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KATA PENGANTAR

Assalammualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Alhamdulillah penyusun ucapkan kehadirat Allah

SWT yang telah melimpahkan rahmat dan hidayahNya sehingga telah tersusun
Module Personal Letter sebagai Modul Hybrid Learning Pendalaman Materi
Professional Bahasa Inggris pada program Pendidikan Profesi Guru (PPG). Modul ini
memuat materi pembelajaran tentang Definition, Generic Structure, Social Function dan
Language Features dari Personal Letter.
Pengadaan modul pembelajaran ini dimaksudkan sebagai panduan bagi para
peserta didik selama mengikuti proses pembelajaran. Modul ini menyediakan sumber
belajar dan contoh teks yang memuat informasi, pengetahuan dan ketrampilan yang
perlu diketahui dan dikuasai oleh para peserta didik; didukung dengan latihan-latihan
yang membantu para peserta memahami materi modul; dan dilengkapi tes untuk
menguji pemahaman para peserta didik akan materi yang terdapat dalam modul.
Keberhasilan dalam penyelesaian modu ini tidak terlepas dari dukungan,
kerjasama dan komitmen dari seluruh pihak yang terlibat mulai dari tahap persiapan,
pelaksanaan hingga penyelesaian modul ini. Oleh kerena itu, kami mengucapkan terima
kasih kepada Direktur Direktorat Jenderal Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan Kementrian
Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan dan Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang yang telah
memfasilitasi kami dalam penyusunan modul ini. Tak lupa ucapan terima kasih kami
sampaikan kepada Dr. Tri Rositasari ,M.Pd. yang telah dengan setia mendampingi dan
membimbing kami dalam membuat Modul ini.
Dalam penyajian modul ini kami sadari masih memerlukan penyempurnaan.
Oleh karena itu dukungan, masukan, dan pemikiran semua pihak dalam penyempurnaan
modul ini menjadi unsur penting kebersamaan dalam memajukan pendidikan guru di
Indonesia.

Bandar Selamat, 26 Juli 2021

Penyusun Modul

Ikhwannul Ihsan, S.Pd.

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 DAFTAR ISI

COVER i
KATA PENGANTAR ii
DAFTAR ISI iii
WELCOME TO MODULE 1
A. INTRODUCTION 1
1. SHORT DESCRIPTION 2
2. RELEVANCE 2
3. LEARNING GUIDE 3
B. MAIN SECTION 3
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES 3
2. LEARNING MATERIALS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES 4
a. DEFINITION 4
b. GENERIC STRUCTURE 7
c. SOCIAL/LANGUAGE FUNCTION 12
d. LANGUAGE FEATURES 12
C. CLOSING SECTION 14
1. SUMMARY 14
2. REFLECTION 17
3. FORMATIVE TEST 18
4. REFERENCES 23
5. KEY ANSWER 23

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 WELCOME TO MODULE
PERSONAL LETTER

The Module is created to develop your skills in understanding and writing personal
letter. The skills can keep and build social relationship and interaction with other people
both in written and spoken contexts of English. Senior high school students in Indonesia
should have the English skills, and be able to implement them appropriately and keep the
skills improves for continuing the study and using in daily life.
In this module, you will learn personal letter in written contexts. These materials
are divided into four learning activities, and each activity provides you with expected
learning outcomes, learning materials and learning activities consisting of definition,
generic structure, social/language function, and language features and supporting with
learning sources as well as assignments. Then, these are followed by discussion forum,
summary, reflection, and ended by the final test.
Please read all materials given in this module in order to help you
understand the topics and to achieve the goal of this module. Read and follow each
instruction carefully. We wish you all the best for this hybrid learning.

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A. INTRODUCTION

Source: https://gurukursusinggris.blogspot.com/2019/01/36-contoh-soal-personal-letter-dan.html

1. Short Description

In this learning activity, you will learn about personal letter. This topic will help
you to maintain and build your personal relationship and interaction with other
people. Personal letter is a type of letter (or informal composition) that usually
concerns personal matters (rather than professional concerns) and is sent from
one individual to another.

2. Relevance
Understanding, applying and comparing the social functions, the text
structures and the language features of a number of personal letters, and

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 making a number of personal letters which are contextually acceptable social
function, text structure and language features in regard to the contexts of situation
are significant to be learned by you as the students. You can improve your
comprehension, and your English skills and competence towards these materials.

