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1. Make a post with the title: Transactional Letters. In this post answer the following questions:
-What is a transactional letter?
-What are the 6 steps when writing a transactional letter?
-What is the most important information that you should take into account at the time of writing a transactional letter?
2. Choose one of the tasks from page 37 and 38 and complete it. You should write between 120 and 180 words.
Writing E-mails is not that easy. There are many things to consider. For a starter lets watch the following video:
Every time we write an e-mail its important to consider some rules. There are a set of rules that are called Netiquette. And there are some specific ones for writing e-mails. See if you can find information about e-mail netiquette.
TASKS:::::
1. Make a post expressing why it is important to follow the rules of Netiquette for e-mails and share one of your experiences where someone or even you violated these rules. (Title of your post: RULES OF NETIQUETTE).
2. What is the difference between informal letters and formal letters? In which cases do you use each type of letter?
3. Please create a post with the title "Two letters" and create the following two letters following the rubric. Use the vocabulary suggested in your book in order to create your letters.
TASK A
You have a friend that is going through a very difficult situation. You want to cheer him/her up. You have recently heard a song that can cheer him up. Tell him/her why you consider that this song can help to overcome this difficult time.
Write a letter to your friend of no more than 200 words and not less than 150 words where you give him good reasons to cheer up based on the following song:
You don't have to write an address. Start your letter as follows:
Dear friend (or name of your friend),
TASK B
Select a food product that you really love. A product that is made by a famous factory (e.g Bimbo, Ramo, Alpina, Hershey's, etc) You love this product so much that you have decided to tell the company how much you love it. You also have some suggestions to improve the product.
Write a letter to your friend of no more than 200 words and not less than 150 words where you tell the company how much you love the product, the reasons why you love it, and you give them some advices to improve it.
You don't have to write an address. Start your letter as follows:
For today's class you will research about Cooperation vs. Competition.
I will invite you to watch a video and follow these Guidelines.
Create a Post with the title Cooperation Vs. Competition.
1. In your own words define each of the terms.
2. Which term do you think is more appropriate for life: Competition or Cooperation?
3. As a future teacher in which aspect do you think we should focus on and why?
4. Watch the following video, a part of the documentary I AM by Tom Shadyac. Write down your reflection after watching the video about the two terms being discussed (Cooperation and Competition).
