Formal Written Register — The Sommelier's Dilemma
Grammar: Professional register: fixed expressions and formal written grammar
Free ESL grammar exercise on formal written register themed around the sommelier's dilemma. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising professional register: fixed expressions and formal written grammar. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The criteria we use to identify excellence frequently reward presentation over substance. It has been decided that blind evaluation processes exist precisely to remove those filters — to force the evaluator to trust only what is actually in the glass.
Grammar: Professional Register
- Passive for distance
- Use passive voice to remove personal agency in formal decisions. It has been decided that the position will be re-advertised.
- No contractions
- Formal written English avoids contractions entirely. We will not be proceeding — never we won't be proceeding in written correspondence.
Sample items
- ______ the recruitment timeline, all panel members must confirm availability by Friday.
- ______ that the shortlisting criteria will be revised before the next hiring round.
- The onboarding programme ______ redesigned following feedback from the most recent cohort.
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