Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking C1 - Lesson 4: Varying Lexis for Different Registers & Audiences

C1 Vocabulary: Register & Audience
C1
Register & Lexis
ការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យតាមកាលៈទេសៈ
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Adapt your vocabulary (Lexis) to fit the audience. Don't just be "correct"; be appropriate.

💬 Scenario: Delivering Bad News

Audience: The Board of Directors "We have encountered a significant setback regarding the project timeline. However, we have implemented a recovery plan."
Analysis: Uses Latin-based roots (Encountered, Implemented) and abstract nouns (Setback) to sound objective and professional.

The Vocabulary Spectrum

Notice how the word changes based on the register.

Concept: "Problem"
Formal
Complication
ភាពស្មុគស្មាញ
Neutral
Issue
បញ្ហា
Informal
Headache / Hassle
រឿងឈឺក្បាល
Concept: "Start"
Formal
Commence / Initiate
ចាប់ផ្តើម (ផ្លូវការ)
Informal
Kick off
ចាប់ផ្តើម (ក្រៅផ្លូវការ)

Select the Right Tone

Context: Email to a Client you have never met.

"I am writing to _______ our meeting regarding the contract."

A. set up
B. arrange / schedule
C. fix

Context: Chatting with a close colleague at lunch.

"The new policy is a total _______."

A. debacle
B. mess / nightmare
C. inefficiency

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