Dear Sweetie
Read this Personal letter together!
UNIT
1 Identifying social function and generic structure of personal letter and arranging the the jumble paragraph to the best pattern.
READING ALOUD
READING ALOUD
35 Senggigi Raya Lombok
75009 Nusa Tenggara Timur 12
thJanuary 2014
My Dear Lovely Siti, Hello!
How are you, Sweetie? I know you are angry with me because I am writing to you after so long time. I am so sorry, please forgive me. You know i and my family are in Lombok right now. I am writing to you this letter from this really cute little cafe on the Senggigi beach. As you know, mum loves shopping, so she goes and will go for hours. I took a rain check from shopping and decided to write to while i was enjoying my cup of coffee.
You know, yesterday we went to Gili Nanggu Island. It was a beach on the southwest of Lombok. It is awesome. It was so beautiful I couldn’t believe my eyes. There were beauutiful coral reefs everywhere. We went snorkeling and saw the most
amazing fish. I wish you were here.
Oh sorry, I have to go now, my mum is here. I will see you soon
Lots of love XOXO
Lana
P.S. I’m bringin you lots of souvenirs and pictures !!
Learn the following phrases!
Bye.
Salutations “Dear”, “Dearest”, “sweetheart”, “darling”, “My dear”, “My love”, etc.
Salutaons depend on how well you know the person you are wring to.
Starting letter
How are you?Hope this leer finds you ....
Thank you for your last leer.
It was so good to hear from you.
Sorry for answering late.
I'm sorry I should have wrien earlier ....
Haven't heard from you in a while so I thought ....
I am sorry to inform you that ....
Closing “Yours”, “with love”, “sincerely yours”, “all the love”, “all the best”, “affeconately”, “much lov“best wishes”
Conclusion I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
My best wishes for the coming test.
See you.
I will write soon.
I will have to stop now.
I am waing for a quick reply.
Looking forward to seeing you again.
Worksheet 1
Read the following personal letter to choose the best answers tor he following questions!
October,10th 2013
From : Anissa Trimahayanti
Jl. Kenanga, gang Asri II, no 4 Denpasar 29055 My Dearest Friend Lisa,
Lisa, how are you? I hope that you and your family are okay. How about your study? You are my best friend ever. You always understand me though others won’t. When you decided to study in java, I was so confused and sad because a person who always next to me would leave me. I remember the last time we met, you said to me that it would be OK and our friendship would be still good.
During months, I attempted to adapt myself to my new class in Mahasaraswati
University. Yeah, finally I could. I found a girl who could support me as well as you. Her name is Dahlia. I felt that I was happy to be her friend because she reminds me with the girl next to me last three months in Senior High School. Yes, she is as the best friend of mine as you. Of course I will introduce her to you.Even though we are now many miles away, I do believe the time when we can get together will come soon, doesn’t it? You should reply “YES”. So that Dahlia, you and me will be three best girls ever in the world.
The sooner the better!!!! I miss you so much. I am always longing to see you; moreover, I want to share anything that usually I tell to you like when we were in Senior high school.
Lisa, I do promise to introduce Hendra, the person you admire… So, when will you come back?
Please replay my letter as soon as you can because I’m really interested to know about your life here. J
Your old friend, Anissa
1. How did the writer feeling when she wrote the letter?
a. She feels dissapointed d. She feels interested
b. She feels alone e. She feels tired
c. She feels guilty
2. Who is the writer of the letter?
a. Dahlia d. Lisa
b. Annisa e. Hendra
c. Mahasaraswati
3. What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient??
a. relatives d. siblings
b. employeers e. cousin
c. friends
4. "I attempted to adapt myself to my new class in Mahasaraswati University."
READING
The underlined word can be replaced with ....
a. try b. sing c. read d. dance e. collect
5. From the letter we know that,except ....
a. Anissa is hendra old friend b. Annisa and Lisa hated each other c. Anissa just found her new friend d. Lisa is admiring someone
e. Anissa and Hendra were in Senior High School Worksheet 2
Define the generic structure of personal letter by fill in blue box by choosing the best answer in the following choices!
1. Date 7. Complimentary close
2. Address 8. Signature 3. Salutation & name 9. Postscript 4. Introduction
5. Body 6. Closure
Assessment Arrange the jumble paragraph to the best cohesion of the paragraph in order to fulfill the letter below. The first sentences has been done for you as a clue
First paragraph
1. I live with my aunty.
2. She has one son and two daughters.
3. I call her son Abang David because he is older than me and Devira is my aunty’s second daughter.
4. She is as old as me.
5. We are in the same school but we’re in different class.
6. It’s OK, we often share information each other.
7. I feel happy live with my aunty she loves me as she loves her children.
Jl. Salemba Raya Kel. Paseban 10 Kec. Senen. Jakarta Pusat
September 1st, 2015
Jl. Bengkulu Curup KM.12,5 Bengkulu Tengah 38385 Dear Christina,
I’m sending you this letter to tell you that I have lived in Jakarta for 1 year.
...
...
...
...
...
...
Love, Luluq
Assessment Arrange the jumble paragraph to the best pattern
to fulfill the letter below.First paragraph Second paragraph
1. I miss you and our friends so much.
2. I hope sometime we can get together soon.
3. I am looking forwards to hearing from you
1. It’s OK, we often share information each other.
2. I live with my aunty.
3. She is as old as me.
4. She has one son and two daughters.
5. I call her son Abang David because he is older than me and Devira is my aunty’s second daughter.
6. I feel happy live with my aunty she loves me as she loves her children.
7. We are in the same school but we’re in different class.
Jl. Salemba Raya Kel. Paseban 10 Kec. Senen. Jakarta Pusat
September 1st, 2015
Jl. Bengkulu Curup KM.12,5 Bengkulu Tengah 38385 Dear Christina,
...
...
...
...
.
...
...
Love, Luluq Second paragraph
1. I hope sometime we can get together soon.
2. I miss you and our friends so much.
3. I am looking forwards to hearing from you
Key Answer
No Answer
1 2 3 4 5
Ket: Nilai benar = 1, Salah = 0
Rubrik Penilaian
Skor akhir = Jumlah benar x 10
October,10
th2013
Jl. Kenanga, gang Asri II, no 4 Denpasar 29055 My Dearest Friend Lisa,
Lisa, how are you? I hope that you and your family are okay. How about your study?
You are my best friend ever. You always understand me though others won’t. When you decided to study in java, I was so confused and sad because a person who always next to me would leave me. I remember the last time we met, you said to me that it would be OK and our friendship would be still good.
During months, I attempted to adapt myself to my new class in Mahasaraswati University. Yeah, finally I could. I found a girl who could support me as well as you.
Her name is Dahlia. I felt that I was happy to be her friend because she reminds me with the girl next to me last three months in Senior High School. Yes, she is as the best friend of mine as you. Of course I will introduce her to you.Even though we are now many miles away, I do believe the time when we can get together will come soon, doesn’t it? You should reply “YES”. So that Dahlia, you and me will be three best girls ever in the world. The sooner the better!!!! I miss you so much. I am always longing to see you; moreover, I want to share anything that usually I tell to you like when we were in Senior high school.
Lisa, I do promise to introduce Hendra, the person you admire… So, when will you come back?
Please replay my letter as soon as you can because I’m really interested to know about your life here. J
Your lovely old friend,
Anissa
ADDRESS
INTRODUCTION
SALUTATION & NAME DATE
CLOSURE
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE B
O D Y
POSTSCRIPT P.S SIGNATURE
