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WRITING III

2ND CLASS : 23RD AUGUST 2015


Ismail M ismail.mz90@gmail.com

Universitas Terbuka ~ Korea


Selatan

COURSE INTRODUCTION
Text book : Writing 3, Rahmat Budiman, Universitas Terbuka 2011
Tutorial module consists of 9 parts but will be cover in 8 classes.

Class 1 : Descriptive Paragraph


Class 2 : Personal Letters
Class 3 : Business Letters
Class 4 : Basic Essays
Class 5 : Narrative 1
Class 6 : Narrative 2 & Comparative
Class 7 : Cause and Effect
Class 8 : Argumentative

Tutorial method: Online (Justin TV or Ustream) and In class


Grading Components
Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3
Participation
Final Exam

Course material can be found at Portal UT Korea

MODULE 2 PERSONAL LETTERS


Focused on the skill you need to write personal letters
To help you practice writing those kinds of personal letters
Objectives of this unit:
Write personal letters;
Write communal letters;
Write personal notes.

UNIT 1 PERSONAL LETTERS

WRITING: WRITING PERSONAL LETTERS


It should be fun
You write it because of your own desires
It is like a conversation, you write what you want to say to your friend
Write what you feel
Dont worry too much about style, grammar, or even punctuation or
spelling- as long as the letters intelligible
It is not a writing examination, so have fun with it
Model for personal letter : see page 2.2

GRAMMAR : PRESENT TENSE (AGREEMENT)


a. Defining Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject and verbs in present tense must agree in number, singular subject =>
verbs with singular endings, and same with plural subject.
He, she and it use an s or es ending on the verb.
b. Special Singular Constructions
Either (of) || neither (of) || each (of) || one (of) || every one(of)
c. Separation of Subject and Verb
A phrase or clause separates the subject from the verbs. Look for the subject, then
make sure that the verb agrees with the subject.
d. Agreement in Questions
The subject usually follows the verb.
Example : What is the secret of your success? => the subject secret takes the
singular verb is.

UNIT 2 COMMUNAL LETTERS

WRITING : WRITING COMMUNAL LETTERS


Normally sent by a person or family to a group of friends or realtives
Communal letters are personal letters
Usually describe news or recent events, but not contain private or
sensitive information
Only sent to close friend or family
The purpose of it is not just spreading news, but help create a sense of
belonging and community that is difficult to maintain the relationship
among families living in some different places
Model for Communal Letter: see page 2.13

GRAMMAR : COORDINATION AND SUBORDINATION


1. Coordinating

Example :
a. The baby cried all night
b. The mother kept sleeping
The baby cried all night, but the mother kept sleeping.
The most common coordinating conjunctions are : and || but || for || or || so || yet

2. Subordinating

Example :
Sam left the house after he had said goodbye to his family.
Although he didnt pass the exam, he looked very happy.
Note : if the subordinate clause begins the sentence, a comma follows it.

UNIT 3 PERSONAL NOTES

WRITING : WRITING PERSONAL NOTES


A note is also a kind of letter
Contain brief message or information about one important thing
Straight to the point on one side of a piece of paper
The purpose of a note are for offering help, explaining something etc

GRAMMAR : ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS


Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns

Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs

Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding an ly ending, such as,
beautiful becomes beautifully , happy becomes happily

EXERCISE
Activity 1 page 2.3
Activity 3 page 2.6
Activity 1 page 2.14
LANGUAGE IN USE : Joining sentences page 2.17
Activity 1 page 2.23
Activity 4 page 2.25

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