Letter Writing
A letter is a message written for someone else we want to tell or someone we want to notify via writing sent by the post office or individual.
Types of Letters
1.Formal letter
Formal letter is a letter issued
by an individual, organization, or certain institution, which is formal in
nature and has official interests. Usually this letter concerns the interests
of the duties and activities of the agency's service concerned
2. Informal letter also known as
personal letter
Personal letter are letters that
are writing to people we know such as friends, parents, siblings, and cousins.
Letters are not only written to inform but to strengthen the bond between two
pepole writing each other.
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Structure of Personal Letter |
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Date |
Date when the letter is written (top
left). |
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Address |
Place where you are writing from (top
right). |
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Salutation and Name |
Greeting and the person's name you
writing to. |
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Introduction |
The opening of the letter usually starts with how are
you or refers to previous letter. |
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Body |
The main part of the letter. It
includes what you want to write to the other person. |
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Closure |
The part indicates the letter is going
to end. |
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Complimentary close |
Short expressions like "love
you", "sincerely yours", "love". |
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Signature |
Signature or initials of the writer. |
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Postcript P.S |
After thought in a letter. You begin
with P.S. And end it with your initials. |
Letter example
Jl.Mardani Raya Rusun Jatirawasari
Blok B Lt.3 No.19 Kota Jakarta Pusat,DKI Jakarta
10520
3 September 2020
My friend Nadila
Hi Nadila!
I’m fine, How about you? I hope ypu are good too. It’s true that wa haven’t met for more than 6 month because of this Covid Virus.
While study at home, many problems happened to me, like i didn’t understand man subjects because of studying onlin. But we have a little diference i am not too bored at home because from childhood i was always at home, i am one of those people who rarely play but there are some time that make me eel bored at home and want to go on vacation.
I also hope this pandemic will end soon so that we can go o school as usual and meet friends as usual.
Lots of Love
Ismi
P.S. Be diligent in taking vitamins!
The structure of letter
Jl.Mardani Raya Rusun Jatirawasari
Address Blok B Lt.3 No.19 Kota Jakarta Pusat,DKI Jakarta
10520
3 September 2020 Date
My friend Nadila, Salutation
Hi Nadila! Greetings
I’m fine, How about you? Introduction I hope ypu are good too. It’s true that wa haven’t met for more than 6 month because of this Covid Virus.
While study at home, many problems happened to me, like i didn’t understand man subjects because of studying onlin. But we have a little diference i am not too bored at home because from childhood i was always at home, i am one of those people who rarely play but there are some time that make me eel bored at home and want to go on vacation. The content of the letter
I also hope this pandemic will end soon so that we can go o school as usual and meet friends as usual. Closure
Lots of Love closing
Ismi Signature
P.S. Be diligent in taking vitamins! Postscript
