There are two types of letters,i.e formal letters and informal letters.

The formal letter is written for business or professional purposes with a specific objective in
mind. It uses simple language, that can be easy to read and interpret.

Example:

June 16, 2014

Mr. Bambang nurrohman

Headmaster of SMA 12

Bandar lampung

Dear sir,

On behalf of the class XIA, i am writing this to ask for your permission to hold an end-of-year party on
June 30th, 2014. We would like to use XIA for the party and will make sure that it is cleaned up after the
party.

Mr. Yayan Mulyana, our English teacher, would be the person in charge for this event. He will be with us
during the party.

Hopefully, you would kindly allow us to use the classroom. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Bayu Pramono Adi

XIA class captain

On contrary, informal letters are written to friends and relative for personal communication and uses
a casual or an emotional tone.

Example:

Hello my friend, how are you there? I hope you are good. I miss you because we have not met in
a long time. Do you miss me too? If you are on vacation, I hope you can visit Lampung. I’m sure you will
love it because it is a beautiful city. I will take you to many places like Kiluan bay and to the most
beautiful places in Indonesia. I know that you love surfing and I have so many secret places for you to
surf, so I recommend you to visit here a couple of weeks.

Hopefully we can meet soon, my best friend..

Your friend,

Tika

CLARISSA DEWI RAHMAWATI KELAS XI-6.