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39	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.
	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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42	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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51	51	{{exercise id="Impersonal style II" source="AG Englisch"}}
52		-Put the following sentences in an impersonal style.
	56	+Put the following sentences in an impersonal style. {{/exercise}}
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55	55	|a. I am sad because that you can’t come. ⟶|It is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
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57	57	|c. I feel so stressed. ⟶|People say that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
58	58	|d. I work very well in this team. ⟶|People _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
59	59	|e. I think it’s wrong that you tell lies. ⟶|It is well-known that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
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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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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
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73		-{{exercise id="Informal Email vs Formal Letter 2" source="AG Englisch"}}
74		-Sort the salutations given in the box into the respective categories.
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77		-|Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr/Ms Claypool, To whom it may concern, Dear John, Hi John, Hey Jane, Hello Jim
78		-Formal salutations Informal salutations
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81		-{{/exercise}}
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83		-{{exercise id="Informal Email vs Formal Letter 3" source="AG Englisch"}}
84		-{{/exercise}}
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