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Opdracht 5
a. The reader is your teacher.
b. Style is informal
c. Length will be 250 words

content purpose Introduction
My opinion: it would lead to better international relations if everyone spoke one language.
To let the reader know what my opinion is, what he is going to read about.
Body
Traveling, emergency, signboards,
I will give arguments for my opinion
Conclusion

Opdracht 6
‘Our appearance, the way we dress, etc., reflects who we are. It is therefore important to be consistent in the style we adopt throughout our lives.’

Opdracht 7
Make in your introduction attractive to the readers.
Finish with an interesting or thought-provoking, but relevant, comment.

Opdracht 8

If everyone spoke one language (English, for example). It would lead to better international relations.
Many people have got a different opinion about having one single language all over the world, some believe that it would be better to have one and others think it's better to have multiply spoken languages. In my opinion it would lead to better international relations if everyone spoke one language.

When you travel to another country which has got a different language you will get known with the language barrier. For example, if I don't speak any word french and I want to know the way to the supermarket than I can't even ask them because I wont understand it. With one international spoken language I could ask them things like these.
Having one language will make you able to read all the signboards abroad, which won't cause any troubles of misunderstanding the signs.
In case of emergency you would be able to get quicker help because you can easily express yourself faster.

There is a strong social division between people who believe that it would be better to have one single language all over the world and other who defend that diversification of languages is not an obstacle to have good international relations. However, it is a waste of time to

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