BAHAN AJAR

READING

LETTER 1
Kompleks Tiga Tujuh no. 48

Surabaya

10 December 2016

Didi

Jln. Rumah Baru no. 13

Surabaya

Dear Didi,

Hi Didi. What’s up? I am now inviting you to attend our Christmas party in my house in
Kompleks Anggur. I’ll be having the celebration on the 23rd of December 2016 at 12 p.m.

Even though you don’t celebrate Christmas, I would ask you to join the fun as you have been
a very special relative to us. Please bring with you your siblings because my sister has
prepared special activities and games. And you must miss my father’s cooking. He’ll cook
again this year.

See you there.

Love,

Elizabeth
LETTER 2

Sumedang, November 20,2015

Dear mom,

I am in the meeting now. It is now a quarter to ten. The meeting is going to start soon.
The participants are all busy. Many of them are now inside the auditorium, but some are still
outside.
It is nice to be here. I can meet may people from different countries. I am sitting in the
middle row between a Javanese and Irianese. The javanese on my right. Now, the speakeer is
walking to the podium.
That is all for now.

Sincerely yours,
Love

Ani
EXPRESSION

 Gratitude
- I'm just writing to thank you for ...
- It was very kind of you to ...
- Thanks very much for ...
- I am very grateful for ...
- Giving advice
- Well, I thought about it and if I were you, I would .
- Have you thought about ...
- In your last letter you said you weren't sure what course of action to take, I
suggest ...
- I think you shouldn't ...
- In your last letter you asked me about ..., I think ...

 Delivering good news

- I'm sure you will be happy to hear that ...
- By the way, did you know that ... ?
- OMG!! You'll never guess what happened!
- I am totally ecstatic to hear about ...
- I was happy beyond limits to read that ...
- Delivering bad news
- I'm sorry but I have to tell you that ...
- Bad news, I'm afraid but no way to avoid it, so here it goes ...
- I'm extremely sorry to hear that ...
- It was heart wrenching to read about ...

 Asking for help

- I wonder if you could help me.
- I hope it's not too much to ask about...
- I wonder if I could ask you a favor. Could you...?
- Apologizing
- I would like to apologize for...
- I'm so sorry that...
- Words are not enough to erase the pain I have given you but I want to say
how sorry I am for...

STRUCTURE TEXT

 Sender’s address: place where you are writing

 Date : Jakarta, August 23rd 2014 (sometimes it is omitted)
 Greeting : usually starts with the word “dear,” followed by name of the recipient, and
it ends with a comma; Dear Hiroshi,
 Introduction : this is the opening of a letter. It usually in the form of greeting such as
“How are you.” Sometimes you may refer to a previous letter. For example, “As you
asked in your last letter, I’m going to tell you about …”
 Body of the letter : the main part of the letter, includes the message that the writer
wants to tell to the recipient.
 Closure : this is where writer usually says something to end the message. For
example, “bye now.”
  Complimentary close : a short expression before signature; it ends with a comma. For
example, “Best regards,” “Sincerely Yours.”
 Signature : the signature of write

PARTS OF PERSONAL LETTER

LANGUAGE FEATURES

Sentences Structure:
 Using various tenses such as present tense when tell about event at present time, past
tense to tell about the past event, or future tense to tell the writer’s intention. It
depends on what the writer talks about.
 Using contracted form; I’m, It’s, etc.
 Using pronouns to replace repeated nouns; it, you, them, your, etc.
 Using linking words; and, but, so, because, etc.
 Using active voice
 Slang language can be used
TASK 1

Complete the letter in your own words.

Dear pen friend,

My name is ......................... and I’m...........................(age). I

have ................., ...................................hair, and ..............eyes. I’m ..............centimeters and
I’m quite ........................(height). I like ................., ............and ...........................but I don’t
like ..................

Please write to me and tell me what you’re alike.

Regards,

....................................

TASK 2

Letter 1
Letter 2

Yogyakarta, 5 December 2017

Dear Vanessa,
Thank you so much for your last letter. It was great to hear from you after so many months.
You seem to be having a nice time in Estonia.
Thanks also for the photos. I absolutely loved that snap of yours standing beside a snowman.
Estonia looks amazing. Someday, I would definitely like to go there.
There’s not much happening here. I am busy with my part time job and college.
By the way, will you coming to Indonesia anytime soon? If you are, let me know the dates and
we can arrange to meet up.

