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Esta breve guía busca facilitarte la tarea a la hora de redactar una carta, solicitud o correos formal a profesores, directores, counselors o incluso empleadores. Otros alumnos más osados escriben tal cual y como si estuvieran teniendo una conversación y otros recurren a traductores para «revisar» su redacción. ¿Te ha pasado que tienes que escribir un mensaje en Inglés y tardas horas para empezar, pues no sabes qué colocar, como saludar, qué escribir para hacer una solicitud sin que se entienda como una orden o mandato? Nuestros alumnos no son la excepción, ellos también se vuelven «Masters of Procastination» a la hora de redactar, ya que están conscientes de múltiples puntos que hay que considerar a la hora de redactar en Inglés.

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