3. Learning Guide
In this learning activity, you will observe and comprehend the text structure, the
language features, the social function of a number of personal letters regarding to
their contexts of situation. You will also produce a number of personal letters
which are contextually acceptable social function, text structure and language
features. To start with, you will be exposed to some examples of personal letters.
You will also analyze the parts of personal letters to see how different structures of
personal letters present to meet their social / language purposes.

B. MAIN SECTION

1. Learning Outcomes
a. Attitude
To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values, personal and
social values (honesty, discipline, accountability, independence), care and
respect for differences and diversity, tolerance,
Peace, collaboration, nationalism.

b. Knowledge
1) To understand, and compare the social functions, text structures, and
language features of a number of personal letters in regard to the
contexts of situation.
2) To analyze the social functions, text structures, and language features
of a number of personal letters in regard to the contexts of situation.
3) To apply the knowledge to engage in social functions with personal letters,
in contextually acceptable text structures and language features.
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 c. Skills
1) To read a number of personal letters meaningfully from varied contexts of
situation.
2) To compare the social functions of a number of personal letters
regarding the context of situation, the target receiver, and the points of
interests or importance.
3) To compare the structure of each of the personal letter texts, including the
layout, the structure, and the detailed information.
4) To compare the language features of personal letters by
determining the choice of words and expressions, the use of direct and
indirect sentences, the tenses, the fonts, the punctuation marks, etc.
5) To write a personal letter and respond to the letter according to their
context of situation, social function, text structure, and language features.

2. Learning Materials and Learning Activities

In this section, you are going to learn personal letter sending through mail and
E-mail. Some examples of personal letter and some sources of learning personal
letter are also available to help you identify some information related to the
personal letter and to guide you to write the personal letter.

a. Definition
How to define the personal letter requires you to comprehend the content of
this personal letter. Please read the following examples of personal letter
sending through mail and email provided in text 1, text 2, and text 3. Then,
you do the following TASK 1, TASK 2, and TASK 3 to lead you how to
define the personal letter.

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 TEXT 1

Source: https://brainly.co.id/tugas/37510164

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 TEXT 2

Source: https://www.examples.com/education/how-to-write-a-personal-letter-with-examples.html

TEXT 3

Source: https://tutorialbahasainggris.co.id/membuat-personal-letter-dalam-bahasa-inggris/

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 TASK 1

Text 1, text 2, and text 3 are the examples of personal letter. Understanding
the three texts is necessary to help you to define the personal letter. Please
answer the following questions to guide you to the definition of the personal
letter.
1. Who is the receiver of the letter? Please you give evidence from the texts.
2. Do the senders and receivers know each other? Please give your reasons
and evidence.
3. What matters do the senders and receivers discuss in the letter? Please give
your reasons and evidence.
4. How do the senders send the letters? Post or E-mail? Both? Please give
your reasons and evidence.
6. After answering questions 1 to 5, can you conclude the definition of
personal letter? Please give your reasons.

b. Generic Structure
This section will help your understanding towards the structure of personal
letter. You need to read the three texts: text 1, text 2, and text 3 provided in
the definition section. You also need to read and listen to the explanation of
personal letters provided in the following text and videos with a provided
link. Understanding those materials will help you to understand the structure
of personal letter. Then, answering questions provided in TASK 2, TASK 3,
and TASK 4 will lead to the comprehension of text structure.

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TASK 2

Please, complete the table below based on what you read from the text
1, text 2 and text 3!
TABLE 1

Information Letter 1 Letter 2 Letter 3

Date of writing

Receiver

Greetings form

Ice breaker

Main purpose

Personal news

Closing

Complementary
close/sign off
Sender

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 TEXT 4

Source: https://www.jagoanbahasainggris.com/2017/03/materi-dan-contoh-personal-letter-kelas-xi.html

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 VIDEO 1

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqwO2U9HSNk

VIDEO 2

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8_-lZOCrQI

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TASK 3

Do you find more information regarding to the structure of personal

letter provided in a provided link and in text 4, video 1, and video 2?
Answer the following questions to get deeper understanding towards
the structure of personal letter.
1. What information can be w r i t t e n in the personal letter?
Please provide evidence.
2. Can you give more examples of greetings and complimentary
closing for personal letter? Please write the examples.
3. What do the writers usually write in the body of letter? Please provide
evidence.
4. How do the writers end their letter? Please provide evidence.