Hope to see you soon,

Riyo

Sumedang, November 20,2015

Dear mom,

I am in the meeting now. It is now a quarter to ten. The meeting is going to start soon.
The participants are all busy. Many of them are now inside the auditorium, but some are still
outside.

It is nice to be here. I can meet may people from different countries. I am sitting in the
middle row between a Javanese and Irianese. The javanese on my right. Now, the speakeer is
walking to the podium.

That is all for now.

Sincerely yours,

Love

Ani

NO STRUCTURES LETTER 1 LETTER 2 LETTER 3

1. THE SENDER

2. THE ADDRESSES

3. THE PURPOSE/GENERAL

IDEA

4. THE TENSES

SPEAKING

Repeat the pronounciation and gind out the meaning of the following words

DEAR= IMPRESSED= POST=

INVITE= REMEMBER= SHARE=

JOIN= CELEBRATION= GIFT=

SEE= BIRTHDAY= TOUGH=

LOVE= CHANGE= ATTEND=

DELIGTHED= IMPRINT=

USEFUL= INSPIRE=

EXPRESSION

 Gratitude
- I'm just writing to thank you for ...
- It was very kind of you to ...
- Thanks very much for ...
- I am very grateful for ...
- Giving advice
- Well, I thought about it and if I were you, I would .
- Have you thought about ...
- In your last letter you said you weren't sure what course of action to take, I
suggest ...
- I think you shouldn't ...
- In your last letter you asked me about ..., I think ...
 Delivering good news
- I'm sure you will be happy to hear that ...
- By the way, did you know that ... ?
- OMG!! You'll never guess what happened!
- I am totally ecstatic to hear about ...
- I was happy beyond limits to read that ...
- Delivering bad news
 - I'm sorry but I have to tell you that ...
- Bad news, I'm afraid but no way to avoid it, so here it goes ...
- I'm extremely sorry to hear that ...
- It was heart wrenching to read about ...

 Asking for help

- I wonder if you could help me.
- I hope it's not too much to ask about...
- I wonder if I could ask you a favor. Could you...?
- Apologizing
- I would like to apologize for...
- I'm so sorry that...
- Words are not enough to erase the pain I have given you but I want to say
how sorry I am for...

STRUCTURE TEXT

 Sender’s address: place where you are writing

 Date : Jakarta, August 23rd 2014 (sometimes it is omitted)
 Greeting : usually starts with the word “dear,” followed by name of the recipient, and
it ends with a comma; Dear Hiroshi,
 Introduction : this is the opening of a letter. It usually in the form of greeting such as
“How are you.” Sometimes you may refer to a previous letter. For example, “As you
asked in your last letter, I’m going to tell you about …”
 Body of the letter : the main part of the letter, includes the message that the writer
wants to tell to the recipient.
 Closure : this is where writer usually says something to end the message. For
example, “bye now.”
 Complimentary close : a short expression before signature; it ends with a comma. For
example, “Best regards,” “Sincerely Yours.”
 Signature : the signature of write
Sentences Structure:
 Using various tenses such as present tense when tell about event at present time, past
tense to tell about the past event, or future tense to tell the writer’s intention. It
depends on what the writer talks about.
 Using contracted form; I’m, It’s, etc.
 Using pronouns to replace repeated nouns; it, you, them, your, etc.
 Using linking words; and, but, so, because, etc.
 Using active voice
 Slang language can be used
 WORKSHEET

GROUP MEMBERS:

1.

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3.

4.

ARRANGE TO MAKE A GOOD LETTER!

Letter 1

- Sincerely,

Nurul

- Thanks for being the creator of such great meals and for being a good friend all those
years. I realize that we have lost contact for too long and I would like to renew the
friendship as soon as we are able. Let’s get together soon.

- While I was making one of my favorite recipes today, crispy fried chicken, I was
reminded of who the original creator of this marvelous recipe was, you. I dont’t
remember if I ever thanked you for giving me this wonderful creation.

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Letter 2

- Dear Susan,

- Love,

Syaza

- January 10th, 2019

- I hope I’ll see you soon. Thanks again.

- Dear Anna,

- We were talking about holidays. We thought it might be nice to go campingin Sempu

Island for day or two. Are you interested? Let me know if you are.

- Jalan Danau Toba 12

Surabaya

- Thanks a lot for a great weekend. My sister and I really enjoyed ourselves.

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FIND OUT THE STRICTURE TEXT OF THE LETTER
PART OF EXPRESSION
LETTER
 INDEPENDENT
TASK

NAME: ..............................................................

CLASS: ...............................................................

Make your own personal letter!

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