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Faithful mediation and a clear request

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Faithful mediation and a clear request

An original German source for a mediation exercise says that a school visit is planned for Friday, that the start time has changed from nine to ten and that visitors should bring identification. The task is to write a short Italian email to an adult host who will accompany the group. A draft begins „Ciao amico“ and later switches between tu and Lei. It still says the visit begins at nine, omits identification and invents a free lunch that the source never mentions. The learner must select relevant information, use a coherent register and ask whether the host can accompany the group at the new time. No particular official examination word count or marking penalty is given. The source describes only this hypothetical visit and does not establish a general legal identification requirement.

1. What information must be preserved or removed?

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State Friday and the changed start time of ten, preserve the source’s request to bring identification and ask about availability. Remove the unsupported free lunch. Do not silently preserve the superseded time of nine.

2. Provide a suitable short Italian core message.

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„Gentile signora Rossi, la visita di venerdì inizierà alle dieci anziché alle nove. È richiesto di portare un documento di identità. Potrebbe accompagnare il gruppo al nuovo orario? Cordiali saluti.“ This keeps a coherent formal register and the actual conditions without inventing extra benefits.