KISI - KISI PTS BAHASA INGGRIS

1. Personal letter

 Definition : Type of letter (or informal competition) that usually concerns

personal matters and is sent to someone you know.

 Purpose : To convey personal opinion or interest.

 Social Function :
 Menyampaikan informasi
 Menceritakan pengalaman
 Meminta maaf dan lain - lain

 Structure

1) Heading, terdiri atas :

 Date ( Tanggal), waktu surat di tulis
 Address (Alamat), alamat asal pengirim

2) Greeting atau salutation, salam pembuka. Contoh :

 “Dear…”
 “Dearest…”,
 “Sweetheart”
 “Darling’
 “My Love”

3) Body, terdiri atas :

 Introduction (Pembukaan), balasan surat sebelumnya atau awal
perkenalan diri
 Content (Isi Surat), isi atau inti dari surat
 Closure (Penutup), surat akan segera berakhir

4) Closing atau Complimentary Close (Salam Penutup), ungkapan penutup

pendek. Contoh :
 “With Love”
 “Sincerely Yours”
 “Lots of Love”

5) Signature (Tanda Tangan), berada di bawah complimentary close, tanda

tangan atau hanya inisial nama saja.
 The Expression ( Ungkapan yang digunakan dalam personal letter)
1) Salutation
 Dear
 Dearest
 Sweetheart
 Darling
 My love

2) Starting the letter

 How are you ?
 Hope this letter finds you …
 Thank you for your last letter
 It was so good to hear from you
 Sorry for answering late
 I am sorry I should have written earlier…
 Haven’t heard from you in a while so I thought…
 I am sorry to inform you that…

3) Closing
 Yours
 With love
 Sincerely yours
 All the love
 All the best
 Affectionately
 Much love
 Best wishes

4) Conclusion
 I am looking forward to seeing you soon
 I am looking forward to hear from you soon
 My best wishes for the coming test
 See you
 I will write soon
 I will have to stop now
 I am waiting for a quick reply
 Looking forward to see you again

 Language Features
 Sentence Structure
 Accuracy of grammar may be more important than an email. Most of the
time, complete sentence are expected
 Style
 Language use may be personal. For example, first and second person
pronouns may be frequently used. May not be as formal as official letter
writing.
 Allowed to use contractions
 Example : he’s, she’s, haven’t, they’re
 Alto ugh the tone of your letter is informal, please take note
 Do not use offensive language
  Use gramatically correct sentences

 Types of personal letter

1) Pen pal
 Someone you communate with sending letter regularly
2) Fan mail
 Write to a famous actor, rock star, or sports hero
3) Love
 To someone whom you love or care about. In this letter, you express
feelings of affection and romance
4) Farewell
 Say goodbye and good luck to someone who is moving interstate or
overseas, or changing schools
5) Get well
 To wish someone a speedy recovery from illness
6) Condolence
 Show sympathy, usually for the lose of someone close the recipient
7) Congratulations
 To congratulate someone on a birth, wedding, achievement, or award
8) Thank you
 To showing your appreciation to someone
9) Holiday or celebration
 Celebrate a birthday, Eid ul Fitr, Christmas, New Year, or any other special
event or holiday

 Some useful expressions for personal letter

1) Gratitude
 I’m just writing to thank you for…
 It was very kind of you to…
 Thanks very much for…
 I am very grateful for…

2) Giving advice
 Well, I thought it and if I were you, I would…
 Have you thought about…
 In youy last letter you said you weren’t sure what course of action to take ,
I suggest…
 I think you shouldn’t…
 In your last letter you asked me about…, I think…

3) Delivering good news