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Last modified by Christina Chatwell on 2026/04/28 14:13
From version 27.1
edited by Edyta Rethfeldt
on 2026/03/16 16:50
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To version 30.1
edited by Christina Chatwell
on 2026/04/27 16:09
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41 +{{exercise id="The impersonal style" source="AG Englisch"}}
42 +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. {{/exercise}}
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44 +|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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55 +{{exercise id="The impersonal style I" source="AG Englisch"}}
56 +Put the following sentences in an impersonal style. {{/exercise}}
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60 +a. I am sad because that you can’t come. ⟶ It is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
61 +b. I have a lot of work to finish. ⟶ There is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
62 +c. I feel so stressed. ⟶ People say that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
63 +d. I work very well in this team. ⟶ People _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
64 +e. I think it’s wrong that you tell lies. ⟶ It is well-known that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
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