Formal / informal English

[phuoc]

Dear Teachers,
Thank you very much for your answers.
Now I have some new questions .
Some people say that phrasal verbs are informal, and one-word verbs are formal. Is that right ?. Some Textbooks available in Vietnam, such as Headway, teach how to write a formal or informal letters, but the lessons are not explained clearly . The question is where I can find good lessons about the problem , including Teachers's explaination, vocabulary and lessons for pratice ?

[Tdol]

In the cafe, you might tell your friend that you were going to 'pack your job in', but when you're writing to your boss, you're more likely to use 'resign'. I think it oversimplifies things, however, to say that phrasal verbs are informal. There is a tendency to use fewer phrasal verbs in formal language, but it is not wrong to use them, especially when they are part of professional jargon. If there's a one-word verb that is more formal , then use it, but don't think that a few phrasal verbs makes a text look colloquial.