TASK 4

After responding to TASK 1, TASK 2, and TASK 3, you can conclude the
structure of personal letter. Please answer the following questions to lead you
to the structure of this personal letter.
1. What information can you write in the heading of personal letter?
Please provide evidence.
2. What information can you write in the body of personal letter?
Please provide evidence.
3. What information can you write in the closing part of personal letter?
Please provide evidence.
4. After responding to questions 1 to 3, what is the generic structure of
personal letter?

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c. Social/Language Function

Do you know the social/language function of this personal letter? Read again
the provided three letters, link and videos in the previous section to respond
the questions provided in TASK 5.

TASK 5

Responding to the following questions help you to know the social/language

function of personal letter.
1. What personal matter does each sender discuss in the letter?
2. What is the aim of the senders send the letters?
3. What is the relationship between the senders and the receivers? Provide
evidence from the letters?
4. Who can get your personal letter?
5. After responding questions 1 to 4, what social function can
you infer from personal letter?

d. Language Features

Personal letter has language features. You need to know and be able to
implement the features when you write the personal letter. You also need to
learn how to pronounce some common terms used in personal letters provided
in video 1. Please, you listen and repeat the sounds. To guide you to the
features of language for personal letter, please answer TASK 6.

TASK 6
Please learn again the four personal letters and the two videos provided in the
definition and generic structure section. Then, please answer the following
questions to lead you to the language features used in personal letter.
1. What is the tone of each letter provided in the text 1, text 2, and text 3?
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 2. How do the senders of the letters write date and names?
3. Do you think contraction and slang words are used in the personal letters?
Please provide evidence.
4. What tenses are usually used in the personal letters provided in the text 1,
text 2, and text 3? Please provide evidence.
5. What kind of pronoun is used in writing the personal letters provided in the
text 1, text 2, and text 3? Please provide evidence.
6. What examples of awkward expression should be avoided for writing
complimentary close?
7. Do we need to include honorific expression to write names in the personal
letters? Please write the examples of honorific expressions.
8. After responding to question items number 1 to 7, can you make a list of
language features used in this personal letter?

TASK 7
In this task, you are trained to write a personal letter using mail/post format.
The letter should include HEADING, SALUTATION/GREETING, BODY
OF LETTER, COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE, and SIGNATURE.

In your letter, you want to say sorry for not coming to wedding party of your
close friend. Please, consider the following writing descriptors in your writing
work.

No Writing Elements Descriptors

1. Task Response a. fully addresses all part of the task
b. presents a fully developed position
c. fully extended and well-supported ideas
2. Coherence and Cohesion a. skillfully manages paragraphing
b. sequences information and ideas
logically
3. Lexical Resource a. provides wide range of vocabulary
b. rare minor errors occur only as “slips”
4. Grammatical Range and a. provide wide range of structure with full
flexibility and accuracy
Accuracy
b. rare minor errors occur only as “slips”
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 Write your letter in the following provided space.

3. Discussion Forum
Since you have learnt this topic and involved in some learning activities, you need
to confirm your understanding, share your knowledge and experience, and
improve your comprehension towards this topic of materials either with other
friends or teacher. Therefore, you should get involved in this discussion forum.

C. CLOSING SECTION

1. Summary
Personal letter is a type of letter (or informal composition) that usually
concerns personal matters (rather than professional concerns) and is sent from one
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individual to another. Personal letter may help you to maintain and build personal
relationship with a person you know well. To understand what the personal letter
is and how to write the letter, you need to identify and comprehend social
function, generic structure, language features.
The social function of the personal letter is to inform or convey personal
opinions or interests. The followings are the generic structure of personal letter:
a. Heading: Date, Sender, and Address.
b. Greeting/Salutation.
c. Body/Content.
d. Closing/Complimentary Close.
e. Signature.
The language features of personal letter are as follow:
a. Focus on exchanging personal current news, feelings, and conditions
b. Use of pronouns, simple present tense, and past tense
c. Use of date and address
d. Informal greetings or salutations
(Silabus SMA & SMK, dan SMP, 2013)
Types of personal letter are as follow:
1. Family Letter: Written to family members to share recent news.
2. Pen Pal Letter: Written to a pen friend.
3. Fan Mails: Written to someone you idolize or admire.
4. Holiday/Celebration Letter: Written to say happy holiday or to celebrate
something.
5. Farewell Letter: Written to say goodbye to someone who is moving
interstate or overseas, or changing school.
6. Get Well Letter: Written to wish someone a speedy recovery from
illness.
7. Congratulations letter: Written to congratulate someone for achieving an
achievement.
8. Thank You letter
9. Love letter

