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Letters are written for many purposes and audiences: they can be written to someone close to you, like a parent or friend, or to a
stranger they can be formal, such as a letter of complaint, or informal, to someone
you know well they are usually structured in a particular way to show that the text is
directed at someone, using a salutation ‘Dear…’ and an appropriate ending ‘Yours sincerely…’
Bitesize’s BBC 2017. Non-fiction texts -
http:www.bbc.co.ukeducationguidesz97mxnbrevision4 Menurut laman Australia Post pada about letters and letter writing, penggunaan
surat digambarkan secara singkat pada tulisan sebagai berikut. Letters are often thought of as a more personal form of communication than
emails, texts or instant messaging. In the past, letter writing was a major method of communication between people,
and therefore has a vast and interesting history. Without letters we would not know as much about the past or the people who lived before us.
http:auspost.com.aueducationletterwritingstudentsabout-letters.html
3. Struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan language features teks
Struktur teks berbentuk surat terdiri dari: - Tanggal Surat Date
- Alamat penerima dan pengirim surat. - Salam pembuka greeting
- Isi Surat content - Penutup surat closing
- Salam penutup salutation
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Unsur kebahasaan yang terdapat dalam teks berbentuk surat -
Menggunakan Simple Present Tense. -
Menggunakan Simple Past Tense jika yang informasi yang disampaikan terjadi pada waktu lampau.
4. Types of Letters
Jenis surat berdasarkan pembuatnya dapat diklasifikasikan menjadi : Surat pribadi personal letters
Surat resmi formal letters a. Surat pribadi personal letters
1 Characteristics of personal letters Ciri-ciri Surat Pribadi
Surat pribadi setidaknya memiliki 5 ciri berikut: • Tidak memiliki kop surat
• Tidak memiliki nomor surat • Salam pembuka ataupun penutup sangat bervariasi dan lebih
bersifatsantai, non formal • Penggunaan bahasa bebas dan alami tidak baku sesuai keinginan
penulis • Format surat bebas
2 Format of Personal Letters Format Surat Tidak Resmi dijelaskan pada gambar di bawah ini.
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Gambar 4. Format Surat Pribadi
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Gambar 5. Format dan Contoh Surat Formal
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3 Types of Personal Letters There are many different types of personal letters. Here are a few you
have heard of:
a Pen pal
A pen pal is someone you communicate with by sending letters regularly.
Gambar 6. Pen pal letter
How to write a letter di wikiHow
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