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Materi & Tugas Bing Kelas 2 - Bab 5

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ENGLISH CLASS XI  I'm so sorry that...

CHAPTER 5  Words are not enough to erase the pain I have


PERSONAL LETTER given you but I want to say how sorry I am
Materi : Bagian A-F for...
Tugas : Bagian G
C. Language Feature of Personal Letters (Tata
A. Definition: bahasa yang digunakan):
Personal letters also known as informal letters. Sentences Structure:
Those are the letters that are written to people we  Using various tenses such as present tense when
know such as friends, parents, siblings, cousins, and tell about event at present time, past tense to
so on. tell about the past event, or future tense to tell
Letters are not only written to inform but to the writer’s intention. It depends on what the
strengthen the bond between two people writing to writer talks about.
each other.  Using contracted form; I’m, It’s, etc.
 Using pronouns to replace repeated nouns; it,
B. Some Useful Expressions for Letter Writing you, them, your, etc.
(Ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menulis surat  Using linking words; and, but, so, because, etc.
berdasarkan beberapa konteks/ situasi):  Using active voice
1. Gratitude  Slang language can be used
 I'm just writing to thank you for... Language Style:
 It was very kind of you to...  Language use may be personal like first and
 Thanks very much for... second person pronouns
 I am very grateful for...  Friendly
2. Giving advice  Use person’s name you are writing to
 Well, I thought about it and if I were you, I  Write the letter naturally and in conversational
would... style
 Have you thought about...  Make your personality feels nice in your writing
 In your last letter you said you weren't sure
what course of action to take, I suggest... D. Structure of Personal Letter (susunan Personal
 I think you shouldn't ... Letter secara terperinci)
 In your last letter you asked me about..., I 1. Sender’s address: place where you are writing
think... from. All that is needed your street address,
3. Delivering good news city, province/ state and post code.
 I'm sure you will be happy to hear that... 2. Date: when the letter is written. Example:
 By the way, did you know that...? Jakarta, August 23rd 2014 (sometimes it is
 OMG!! You'll never guess what happened! omitted)
 I am totally ecstatic to hear about... 3. Greeting: usually starts with the word “dear,”
 I was happy beyond limits to read that... followed by name of the recipient, and it ends
4. Delivering bad news with a comma; Dear Hiroshi,
 I'm sorry but I have to tell you that... 4. Introduction: this is the opening of a letter. It
 Bad news, I'm afraid but no way to avoid it, so usually in the form of greeting such as “How are
here it goes... you.” Sometimes you may refer to a previous
 I'm extremely sorry to hear that... letter. For example, “As you asked in your last
 It was heart wrenching to read about... letter, I’m going to tell you about …”
5. Asking for help 5. Body of the letter: the main part of the letter,
 I wonder if you could help me. includes the message that the writer wants to
 I hope it's not too much to ask about... tell to the recipient.
 I wonder if I could ask you a favor. Could 6. Closure: this is where writer usually says
you...? something to end the message. For example, “bye
6. Apologizing now”, “Reply soon”, “I’m waiting for a quick reply”,
 I would like to apologize for... “see you”.

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7. Complimentary close: a short expression before F. Example
signature; it ends with a comma. For example, Example 1:
“Love”, “Best regards”, “Sincerely Yours”.
8. Signature: the signature of write
9. P.S. (postscript): If you want to add anything to
the letter, you write a P.S. (postscript) and the
message after that.

E. Parts of Personal Letter (Bagian Personal Letter


secara umum):
Parts of Personal letter is general structure. Those
are:
1. Heading
2. Salutation
3. Body
4. Closing
5. Signature
This picture below of personal letter’s example:

Example 2:

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G. Task:
1. Look at the example of personal letter below!
Please classify the structure of the personal
letter!

2. Please write your own personal letter about


anything by using the correct structure and
language features!

Note:
 Please write your work on your task book!
 The deadline of collecting this task is on 7th
November 2020 through WhatsApp or FB
(Inbox)!

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