Letters | Bahasa Ingris Kelas XI SMA

Read the letter given below.

35 Senggigi Raya Lombok 75009 Nusa Tenggara Timur 12th January 2018 My Dear Lovely Siti, Hello! How are you, sweetie? I know you are angry with me because I am writing to you after a long time. I am so sorry, please forgive me. You know we are in Lombok right now. It is so beautiful beyond imagination. I am writing to you from this really cute little café on the Senggigi beach. As you know, mum loves shopping so she went and will be gone for hours. I took a rain check from shopping and decided to write to you while I enjoy my cup of coffee. You know yesterday we went to Gili Nanggu Island; it is a beach on the southwest of Lombok. The place is awesome. It is so beautiful I couldn't believe my eyes. There are beautiful coral reefs everywhere. We went for snorkeling and we saw most amazing fish ever. I wish you were here; it would have been much more fun. Mum's making sure we don't miss any sight in the whole city, so we've practically been everywhere. I have to go, mum is here. I will see you soon. Lots of love. XOXO Lana P.S. I’m bringing you lots of souvenirs and pictures!

 Discuss with your partner, what kind of letter is this and how can you say that.

Types of Letters: Informar Letter/ Personal Letter and Formal Letter

Informar Letter/ Personal Letter 

Social Function/ Purpose

Personal letters are letters that are written to people we know as such as friends, parents, siblings, and cousind. 

Letters are not only written to inform but to strengthen the bond between two peoples writing to each other.

Structure/ Text Organization of Personal Letter
1. Date	Date when the letter is written (top left)
2. Address	Place where you are writing from (top right)
3. Salutation & Name	Greeting and the person’s name you are writing to
4. Introduction	The opening of the letter usually starts with how are you or refers to previous letter
5. Body	The main part of the letter. It includes what you want to write to the other person
6. Closure	The part indicates the letter is going to end
7. Complimentary close	Short expressions like Love you, Sincerely Yours, Love.
8. Signature	Signature or initials of the writer
9. Postcript P.S	After throught in a letter. You begin with P.S end it with your initials.

Linguistic Features
Sentence Structure	Accuracy of grammar is important Complete sentences are expected Slang can be used Use the contractions such as  I’ll, I’m, We’ll Use personal pronouns such as I, We, You Use active voice
Styles	Language use may be personal like first and second person pronouns Be warm Use the person’s name you are writing to Vary sentence length Write in a natural, conversational style Let your peronally shine through in your writing (Bly, 2004)

    Example of Personal Letter

Look at the expressions and match them with the purpose of the letter. The first one has been done for you.

Letters Quiz 1:

2nd meeting

Create a dialogue for one of the situations given below.

3rd meeting

Project 1

4th meeting

Project 2

5th meeting

Formative Assessment