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15	15	{{exercise id="Rewrite the sentences" source="AG Englisch"}}
16	16	//Rewrite into informal style (blog tone).//
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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	22
23		-3. I feel stressed when I see perfect photos all day.
24		-4. You should really think before you post stuff.
	25	+(3) I feel stressed when I see perfect photos all day.
	26	+
	27	+(4) You should really think before you post stuff.
25	25	{{/exercise}}
26	26
27	27	{{exercise id="Rewrite the Paragraph" source="AG Englisch"}}
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32	32	{{/exercise}}
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35	35	)))
	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.
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	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.
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	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 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="Formal vs Informal Complimentary Close" source="AG Englisch"}}
	85	+Sort the complimentary closes given in the box into the respective categories.
	86	+
	87	+(% class="border" %)
	88	+|Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Sincerely (yours), Regards Best, Regards, Best
	89	+wishes, Take care, All the best, Bye, See you soon
	90	+
	91	+(% class="border" %)
	92	+|=Formal Complimentary Close |=Informal Complimentary Close
	93	+||
	94	+{{/exercise}}
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