PERSONAL LETTER

By : Dwi Riniati, S.Pd

DID YOU EVER WRITE A LETTER ?
EXAMPLE
 DEFINITION

Personal letters are letters you write to someone you know.

 PERSONAL LETTERS USUALLY USE THE
FOLLOWING WORD :
• Dear, • Give my regards to your
sister.
• Best wishes, • I look forward to
• We have lost contact for hearing from you soon.
too long. • Let me know as soon as
possible
• It’s been a long time • Hope to hear from you
since we last met. soon.
PERSONAL LETTERS, ALSO KNOWN AS FRIENDLY
LETTERS AND SOCIAL NOTES NORMALLY HAVE SIX
PARTS.

1. The heading 4. The complimentary

close.

2. Greeting 5. The greeting

3. The body 6. Post script.

LANGUAGE FEATURES
 Simple present tense : is used to express present feelings
and senses, habitual action, general truth.
Example :
• we feel a lot of loyalty to the company.
• She goes to Bali resort today.
Formula :

S + Verb(s/es) + O + Adverb of time/Complement

• Simple past tense : is used to describe something that
happened at a specific time in the past.
Example :
• I saw Elsa and her brother Rudi in the grocery
store yesterday.
• They watched our performance last Saturday.
Formula :
S + Verb2 + O + Adverb of time/Complement