Dear Friends

A Personal Letter
letters you write to people you have
already known well or been familiar with,
Definition
such as family members, friends,
classmates or pen friends

To tell/deliver personal information, such

Functions as ; good/bad news, sharing experience/
activities, apologizing/giving advise, and
asking for help.

• Informal
Characteristics • No strict rules
• Simple Syntax
• Colloquial language
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Example
Sydney

January 23rd Heading

Dear Farhan,
How are you? It has been a long time since last we met.
Introduct
-ion
My weekend was great.
………...........................................................................................
...................................................................................................
....
I hope you had a great weekend as well! Write me back as Body
soon as you can.

Kind regards,

Kevin
Ending

P.S. I am waiting you at school tomorrow at 10 a.m.

 Structure
Heading Return address and the date

Introduction Salutation:
Dear… (formal)
Hi… (less formal)
Hello… (less formal)

Body The content of the letter

Ending
Expressions
Starting a letter
 Expressions
Writing the body of letter

Commenting on something:
Explaining reasons of writing the
letter:
•I’m sorry to hear/learn...
•Anyway, the reason I’m writing…
•I’m so pleased to hear…
•I thought I’d write to tell/ask
•It’s great to hear…
you…
•Anyway, I was wondering…
 Expressions
Concluding and Ending the letter

A complimentary close
Closing a letter:
before the signature line:
•Well, that’s all for now.
•Best
•Write back soon.
•Best regards
•Looking forward to hearing from
•Best wishes
you again.
•Kind regards
•I’m looking forward to hearing
•Warmest
from you soon.
•Love
•Write me back as soon as you
•Sincerely
can.
•Yours
 READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND FILL IN THE BLANK WITH
SUITABLE WORDS ON THE BOX THEN ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS!
45 Halmahera St.
Bogor
September 4
Hi Will
How is your holiday? I hope you are having a great time.
My holiday was awesome. I (1) …….
my holiday in Banyuwangi. Do you know that there
beaches there are a lot of (2) ………beaches there? The beaches
are so beautiful and still (3) ……. since not many know about it.
My favourite one is Teluk Hijau beach. It is (4)…….. on south of
Sarongan village. It is pretty far from the city centre, and even
after parking the car in the designated parking lot, you still
have a long way to go to reach the beach.
 There are two ways to go to the beach, by
boarding local fishing boats or by trekking the
island. My family and I decided on trekking. It
sounded more appealing to us. There was a track
that tourists can (5)……. The trekking took about
45 minutes to 1 hour. The scenery throughout the
trekking was (6)…….. Once we arrived at the
beach, my tiredness instantly faded because of the
amazing view before me. The beach is clean, the
sand is white, and just as it is named "the green
bay", the colour of the water actually looks (7)…….
I loved the fact that the water is (8)………. I played
in the water with my brother and sister while my
mom and dad were sitting under the trees.
There was also a beautiful waterfall near the beach. My
siblings and 11 washed our bodies in the waterfall. It
was super (9)…….. ! My (10)………to Banyuwangi was
amazing. You should visit Banyuwangi and see it for
yourself!
 
Best,
 
Jakob
 
remarkable natural located greenish
spent mesmerizing refreshing follow
trip crystal clear.
QUESTIONS!
 
1. What is the topic of the letter?
2. How did the writer reach the beach?
3. What other natural feature can be
found at the beach?
4. What does the writer feel about his
holiday?
 
Update about school, hobbies, or be
g ht
your sport-team
at mi alk
t h t
News about friends, family, or
hi n gs to
T st i ng
your pet ter e
in y our
What has been happening in your
o u t in
street, town, or city ab
le tter
Holiday, school camps, or the
other exciting activity
Movie, joke, game, song, and the
other great things
Anything new
Remember to ask the person you
are writing to about what they have
been doing and what has been
happening in their life.