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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.
	18	+1. Teenagers frequently feel pressured to appear perfect online.
	19	+2. It is important to take breaks from social media.
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20		-(2) It is important to take breaks from social media.
21		-
22		-
23	23	//Rewrite into formal style.//
24	24
25		-(3) I feel stressed when I see perfect photos all day.
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27		-(4) You should really think before you post stuff.
	23	+3. I feel stressed when I see perfect photos all day.
	24	+4. You should really think before you post stuff.
28	28	{{/exercise}}
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30	30	{{exercise id="Rewrite the Paragraph" source="AG Englisch"}}
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34	34
35	35	{{/exercise}}
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37	37	)))
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.
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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.
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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
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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 salutations |=Informal salutations
93		-||
94		-{{/exercise}}
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