The questions of Personal Letters (writing skill)

I. There are several mistakes (grammatical as well as typing) in the following letter.
Find the mistakes and then rewrite the letter properly.

Bima
Jalan Pandawa No. 2
Denpasar

February 6, 2018

Good morning, Bu Caroline. It’s 3 a.m. and very cold in Holland when I writing this letter.
Right?
Thanks for your reply. She has complete her undergraduate studies in Mathematics from
Gadjah Mada University and is eager to conduct math researches (let’s say applied mathematics,
if I’m not mistake).
Talking about what I have done for her, frankly I don’t know exactly what I done. I just keep
supporting her, Bu Caroline. Besides, her counsellor in UGM has also motivated her to continue
her studies abroad. She then searched for any institutions which sincerly offered a full
scholarship. After months passed by, she received a scholarship from Orange Tulip Scholarship
and I asked her receive it though it would only run for a (the scholarship may be extended for the
following year if her marks are high enough – I hope she can do it).
Yes, exactly. Studying in Holland is her experiense as well as it is her first travel abroad.
She landed in Holland few weeks ago. She has just had a university tour and she has already had
lots of works to do from the university. She event has to go to Utrecht next Monday to attend a
lecture there. This will also be an exciting trip, since she has to go by train of which will take 2
hours.
It’s my pleasure to give her your email adress. Hopefully, she can meet you one day. Bu
Caroline, thank you for your warm responses. It is so touching.
Well, It’s enough for today, thank you.

Regards,

Bima

II. Rewrite the following paragraphs to form a meaningful letter.

Also, please tell the children how terribly devastated all of us are here at the company due
to their father’s tragic passing.

Denis
Jalan Halmahera
Maluku

Please let me express my deepest sympathies to you and the children. I was shocked
and shattered when I heard about Frank’s horrific accident. I can’t even imagine what you have
been going through for the past ten days.

I trust that when the children are older, they will be made aware of what an outstanding
person Frank was in his professional life.

January 19, 2018

Sabrina, please feel free to contact me if I can help in any way while you are going
through this very difficult period. I will support you in any way that I can should you reach out to
me.

Dear Sabrina,

Sincere sympathy,

Denis
 As you know, Frank and I have been colleagues and friends for the past eight years. His
tragic loss leaves a terrible void in our office. He was so well-liked and respected by everyone
who came into contact with him, both colleagues and clients alike. He had tremendous people
skills, and as such, was a role model in our company and the industry at large.

Adopted from: http://www.writinghelp-central.com/letter-of-sympathy.html. (September 2, 2017).

Answer the following questions based on the proper letter in task II.
1. Who sent the letter?
2. Why did he write the card?
3. What is the writer’s impression on Frank?
4. “I trust that when the children are older, they will be made aware of what an outstanding person
Frank was in his professional life.” (Paragraph 3).
Who does ‘they’ refer to?
5. What does the writer offer to Sabrina.

III..Create a dialog based on the situation. You can choose one of the situation.
1. You and your friend have decided to write a letter to your pen friend to ask for his confirmation if
he/she really visits you next Sunday.
2. You and your friend are going to a camp to spend your weekend. You and your friend invite your
playmates.

IV. Write a letter based on the dialog you have made in task III.