materi kelas XI MIA semester 1 kurikulum 2013

3. STAMP

6. POSTCARD

8. LETTER

10. Formal letter
Types
of
Letters
Informal letter
also known as
personal letter

11. Personal letters are the letters that are
written to people we know such as
friends, parents, siblings, cousins.
Letters are not only written to inform but
to strengthen the bond between two
people writing to each other.

12. 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 am very grateful for ...
 Giving advice
- Well, I thought about it and if I were you, I would ...
- Have you thought about ...
- In your last letter you said you weren't sure what course of action
to take, I suggest ...
- I think you shouldn't ...
- In your last letter you asked me about ..., I think ...

13.  Delivering good news
- I'm sure you will be happy to hear that ...
- By the way, did you know that ... ?
- OMG!! You'll never guess what happened!
- I am totally ecstatic to hear about ...
- I was happy beyond limits to read that ...
 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 ...

14. Asking for help
- I wonder if you could help me.
- I hope it's not too much to ask about...
- I wonder if I could ask you a favor. Could you...?
Apologizing
- I would like to apologize for...
- I'm so sorry that...
- Words are not enough to erase the pain I have given
you but I want to say how sorry I am for...

15. STRUCTURE OF PERSONAL LETTER
1. Sender’s address
2. Date
3. Salutation and Name
4. Introductory
paragraph/Introduction
5. Body paragraph/the
content of the letter
6. Closing
paragraph/closure
7. Complementary
close
8. Signature
9. P.S. (postscript)

16. The sender’s address
Place where you are writing
from. All that is needed your
street address, city,
province/state and post
code.

17. Date
Date when the letter is written

18. Salutation and Name
Greeting and the recipient’s name
“Dear”, “My dear……”, “My Love”, “Sweetheart”

19. Introductory paragraph/Introduction
The opening of the letter usually starts with
“how are you?” or refers to previous letter.
“How are you?”
“How are things?”
“Hope you’re well”
“Sorry for answering late”

20. Body paragraph/the content of the
letter
The main part of the letter. It includes what
you want to write to the other person.

21. Closing paragraph/closure
This part indicates the letter is going to end.
“Reply soon”
“I’m waiting for a quick reply”
“see you”

22. Complementary close
Short expressions like “love you”, “sincerely
yours”, “love”, “kind regards”

23. Signature
Signature or initials of the writer

24. P.S. (postscript)
If you want to add anything to the letter, you
write a P.S. (postscript) and the message after
that.

25. Sender’s address
The introductory paragraph
The body paragraph
The closing paragraph
Complimentary close

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