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ENGLISH 1

Informal Letter Uses Informal


Words
Lecturer
MUHAMMAD SUDIRMAN, M.Hum
What is informal Letter?
An Informal letter also referred to as a friendly letter is a person letter
written to friends or relatives. It is written in a person fashion. Informal
letters are written to friends and relatives for personal communication
and require a casual or emotional tone.
Verbs – Informal & Formal :
Informal Formal Informal Formal
Say sorry Apologize Find out Discover
Go up Increase Leave out Omit
Go down Decrease Point out Indicate
Set up Establish Go against Oppose
Look at Examine Get in touch with Contact
Blow up Explode Need to Required
Find out Discover Think about Consider
Bring about Cause Get Obtain
Put off Postpone, delay Put up Tolerate
Rack up Accumulate Deal with Handle
Make up Fabricate Seem Appear
Stand for represent Show Demonstrate
Transitions – Informal & Formal :
Informal Formal Informal Formal
Anyways Nevertheless Anyway Not with standing
Plus / also Moreover /
furthermore All right acceptable
But However Basically To summarize
So Therefore / thus To sum up In conclusion
Also In adition,
additionally
Okay Acceptable
In the mean time In the interim
I think In my opinion
In the end Finally
Emphasis Words – Informal & Formal :
Informal Formal
Lots of / a lot of Much, many
Tons of, heaps of Large quantities, a number of
Totally Completely, strongly
Really, very Definitely
Letter Expressions – Informal & Formal :
Informal Formal
Hi Robert Dear Sir or Madam
Just wanted to let you know I am writing to inform you
Love Yours sincerely, your faithfully
Hope to hear from you soon I look forward to hearing from you
You can call me if you need anything Please do not hesitate to contact me
Abbreviation – Informal & Formal :
Informal Formal
ASAP As soon as possible
T.V Television
Photo Photograph
Cell Cell phone
Net internet
Slang – Informal & Formal :
Informal Formal
Kids Children
Bad Negative
Good Positive
Really big Considerable
Right Correct
Wrong Incorrect
Smart Intelligent
Cheap Inexpensive
Loaded rich
Exercise :

1. Please write a letter to your friend about your last experience.


2. Be sure that the letter do not have any formal words (all words in
Informal words).

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