Faithful mediation to a host
A fictional German source says that a Friday school visit will begin at ten instead of nine and asks visitors to bring identification. The learner must send an appropriate Russian message to an adult host who will accompany the group and ask whether the new time is possible. A draft opens informally, switches between ты and вы, retains the superseded time of nine and invents a free lunch. It also omits identification because the learner considers that detail unimportant. The task supplies no universal examination word count or scoring penalty; it asks for faithful selection, a coherent register and a clear request. The source establishes conditions for this invented visit only, not a general legal identification rule or a promise of additional services.
1. What information must be preserved or removed?
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Preserve Friday, the revised start time of ten and the source’s identification request, then ask about availability. Remove the unsupported free lunch and replace the obsolete time. Omitting a condition changes what the recipient needs to do.
2. Provide a suitable Russian core message.
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Уважаемая Анна Петровна! В пятницу посещение начнётся в десять часов, а не в девять. Посетителей просят взять с собой документ, удостоверяющий личность. Сможете ли Вы сопровождать группу в новое время? С уважением, Алексей. The message preserves the conditions and a coherent formal address.