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die (informelle) E-Mail / der Brief
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the (informal) email / the letter
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die Anrede
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the greeting (Liebe/Lieber …)
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der Einstieg
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the opening (Wie geht es dir? …)
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der Hauptteil
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the body — your news, the longest part
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die Schlussformel
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the sign-off (Liebe Grüße, …)
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Liebe … / Lieber …
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Dear … (informal greeting + first name)
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Wie geht es dir?
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How are you? (informal opening)
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Ich schreibe dir, weil…
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I'm writing to you because…
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Stell dir vor: …
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Picture this / Guess what: …
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Liebe Grüße, dein/deine …
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Lots of love, your … (warm informal sign-off)
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Which register does an informal email use?
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Informal and warm — du (dich, dir, dein), a personal voice; never the formal Sie.
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Name the five parts of an informal email/letter.
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Greeting → opening → body → question to the reader → sign-off.
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Which criterion rewards the informal-email conventions?
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Criterion C (Conceptual) — greeting + sign-off frame, du throughout, a question back to the reader.
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Give one informal greeting and one informal sign-off.
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Greeting: „Liebe Lena,“ Sign-off: „Liebe Grüße, deine Mia“. (Note: lowercase after the greeting comma.)
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