SMA/SMK : Information Sheet No : 1

Judul : Personal Letter

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Kelas : XI
A. Tujuan:
Setelah mengikuti serangkaian kegiatan pembelajaran peserta didik dapat membuat oersonal letter secara mandiri

B. Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi/OCL

3.17.1 Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi.
3.17.2 Merinci jenis-jenis surat pribadi (pen pal, fan mail, love, get well, holiday/celebration) sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaanya.
4.17.1 Melengkapi teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya, lisan dan tulis, dengan
memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai kontek
4.17.2 Menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya, lisan dan tulis, dengan
memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai konteks.

C. Materi
Kegiatan Belajar 1
IPK : 3.17.1 Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks khusus dalam bentuk surat
pribadi.
IUK : 3.17.1.1 Siswa mampu menganalisis struktur dari personal letter

PERSONAL LETTER
A. What is a letter?
A letter is a written or a typed message addressed to a single person or group of people. Writing letters is meaningful way of
communicating and expressing your thought and feeling to others. Letter can be preserved and read anytime in future. Reading
such letters can bring back memories of special people or important events.

Letters can be classified into many kinds on the basis of their purpose. Letters can be friendly or formal.

 A friendly or personal letter is usually addressed to people you know personally or to your loved ones.
 A formal or business letter is addressed to people you do not know, people you have never met, or people who are in authority.

Stucture of PersonaL Letter

Salutation :
  The salutation or greeting is written in the left- hand corner after leaving a couple of lines below the heading
 The greeting usually begins with the word “ Dear” before the name of the receiver or the person being written to.
 A comma is used after the greeeting

Body / message:

 Body / message Also known as the main text. This includes the message you want to write. Normally in a friendly letter, the
beginning of paragraphs is indented. If not indented, be sure to skip a space between paragraphs. Skip a line after the greeting
and before the close.

Subscription/Complimentary closing:

 This short expression is always a few words on a single line. It ends in a comma. It should be indented to the same column as
the heading. Skip one to three spaces (two is usual) for the signature line.

Signature:

 Type or print your name. The handwritten signature goes above this line and below the close. The signature line and the
handwritten signature are indented to the same column as the close. The signature should be written in blue or black ink. If the
letter is quite informal, you may omit the signature line as long as you sign the letter.
IUK : 3.17.1.2 Siswa mampu menganalisis bentuk tenses (present tense & past tense) dalam personal letter

B. Simple Present Tense

The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple
present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens
regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it’s sometimes called present
indefinite). Depending on the person, the simple present tense is formed
by using the root form or by adding -s or -es to the end.

C. Simple past
The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now.
IUK : 3.17.1.3 Siswa mampu Menyebutkan kosa-kata yang terkait dengan teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi.

Pronunciation Practice
Listen to your teacher reading aloud these words. Repeat after him/her.
a) express
b) sincere
c) thoughts
d) prayer
e) although
f) occasions
g) throughout
h) fortunate
i) comfort
j) quite
IUK : 3.17.1.4 Siswa mampu menganalisisi ungkapan dalam personal letter
D. Some useful expressions for letter writing
Gratitude
 I’m just writing to thank you for….
 It was very kind of you to…
 Thanks very much for….
 I’m very grateful for….
Giving advice
 Well, I thought about it and if I were
you, I would….
 Have you thought about…
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….
Delivering good news
 I’m sure you will be happy to hear
that….
 I’m sure you will be interested to know
that….
 By the way , did you know that….?
Kegiatan Belajar 2
IPK : 3.17.2 Merinci jenis-jenis surat pribadi (pen pal, fan mail, love, get well, holiday/celebration) sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaanya.
IUK : 3.17.2.1 Menelaah jenis – jenis surat pribadi.
 Kegiatan Belajar 3
IPK : 3.17.3 Membedakan antara personal letter dan bussiness letter
IUK : 3.17.3.1 Membandingkan antara personal letter dan bussiness letter

(Bussiness Letter) (Personal Letter)

Basis Business letter Personal letter
1. Nature: Business letter or commercial letter it is impersonal and universal in nature. Personal letter it fully personal in nature.
2. Purpose: Business letter is exchanging various business-related issues and information. Personal letter is exchanging personal
or family related affairs and information.
3. Scope: Business letter scope is wide and contains various types of business information. Personal letter scope is limited and
contains only personal information.
4. Structure: Business letter follow the officially recognized structure. Personal letter does not follow any recognized structure.
5. Formality: Business letter it maintains formal rules and procedure. Personal letter it is informal.
6. Size: Business letter generally it is concise in size and avoids irrelevant matter. Personal letter it may be concise or large in size.
7. Types: Business letter it can be categorized differently. Personal letter generally it cannot be categorized.
8. Salutation: Business letter salutation is sir, dear sir, dear Mr. x etc. Personal letter salutation is Dear friends, my dear x, dear x
etc.
9. Language: Business letter language should be easy and simple. Personal letter language may easy, poetic, emotional etc.
10. Copy: Business letter copy of business letter is preserved. Personal letter copy of personal letter may not be preserved.
 11. Method: Business letter it uses direct and persuasive method. Personal letter it uses only direct method.

Kegiatan Belajar 3
IPK : 4.17.1 Melengkapi teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya,
lisan dan tulis, dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai
konteks.
IUK : 4.17.1.1 Siswa mampu mengisi teks rumpang dengan to be yang benar dalam bentuk surat pribadi

TASK 1
1. Fill in the blank by using the correct word!
Sector 17
Vashi
New Bombay
6th July, 2013
Dear Maya,
Thank you very much for your last ...... . It was ...... to hear from you after so many
......
Thanks a lot for the photographs. I ...... loved that snap of yours standing in front of
the Eiffel Tower. France looks ...... Someday, I would ....... like to go there.
There’s not much ...... here. I am busy with my ........ and kids.
By the way, are you coming home ...... soon? If you are, let me know the ...... and we
can arrange to meet up.
Hope to see you soon!
Aditi
 a. Letter f.Months
b. Dates g.Work
c. Stunning h.Great
d. Photographs i.Absolutely
e. Happening j.Anytime

Kegiatan Belajar 4
IPK : 4.17.2 Menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya, lisan
dan tulis, dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai
konteks.
IUK : 4.17.2.1 siswa mampu menandai bagian bagain personal letter.

 Format of a letter ( informal letter )

B/8 Tower Street

Frosty Colony,
Heading Colaba,
Mumbai, 400005
November14, 2011
Dear Grandma, Salutation / Greeting
I hope you are doing well. I missed you for my birthday party last week I want to thank you for the beautiful sweater you sent
me for my birthday. When I received it, I almost squealed in excitement.
Thank you for knitting such a pretty blue sweater for me. It is soft and keeps me warm at night, and it is in my favorite color
Body/Message

too. I will show it to all my friends once I go to school after the holidays.
I hope to come and visit you very soon. Grandma, I am eagerly waiting to meet you.

Subscription/Complimentary closing Yours Lovingly,

Signature Zizi
 Note:
Heading:
 When writing a friendly letter to a parent, close relative, or friend, whom you know very well and who knows your address,
you omit writing the address, only mention the date.

IUK : 4.17.2.2 siswa mampu Menyusun kembali bagian bagian teks personal letter
IUK : 4.17.2.3 Siswa mampu membuat personal letter secara mandiri

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