Letter atau surat ada dua macam yaitu surat pribadi da surat resmi
Personal letter adalah sebuah surat yang ditulis untuk urusan pribadi, keluarga, atau pertemanan. Ciri personal letter, surat tidak resmi adalah tidak memakai kop surat, menggunakan bahasa yang lebih longgar, lebih pada unkapan harapan.
Semantara offical letter adalah bentuk surat resmi yang biasanya ditulis berfungsi untuk hubungan yang lebih formal seperti bisnis, pekerjaan, dan pemerintahan Ciri-ciri officila / formal letter adalah:
Using the letterhead
Using the number of letter
Using the opening greeting & closing
Using formal language
Letter bisa juga dalam bentuk e-mail (electronic mail = surat elektronik)
Tujuan komunikatif teks letter tergantung isinya. Biasanya lebih panjang dari short message.
Penutup surat berbahasa Inggris, biasanya tertulis:
resmi (formal)
Yours faithfully,
Sincerely Yours,
informal:
Love,
With warm regards,
Regards,
Example
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Exercise
Read the letter below to answer questions 1 to 7.
Dear Nan,
We are having a great holiday here on the Gold Coast. Yesterday we went to the Movie World.When we got up in the morning, it looked like rain. After a while the cloud disappeared. And it became a sunny day. We then decided to go to the Movie World.
The first ride I went on was Lethal Weapon. Next I saw the Police Academy show. After that I had lunch as I was really hungry. Meanwhile, Mum and Kelly queued for the Batman ride.
About one o’clock we got a light shower of rain but it cleared up soon after. We then went on all the other rides.
It was a top day. See you when you get back.
Love,
Sam
1. What is the letter about?
A. Sam’s holiday.
B. The Gold Coast.
C. The Movie World.
D. The Shower of Rain.
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. The weather in Gold Coast.
B. Police Academy Show.
C. Sam’s activities in the Movie World.
D. A great holiday in the Movie World.
4. Where did Sam spend his holiday with his family?
A. On the Gold Coast.
B. In the Movie World.
C. In Lethal Weapon.
D. At the Police Academy.
5. What did they get at one o’clock?
A. Lunch.
B. Shower.
C. A little rain.
D. Batman ride.
6. The word ‘we’ in the text refers to… (Paaragraph 1)
A. Sam and Nan
B. Sam and Mum
C. Mum and Kelly
D. Sam, Mum, and Kelly
7. The word queued in paragraph 3 means ……
A. went on
B. lined up
C. sat down
D. waited for
Part II
Contoh soal 1
Kupang, April 2, 2013
Dear Paula,
Hello Paula, how are you? It’s been a month since I last heard from you. Well, I just wanted to tell you that I was in a hospital last week. According to the doctor; I was infected by dengue fever.
At first, I felt my body became weak then I fainted when I was studying in the classroom. Then, I was taken to the hospital because of the high fever.
At the hospital, I was brought into the emergency unit. The doctor immediately gave some treatment. Finally, I had to stay there for one week. Everyday the doctor kept me on a drip.
At the seventh day, my condition was getting better. After the final check, the doctor gave me permission to go home. Now, I’m okay and because of my illness, I am now more careful about keeping in my house clean especially my room, I don’t want to get the same illness again.
OK, I think that’s all from me, write to me soon ok?
Regards
Nadira
Answer the questions below!
1.What is the topic of the letter above?
A.Getting Fever
B.Went to Hospital
C.The doctor recipe
D.In hospital
2.What did the writer do she felt her body became weak?
A.She bought medicine
B.She took a rest all day
C.She went to hospital
D.She consumed the medicine
3.What was the disease that she got?
A.Stomached
B.Toothache
C.Dengue fever
D.Influenza
4.Why the writer was taken to the hospital?
A.She got high fever
B.She got diarrhea
C.She got headache
D.She got broken bones
5.How long she was taken care in the hospital?
A.Four days
B.Five days
C.Six days
D.Seven days
Kunci jawaban:
1.A. Getting fever
2.C. she went to the hospital
3.C. dengue fever
4.A. she got high fever
5.D. seven days
Contoh soal 2
Dear My friend, Salsa
Hello Salsa, how are you? Salsa, I have new friend. he is Tora. He live next to my house. He is twenty years old. He is handsome and smart. He likes Math. It is so different with me. I prefer Science than Math. As you know, I like Science from junior high school, right? By the way, how’s your mother? Is she in healthy condition? I so miss her and also miss you so much! I miss Indonesia. Sometime when I walk around Melbourne suddenly I remember you. I miss you there. The last, I put our picture in this letter, Tora and me.
Reply my letter soon. I’m waiting for it. See you…
Love,
Reza
Say T if it’s True, and False if it is false
_____ The letter is for Reza
_____ Reza lives in Singapore
_____ Salsa lives in Melbourne
_____ Reza misses Salsa and Salsa’s mom
_____ Reza forget salsa
_____ Salsa misses Indonesia
_____ Reza misses Indonesia
_____ The receiver is Tora
_____ The sender is Reza
_____ Tora is Salsa’s friend
_____Tora is Reza’s friend
_____ Salsa and her Mom lives in Indonesia
_____ Reza has new friend in Australia
_____ Tora’s house is next to Salsa’s house
_____ Tora’s house is next to Reza’s house
Key answers:
1.F
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.F
7.T
8.F
9.T
10.F
11.T
12.T
13.T
14.F
15.T
Jl. Plamboyan No. 89 Jakarta
2nd Pebruary 2009
Dear Indah
Indah, 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 centre 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
Shelly
1. What is the letter about?
a. Shelly’s room.
d. Indah and Shelly’s apartment
b. Shelly’s business
e. A shopping centre near Shelly’s apartment
c. Shelly’s new apartment
2. Why hasn’t Shelly written a letter to Indah for so long?
a. Because she was busy getting settled
d. Because she enjoyed living in an apartment
b. Because she was reluctant
e. Because she had to move into an apartment
c. Because she lived in an apartment
3. What is the purpose of the letter?
a. To tell a problem
c. To ask for advice
e. To ask for information
b. To give an opinion.
d. To give information
Text 4 for questions 10 to 12
Jerowaru, 1st February 2014
Dear Ivan
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
Fahri
4. What does the letter tell us about?
a. Asking for a friend to teach mathematic
d. Giving a solution to a friend
b. Preparing for the national examination
e. Having extra lesson at school
c. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a problem
5. Why is Fahri worried that he may fail the national examination?
a. There are extra lessons at Fahri’s school
d. He appreciated Ivan’s help
b. He will have the national examination soon
e. His friends are all well prepared
c. He is confused in solving mathematic problem
6. “I’m still confused in solving mathematic problems.”
The underlined word means ……
a. Unable to think clearly
c. unable to perform well
e. unable to behave politely
b. Unable to speak fluently
d. unable to read quickly
7. I’m just worried that I fail the national examination.” The antonym of the underlined word is ……
a. escape
c. predict
e. success
b.reach
d. underestimate
KUNCI JAWABAN :
1. C
2. E
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. E
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