by Egita Ratih K.

W
IAIN KEDIRI

Personal
Letter

Personal letter is letter that written to
people we know such as friend, parent,
sibling and cousin.
Letter is not only written to inform but to
strengthen the bond between two eple
writing to eac other
A formal letter is one written in a formal
and ceremonious language and follows a
certain stipulated format. Such letters are
written for official purposes to
authorities, dignitaries, colleagues,
seniors, etc and not to personal contacts,
friends or family.
A number of conventions must be
adhered to while drafting formal letters.
So let us take a look at a sample format of
a formal letter.
Purpose of Personal Latter
I. To Tell Good News or Bad News
II.To Tell About Experiances or Activities
III.Apologizing or Giving Advice
IV.Asking for Help
Linguistic Feature
Struktur dari Personal Letter
● Date (Tanggal) = Biasanya tanggal ini ditulis pada kiri paling atas. Tanggal ini menunjukkan
kapan waktu surat ditulis.
● Address (Alamat) = Bagian ini adalah tempat dimana kamu menulis surat atau alamat asal si
pengirim tinggal. Alamat ditulis pada bagian kanan atas.
● Salutation & Name (Salam & Nama) = Bagian ini menuliskan salam pembuka dan nama
penerima surat. Contohnya "Dear...", "Dearest...", "Sweetheart", "Darling", "My love" dan lain-
lain.
● Introduction (Pembukaan) = Pembukaan dari surat biasanya dimulai dengan sebuah pembukaan
seperti tanggapan dari surat sebelumnya atau bisa juga awal perkenalan diri jika kalian baru
memulai surat- menyurat.
● Body (Isi Surat) = Bagian ini merupakan isi atau inti dari surat. Pada bagian Body ini kalian
menceritakan semua isi surat yang ingin kita ceritakan.
● Closure (Penutup) Bagian ini menunjukkan bahwa surat akan segera berakhir.
● Complimentary close (Salam Penutup) = Bagian ini merupakan ungkapan penutup pendek
seperti, "With love". "Sincerely yours", "With love", and so on.
● Signature (Tanda tangan) = Bagian ini berada di bawah complementary close, kalian bisa
membubuhkan tanda tangan atau bisa juga hanya inisial nama kalian saja.
Expression for letter writing
GRATITUDE

 I’M JUST WRITING TO THANK YOU FOR......

 I WAS VERY KIND OF YOU TO.........
 THANKS VERY MUCH FOR...........
I’M VERY GRATEFUL FOR........

GIVING ADVICE

 HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ...... ?

 IN YOUR LAST LATTER, YOU SAID YOU WEREN’T SURE WHAT
COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE, I SUGGEST .....
 DELIVERING GOOD NEWS

 I’M SURE YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT ...

 I’M SURE YOU WILL BE INTERESTD IN KNOWING THAT....
 BY THE WAY, DID YOU KNOW THAT...

DELIVERING GOOD NEWS

 I’M SORRY BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT..

 I’M EXTREMELY SORRY TO HEAT THAT........
 ASKING FO HELP

 I WONDER IF YOU COULD HELP ME ...

 I HOPE IT’S NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK, BUT .......
 I WONDER IF ICOULD ASK YOU A FAVOR, COULD YOU?......

APOLOGIZING

 I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZED FOR....

 I’M SORRY THAT....
 EXAMPLES OF EXPRESSIONS USED IN PERSONAL LATTER

Starting the letter Conclusion

● How are you? - I am looking forward to seeing you

soon.
● Hope this letter finds you... - I am looking forward to hear from
you soon.
● Thank you for your last letter. - My best wishes for the coming test.
● It was so good to hear from you. - See you
● Sorry for answering late - I will write soon
● I am sorry I should have written earlier... - I will have to stop now.
● Haven't heard from you in a while so I thought...- I am waiting for a quick reply.
● I am sorry to inform you that... - Looking forward to see you again.
- Bye.
THANK YOU

Lets Practice !

- Egita Ratih K.W