UNIT 4

Dear Mira, how are you?

A. Kompetensi Dasar

3.1.7. Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks
beberapa teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi dengan memberi dan
menerima informasi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya,
sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.
4.1.7. Menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk surat pribadi dengan memberi dan
menerima informasi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya, lisan
dan tulis, dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan secara benar dan sesuai dengan konteks.
B. Tujuan Pembelajaran
Melalui diskusi dan menggali informasi peserta didik diharapkan dapat :
a. Mengidentifikasi fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan dalam
bentuk teks surat pribadi dengan memberi dan menerima informasi terkait
kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaaannya dengan benar dan percaya diri.
b. Membedakan dan menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur
kebahasaan dari berbagai teks surat pribadi dengan memberi dan menerima
informasi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya sesuai dengan
konteks penggunaannya dengan tepat dan kritis.
c. Membuat teks surat pribadi terkait kegiatan diri sendiri dan orang sekitarnya,
dengan menggunakan struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan yang tepat sesuai
dengan konteks penggunaan dengan percaya diri dan sopan.
 C. Uraian Materi

Definition of Personal letters:

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.

There are two types of letter they are formal letter and informal letter, it's also
known as personal letter.

B. Structure of personal letter.

Here are the structures of personal letter:

- Structures of personal letter:

 Date
 Salutation
 Opening paragraph
 Body/Content
 Closing/conclusion
 Complimentary close
 Signature

- Expressions in a personal letter:

  Dear....
 How are you?
 How is everything?
 I am writing to...
 That’s all for now
 I hope to hear from you soon.
 Yours sincerely,

- Language features:

- Kosa kata terkait topik/ vocabulary

- Gaya bahasa bebas namun sopan disesuaikan dengan pihak yang dituju
- Tata Bahasa/Grammar:
 Simple Present Tense, Simple Past Tense dan Simple Future Tense
- Ejaan dan tanda baca yang jelas, rapi dan tepat

The example of Personal letter structures.

 C. Kinds of personal letter

 Family Letter : Written to a family members to share recent news

 Pen friend letter : Written to a pen friend.

 Fan Mails : Written to someone you idolise or admire

 Holiday/Celebration letter

 Farewell letter : Written to say goodbye to someone who is moing interstate or

overseas,or changing school

 Get well letter : Written to wish someone a speedy recovery from illness.

 Congratulations letter

 Thank You letter

 Love letter

- Social function:

Menjalin hubungan interpersonal dengan orang lain dengan memberi kabar pribadi
secara tertulis.

C. Tugas
Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan dari teks surat pribadi,
sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya.

a. Look at the expressions and match them with the purpose of the letter!
b. Read the following two letters. Compare the differences of them, then fill in to the

table provided!

Letter 1 Bandung, 5 th November 2019

To my beloved friend, Aurora.

In Paris

     Hello Aurora, How are you today? Hopefully you are fine. It's been a while since
you left me here alone, huhuhu so sad. My family and I here are missing you a lot.

     How is Paris? I guess it's very beautiful. Winter is coming soon right? Ah, I
really want to know how the winter is. But, most importantly, please wear warm
outfits and don't get sick.

     And how about your college life? Is it run smoothly as you expected. I guess you
will be the best in the class because you are the smartest one haha. Oh, By the way I
will be starting my study in January. I'm very excited about it, because it is the first
college class. I take English Education as my majority.

     Okay, I think that's all for now. I want to hear everything about your new life in
Paris. Please don't forget to reply my letter! See you and good luck~

With Love,

Miya
 Haeunday Gunam Busan
Letter 2
14 October 2018

Dear Oslen.

I saw the news on TV. The explosion on your neighborhood was really bad. I
and all my family feel sorry about that. I couldn’t imagine how difficult it would be
to recover from such tragedy. I hope you and all your family are ok. I am writing
this letter just to tell you how sad I am about what happened in your
neighbourhood. We hope that there won’t be such accident anymore in the future.

If you have time please reply me as soon as possible. We all worry about you. Stay
strong, we always pray for you.

Love

Chloe

c. Read the following two letters. Compare the differences of them, then fill in to the

table provided!

