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3	3	//Identify the style. Which style is this? Check the box.//
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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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35	35	{{/exercise}}
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	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.
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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	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}}
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	52	+{{exercise id="Impersonal style II" source="AG Englisch"}}
	53	+Put the following sentences in an impersonal style.
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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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59	59	|a. I am sad because that you can’t come. ⟶|It is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
60	60	|b. I have a lot of work to finish. ⟶| There is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
61	61	|c. I feel so stressed. ⟶|People say that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
62	62	|d. I work very well in this team. ⟶|People _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
63	63	|e. I think it’s wrong that you tell lies. ⟶|It is well-known that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
	61	+{{/exercise}}
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	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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	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}}
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	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
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	83	+{{/exercise}}
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	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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	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
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	95	+{{/exercise}}
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