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The most frequently used expressions in personal letter are as follow:
a. Salutation
Dear, Dearest, Sweetheart, Darling, My Dear, My Love, etc. (Salutation
choice depends on how well you know the person you are writing to)
b. Starting the letter
• How are you?
• Hope this letter finds you...
• Thank you for your last letter.
• It was so good to hear from you.
• Sorry for answering late
• I am sorry I should have written earlier...
• Haven't heard from you in a while so I thought...
• I am sorry to inform you that...
c. Closing
Yours, with love, sincerely yours, all the love, all the best,
a f f e c t i o n a t e l y , much love, best wishes, etc.
d. Conclusion
• I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
• I am looking forward to hear from you soon.
• My best wishes for the coming test.
• See you.
• I will write soon.
• I will have to stop now.
• I am waiting for a quick reply.
• Looking forward to see you again.
• Bye.

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2. Reflection
You have learnt all materials about personal letter given in this learning
activity. Please write your reflection on the sheet provided!

REFLECTION

In this activity, I have learned………………………………………………………

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The key features of personal letter include
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What I like most about this activity is/are
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What I need to improve/learn more is/are
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 3. Formative Test

In this part, you are given a formative test to see how much you
have learnt personal letter available in this learning activity. Please you
do the formative test carefully.

Choose the best answer!

Text 1

Apt BLK 30, Eunos St. #05 – 116

Singapore 1441
2nd April 2009
Dear Liza,

I have received you letter asking me to meet you at your house this Sunday to
discuss the urgent matter you have. I regret however to say that it will not be
possible for me to see you on Sunday as I already have a previous appointment.
I shall see you on Monday next week at 5 p.m. hoping the change of date will be
convenient to you.

You’re sincerely
Daisy

1. What does the letter tell us about?

A. Liza’s problem
B. Liza’s appointment
C. Daisy’s previous letter to Liza
D. Daisy’s regret for not being able to come
E. A meeting held at Liza’s house

2. Why did Liza ask Daisy to come to her house?

A. Liza wanted Daisy to solve her problem
B. Daisy would discuss her problem with Liza
C. Liza persuaded Daisy to go somewhere
D. Daisy wanted to meet Liza’s family
E. Liza wanted to chat with Daisy

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Text 2

Jl. Jambu 129 Bima

January 30th, 2017

Dear Frodi,
It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your
mother was ill, for your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at
that time did not seem to think the illness was very serious, the news of your
mother’s death came to me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt
sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you
always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly. I feel it also as a
personal loss to myself, for your mother was always very kind to me. Her death
must be a terrible grief to your father, too. Please assure him of my sincere
sympathy.
Words, I know, are poor comforters. “The heart knows its own sorrow”, and
in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not mere words when I
say that I feel with you in your sorrow.

Your sincere friend,

Jean

3. What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?
A. Relatives
B. Employers
C. Friends
D. Siblings
E. Employees

4. From the letter we know that ….

A. Frodi’s mother was not ill before her death
B. Jean sent letter to Frodi several weeks ago
C. Jean was very sorrowful to send the letter to his mother
D. Jean had known Frodi’s mother before
E. Frodi is the only child in his family

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Text 3

Dear Jonny,

Hello! How are you? I received your letter today. I am very excited to hear
that you are coming to stay with me for the holidays. I am sure we will have a
lot of fun together.
My parents have agreed to let you stay with me. They offered to pick you up at
the airport. All you have to do is to tell us when you are coming.
I will now tell you about some of the things you will experience here in
Indonesia. You do not have to worry about the local spicy food. We have a lot of
fast food restaurants here like the ones you have in England.
You can also shop for souvenirs to bring home. Sarinah or Blok M is our
famous shopping areas. They have many shops selling all kinds of things. I am
sure you will love them.
I am also planning to take you to a few tourist spots like miniature of Indonesia,
National monument, or Safari Garden. We can also go to the Ancol beach where
you can swim, play on the beach, and have picnics.
My family and I are looking forward to your coming. I hope to hear from you
soon. Good bye.