Aspects Letter 1 Letter 2

The purpose of the

letter

Address

Date

Sender

Receiver

Tenses used
d. Rearrange these phrases/sentences to make a good personal letter!

(a) Mitha

(b) Hello! How are you friend? You know that I have finished my study in SMK Ma’arif
1 Kroya. Now I must be back to my home town, in Cipari. I want you to know that I
am leaving here with truly mixed feeling; happy about finishing my education, but
sad to be leaving this school where I have had so many unforgettable moments with
you. I can only hope that our friendship will never end.

(c ) Dear Siska

(d) Jl Ada Wijaya No 19 Binangun

(e) If you have time please replay me as soon as possible.

(f) Much Love

(g) 14 August 2019

Answer:

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e. Write a personal letter. The letter must consist of at least 20 sentences of the main

content/body.

E. Evaluasi

Choose the best answer by crossing A, B, C or D confidently.

The following text is for no 1 – 2.

Singapore 1441

2nd April 2019

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 youon Monday next
week at 5 p.m.

Hoping the change of date will be convenient to you.

Your sincerely.

Daisy

1. What does the letter tell about?

A. Liza’s appointment.

B. Daisy’s previous letter to Liza.

C. Daisy’s regret for not being able to come.

D. A meeting held at Liza’s house.

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

A. Liza wanted Daisy to solve the problem.

B. Daisy would discuss her problem with Liza.

C. Liza persuaded Daisy to go somewhere.

D. Daisy wanted to meet Liza’s family.

The following text is for number 3 – 4.

Dear Susan.

It feels such a long time since the last time I saw you. I know it’s only been several
weeks since I saw you. So far my summer has been great!

I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I am getting a nice tan and you can no
longer say I an paler than you. I have been playing lots of volleyball, surfing and
building a nice collections of sea shells. Just this past weekend I took place in a
sandcastle building contest!

On weekdays I work. I drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream to the kids.
It is cool. It is a combination of the two things I love most, ice cream and kids. The
pay isn’t too great but I love the job so much.

I hope the summer’s been going well for you too. There’s only a month and a half left
in summer vacation and after that is back to school. Would you like to meet up some
time before school starts?

Your friends,

John Austin.

5. The letter shows about ....

A. Spending time in summer

B. Missing old friend in summer

C. How to finish summer vacation

D. Happines someone who her friends soon

6. What is writer do on the weekdays?

A. Greeting a nice tan

B. Spend her time with working

C. Playing lots of volleyball and surfing

D. Drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream

Read the following text to answer questions number 7 and 8.

Surabaya, 1st February 2019

Dear Nathan,

How are you? Hope everything is okey with you. I’m all right here.

We are going to have the national examination, aren’t you? 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,

Rendy

7. What does the letter tell us about?

A. Giving a solution to a friend

B. Having extra lessons at school

C. Asking for a friend to teach Mathematic

D. Preparing for the national examination

8. Why is Rendy worried that he may fail the national examination?

 A. His friends are well prepared

B. He will have the national exam soon

C. There are extra lessons at Rendy’s school

D. He is confused in solving Mathematic problem

9. “I’m still confused in solving Mathematic problems.” The word “confused” means..

A. Unable to think clearly

B. Unable to speak fluently

C. Unable to behave politely

D. Unable to perfom well.

Read the following text to answer questions number 10 and 11.

Dear Sherly,

I’m writing to you concerning of my last day in Jogja. I just got back from Borobudur,
the wonderful temple I’ve ever seen. The weather is fine We are now staying in a hotel.
It is not far from Malioboro. We are treated well here. It has many excellent staff who
serve the customers. We plan to go around Malioboro after the children take a short
nap. We want to enjoy having “lesehan” there. It is a kind of a restaurant but we sit on
ground.

Many kinds of local handicraft are sold along Malioboro street. Both domestic and
foreign tourists are interested in them. I want to buy some as souvenirs. Don’t worry,
I’ll also buy you the most interesting one.

Love,

Mira

10. How do the staff serve the customers of the hotel?

 A. Interestingly C. Nicely

B. Proudly D. Lazily

11. The text gives us information about ...

A. The wonderful Borobudur temple

B. A comfortable hotel near Malioboro

C. A planningto have vacation in Jogja

D. Mira’s last day in Jogja