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Last modified by Christina Chatwell on 2026/04/28 14:13

From version 29.1
edited by Christina Chatwell
on 2026/04/27 16:03
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To version 43.1
edited by Edyta Rethfeldt
on 2026/04/27 17:32
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3 3  //Identify the style. Which style is this? Check the box.//
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5 5  (% style="width:625px" %)
6 + (% class="border" %)
6 6  |(% style="width:480px" %)**Statement**|(% style="width:68px" %)**Formal**|(% style="width:72px" %)**Informal**
7 7  |(% style="width:480px" %)It is essential for students to manage their screen time responsibly|(% style="width:68px" %) |(% style="width:72px" %)
8 8  |(% style="width:480px" %)Let’s be real — we all scroll way too much before bed.|(% style="width:68px" %) |(% style="width:72px" %)
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34 34  
35 35  {{/exercise}}
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38 38  )))
39 39  
40 +{{exercise id="Impersonal style I" source="AG Englisch"}}
41 +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.
40 40  
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 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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50 +{{/exercise}}
51 +
52 +{{exercise id="Impersonal style II" source="AG Englisch"}}
53 +Put the following sentences in an impersonal style.
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56 +|a. I am sad because that you can’t come. ⟶|It is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
57 +|b. I have a lot of work to finish. ⟶| There is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
58 +|c. I feel so stressed. ⟶|People say that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
59 +|d. I work very well in this team. ⟶|People _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
60 +|e. I think it’s wrong that you tell lies. ⟶|It is well-known that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
61 +{{/exercise}}
62 +
63 +{{exercise id="Informal Email vs Formal Letter" source="AG Englisch"}}
64 +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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66 +(% class="border" %)
67 +|=Aspect|=Informal Email |=Formal Letter
68 +|=Register/ Style/ Tone| Personal, emotional, contractions (I'm, don't), direct questions/ Conversational
69 +and friendly | Polite, neutral, full forms (I am, do not), no slang/ Respectful and formal
70 +|=Greeting /Ending | Hi Emma, ... / Take care, Love, | Dear Sir or Madam, / Yours faithfully,
71 +|=Typical Connectors | first of all, besides, anyway, what do you think? | moreover, in addition, however, therefore, to conclude
72 +{{/exercise}}
73 +
74 +{{exercise id="Formal vs Informal salutations" source="AG Englisch"}}
75 +Sort the salutations given in the box into the respective categories.
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77 +(% class="border" %)
78 +|Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr/Ms Claypool, To whom it may concern, Dear John, Hi John, Hey Jane, Hello Jim
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80 +(% class="border" %)
81 +|=Formal salutations |=Informal salutations
82 +||
83 +{{/exercise}}
84 +
85 +{{exercise id="Formal vs Informal Complimentary Close" source="AG Englisch"}}
86 +Sort the complimentary closes given in the box into the respective categories.
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88 +(% class="border" %)
89 +|Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Sincerely (yours), Regards Best, Regards, Best
90 +wishes, Take care, All the best, Bye, See you soon
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92 +(% class="border" %)
93 +|=Formal Complimentary Close |=Informal Complimentary Close
94 +||
95 +{{/exercise}}
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