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Last modified by Christina Chatwell on 2026/04/28 14:13
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To version 31.1
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... ... @@ -1,5 +3,3 @@ 1 -==Blog writing== 2 - 3 3 ((( 4 4 {{exercise id="Identify the Tone" source="AG Englisch"}} 5 5 //Identify the style. Which style is this? Check the box.// ... ... @@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ 14 14 |(% style="width:480px" %)In conclusion, we must therefore address the aforementioned issues.|(% style="width:68px" %) |(% style="width:72px" %) 15 15 {{/exercise}} 16 16 17 - 18 18 {{exercise id="Rewrite the sentences" source="AG Englisch"}} 19 19 //Rewrite into informal style (blog tone).// 20 20 ... ... @@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ 37 37 38 38 {{/exercise}} 39 39 37 + 40 40 ))) 41 41 42 -==general exercises== 43 43 44 -{{exercise id=" Impersonal styleI" source="AG Englisch"}}45 -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. 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}} 46 46 47 47 |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. 48 48 ... ... @@ -51,51 +51,20 @@ 51 51 ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_ 52 52 ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_ 53 53 ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_ 54 -{{/exercise}} 55 55 56 -{{exercise id="Impersonal style II" source="AG Englisch"}} 57 -Put the following sentences in an impersonal style. 58 58 59 59 54 + 55 +{{exercise id="The impersonal style I" source="AG Englisch"}} 56 +Put the following sentences in an impersonal style. {{/exercise}} 57 + 58 + 60 60 |a. I am sad because that you can’t come. ⟶|It is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ 61 61 |b. I have a lot of work to finish. ⟶| There is _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ 62 62 |c. I feel so stressed. ⟶|People say that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ 63 63 |d. I work very well in this team. ⟶|People _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ 64 64 |e. I think it’s wrong that you tell lies. ⟶|It is well-known that _~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ 65 -{{/exercise}} 66 66 67 -==Email/Letter== 68 68 69 -{{exercise id="Informal Email vs Formal Letter" source="AG Englisch"}} 70 -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. 71 71 72 -(% class="border" %) 73 -|=Aspect|=Informal Email |=Formal Letter 74 -|=Register/ Style/ Tone| Personal, emotional, contractions (I'm, don't), direct questions/ Conversational 75 -and friendly | Polite, neutral, full forms (I am, do not), no slang/ Respectful and formal 76 -|=Greeting /Ending | Hi Emma, ... / Take care, Love, | Dear Sir or Madam, / Yours faithfully, 77 -|=Typical Connectors | first of all, besides, anyway, what do you think? | moreover, in addition, however, therefore, to conclude 78 -{{/exercise}} 79 79 80 -{{exercise id="Formal vs Informal salutations" source="AG Englisch"}} 81 -Sort the salutations given in the box into the respective categories. 82 - 83 -(% class="border" %) 84 -|Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Mr/Ms Claypool, To whom it may concern, Dear John, Hi John, Hey Jane, Hello Jim 85 - 86 -(% class="border" %) 87 -|=Formal salutations |=Informal salutations 88 -|| 89 -{{/exercise}} 90 - 91 -{{exercise id="Formal vs Informal Complimentary Close" source="AG Englisch"}} 92 -Sort the complimentary closes given in the box into the respective categories. 93 - 94 -(% class="border" %) 95 -|Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Sincerely (yours), Regards Best, Regards, Best wishes, Take care, All the best, Bye, See you soon 96 - 97 -(% class="border" %) 98 -|=Formal Complimentary Close |=Informal Complimentary Close 99 -|| 100 -{{/exercise}} 101 -