent:
Formal markers structure arguments. Informal markers hold the floor.
Furthermore
↔️
Plus / Also
Conversely
↔️
But like / On the flip side
Consequently
↔️
So yeah
Discourse Structure Theory:
Formal Discourse:
Characterized by Hypotaxis (using subordinating conjunctions like 'although', 'because'). Sentences are complex and hierarchical.
Informal Discourse:
Characterized by Parataxis (using coordinating conjunctions like 'and', 'but'). Sentences are short and chained together linearly.
Task: Register Translation
Rewrite the informal phrase into Academic English.
"It's kinda weird how machines learn stuff on their own."