With love.
Nadim

5. What is the letter about?

A. Planning to stay and do some activities in Indonesia during holiday.
B. Buying in the fast food restaurant and shopping at Sarinah.
C. Going to buy souvenirs and going to tourist spots.
D. Planning to stay in Indonesia for the holidays.
E. Picking up at the airport when he comes.

6. What will probably Jonny buy for his lunch while he is in Indonesia?
A. Mixed vegetables with peanut chili sauce.
B. Spicy food with chili sauce.
C. Soup with hot black pepper.
D. Satay with hot pepper.
E. Non spicy food.

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Text 4

Jl. Flamboyan No. 89 Pemalang

February 2nd, 2009

Dear Intan
Intan, sorry I haven’t written to you for so long. We moved into a new apartment
last month and we’ve been really busy getting settled.
It’s a nice apartment. It is bigger than our old one. It’s big so there are a lot of
rooms to work in. It has a big living room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Another thing I like is the kitchen.
The apartment is on a quiet street in a good neighborhood. There’s also a
shopping center just down the street with a supermarket, some quite good
restaurants and some stores.
We really enjoy living here. Do come over and have a look next time you are in the
town. I’ll wait.

Love
Shinta

7. What is the letter about?

A. Shinta’s room.
B. Shinta’s business
C. Shinta’s new apartment
D. Intan and Shinta’s apartment
E. shopping centre near Shinta’s apartment

8. Why hasn’t Shinta written a letter to Intan for so long?

A. Because she was busy getting settled
B. Because she enjoyed living in an apartment
C. Because she was reluctant
D. Because she had to move into an apartment
E. Because she lived in an apartment

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Text 5

Surabaya, February 1st, 2014

Dear Igon
How are you? Hope everything is okay with you. I’m all right here.
We are going to have the national examination, aren’t we? Are you well
prepared for it? Well, to be honest, I just have some difficulties in preparing for
it, especially in science. There are extra lessons in my school and I take them
all. But, I feel that they don’t help. I’m still confused in solving mathematic
problems. I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have any
suggestion for me? I really appreciate your help.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Your buddy
Fahim

9. What does the letter tell us about?

A. Asking for a friend to teach mathematic
B. Giving a solution to a friend
C. Preparing for the national examination
D. Having extra lesson at school
E. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a problem

10. Why is Fahim worried that he may fail the national examination?
A. There are extra lessons at Fahim’s school
B. He appreciated Igon’s help
C. He will have the national examination soon
D. His friends are all well prepared
E. He is confused in solving mathematic problem

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4. References
Example of personal letter. Retrieved at
https://gurukursusinggris.blogspot.com/2019/01/36-contoh-soal-personal-
letter-dan.html

Example of personal letter. Retrieved at

https://brainly.co.id/tugas/37510164
Example of personal letter. Retrieved at
https://www.examples.com/education/how-to-write-a-personal-letter-with-
examples.html
Example of personal letter. Retrieved at
https://tutorialbahasainggris.co.id/membuat-personal-letter-dalam-bahasa-
inggris/
Example of personal letter. Retrieved at
https://www.jagoanbahasainggris.com/2017/03/materi-dan-contoh-personal-
letter-kelas-xi.html
Haryono, Siswiyati Sri. 2020.”Personal letter - XI”dalam Modul Pembelajaran
SMA Bahasa Inggris. Direktorat SMA, Direktorat Jendral PAUD, DIKDAS
dan DIKMEN.
Ingriducation - How to write a personal letter.
Retrieved at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8_-lZOCrQI

Iken Edu - Writing a Personal Letter, Retrieved at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqwO2U9HSNk
Silabus SMA & SMK, dan SMP, 2013

5. Key answer
1. D. Daisy’s regret for not being able to come
2. A. Liza wanted Daisy to solve her problem
3. C. Friends
4. D. Jean had known Frodi’s mother before
5. D. Planning to stay in Indonesia for the holidays.
6. A. Mixed vegetables with peanut chili sauce.
7. C. Shinta’s new apartment
8. D. Because she had to move into an apartment
9. E. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a problem
10. E. He is confused in solving mathematic problem

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