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15 15  {{exercise id="Rewrite the sentences" source="AG Englisch"}}
16 16  //Rewrite into informal style (blog tone).//
17 17  
18 -1. Teenagers frequently feel pressured to appear perfect online.
19 -2. It is important to take breaks from social media.
18 +(1) Teenagers frequently feel pressured to appear perfect online.
20 20  
20 +(2) It is important to take breaks from social media.
21 +
22 +
21 21  //Rewrite into formal style.//
22 -3. I feel stressed when I see perfect photos all day.
23 -4. You should really think before you post stuff.
24 +
25 +(3) I feel stressed when I see perfect photos all day.
26 +
27 +(4) You should really think before you post stuff.
24 24  {{/exercise}}
25 25  
26 26  {{exercise id="Rewrite the Paragraph" source="AG Englisch"}}
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30 30  
31 31  {{/exercise}}
32 32  
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34 34  )))
38 +
39 +{{exercise id="Impersonal style I" source="AG Englisch"}}
40 +Compare the two paragraphs below and find which one uses the impersonal style. Highlight the expressions which make it sound more impersonal and write the down below.
41 +
42 +|A. Today the sky is cloudy and I feel very cold. I prefer to stay at home this afternoon. I heard that we might have a snowstorm in a few hours. I’d rather not go to the meeting at the café. I have a lot of work to do at home and I don’t have time. |B. Today it’s cloudy and very cold. People say it’s better to stay at home this afternoon. It is believed that there will be a snowstorm in a few hours. It might be better not to go to the meeting at the café. There is a lot of work to do at home and it’s already very late.
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49 +{{/exercise}}
50 +
51 +{{exercise id="Impersonal style II" source="AG Englisch"}}
52 +Put the following sentences in an impersonal style.
53 +
54 +
55 +|a. I am sad because that you can’t come. ⟶|It is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
56 +|b. I have a lot of work to finish. ⟶| There is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
57 +|c. I feel so stressed. ⟶|People say that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
58 +|d. I work very well in this team. ⟶|People _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
59 +|e. I think it’s wrong that you tell lies. ⟶|It is well-known that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
60 +{{/exercise}}
61 +
62 +{{exercise id="Informal Email vs Formal Letter" source="AG Englisch"}}
63 +After having written a draft in English of your letter/email compare your text with the information in the table below. Then rewrite your text if necessary.
64 +
65 +(% class="border" %)
66 +|=Aspect|=Informal Email |=Formal Letter
67 +|=Register/ Style/ Tone| Personal, emotional, contractions (I'm, don't), direct questions/ Conversational
68 +and friendly | Polite, neutral, full forms (I am, do not), no slang/ Respectful and formal
69 +|=Greeting /Ending | Hi Emma, ... / Take care, Love, | Dear Sir or Madam, / Yours faithfully,
70 +|=Typical Connectors | first of all, besides, anyway, what do you think? | moreover, in addition, however, therefore, to conclude
71 +{{/exercise}}
72 +
73 +{{exercise id="Formal salutations vs Informal salutations" source="AG Englisch"}}
74 +Sort the salutations given in the box into the respective categories.
75 +
76 +(% class="border" %)
77 +|Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr/Ms Claypool, To whom it may concern, Dear John, Hi John, Hey Jane, Hello Jim
78 +
79 +(% class="border" %)
80 +|=Formal salutations |=Informal salutations
81 +||
82 +{{/exercise}}
83 +
84 +{{exercise id="Informal Email vs Formal Letter 3" source="AG Englisch"}}
85 +{{/exercise}}
86 +