Understanding Letters and Communication

Apt BLK 30, Eunos St. #05 – 116

Singapore 1441

2nd April 2009

Dear Liza,

 

I have received you letter asking me to meet you at your house this Sunday to discuss the urgent matter you have. I regret however to say that it will not be possible for me to see you on Sunday as I already have a previous appointment .

I shall see you on Monday next week at 5 p.m . Hoping the change of date will be convenient to you .

 

Your sincerely

Daisy

What does the letter tell us about?

• Liza’s problem

• Liza’s appointment

• Daisy’s previous letter to Liza

• Daisy’s regret for not being able to come

• A meeting held at Liza’s house

Why did Liza ask Daisy to come to her house?

• Liza wanted Daisy to solve her problem

• Daisy would discuss her problem with Liza

• Liza persuaded Daisy to go somewhere

• Daisy wanted to meet Liza’s family

• Liza wanted to chat with Daisy

Jl. Jambu 129 Bima

January 30th, 2017

 

Dear Frodi,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill, for your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not seem to think the illness was very serious, the news of your mother’s death came to me as a shock. You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for you

 

always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly. I feel it also as a personal loss to myself, for your mother was always very kind to me. Her death must be a terrible grief to your father, too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy.

Words, I know, are poor comforters. “The heart knows its own sorrow”, and in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.

 

Your sincere friend, Jean

What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?

• Relatives

• Employers

• Friends

• Siblings

• Employees

From the letter we know that ....

• Frodi’s mother was not ill before her death

• Jean sent letter to Frodi several weeks ago

• Jean was very sorrowful to send the letter to his mother

• Jean had known Frodi’s mother before

• Frodi is the only child in his family

You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. What is the closest meaning of word sincere?

• Real

• Caring

• Generous

• Honest

• Curious

Dear Jonny,

 

Hello! How are you? I received your letter today. I am very excited to hear that you are coming to stay with me for the holidays. I am sure we will have a lot of fun together.

My parents have agreed to let you stay with me. They offered to pick you up at the airport. All you have to do is to tell us when you are coming.

I will now tell you about some of the things you will experience here in

Indonesia. You do not have to worry about the local spicy food. We have a lot of

 

fast food restaurants here like the ones you have in England.

You can also shop for souvenirs to bring home. Sarinah or Blok M are our famous shopping areas. They have many shops selling all kinds of things. I am sure you will love them.

I am also planning to take you to a few tourist spots like miniature of Indonesia, National monument, or Safari Garden. We can also go to the Ancol beach where you can swim, play on the beach, and have picnics.

My family and I are looking forward to your coming. I hope to hear from you soon. Good bye.

 

With love. Nadim

What is the letter about?

• Planning to stay and do some activities in Indonesia during holiday.

• Buying in the fast food restaurant and shopping at Sarinah.

• Going to buy souvenirs and going to tourist spots.

• Planning to stay in Indonesia for the holidays.

• Picking up at the airport when he comes.

What will probably Jonny buy for his lunch while he is in Indonesia?

• Mixed vegetables with peanut chilly sauce.

• Spicy food with chilly sauce.

• Soup with hot black pepper.

• Satay with hot pepper.

• Non spicy food.

Jl. Flamboyan No. 89 Pemalang

February 2nd, 2009

 

Dear Intan

Intan, sorry I haven’t written to you for so long. We moved into a new apartment last month and we’ve been really busy getting settled.

It’s a nice apartment. It is bigger than our old one. It’s big so there are a lot of rooms to work in. It has a big living room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Another thing I like is the kitchen.

The apartment is on a quiet street in a good neighborhood. There’s also a shopping centre just down the street with a supermarket, some quite good restaurants and some stores.

We really enjoy living here. Do come over and have a look next time you are in the town. I’ll wait.

Love

Shinta

What is the letter about?

• Shinta’s room.

• Shinta’s business

• Shinta’s new apartment

• Intan and Shinta’s apartment

• shopping centre near Shinta’s apartment

Why hasn’t Shinta written a letter to Intan for so long?

• Because she was busy getting settled

• Because she enjoyed living in an apartment

• Because she was reluctant

• Because she had to move into an apartment

• Because she lived in an apartment

Surabaya, February 1st, 2014

 

Dear Igon

How are you? Hope everything is okay with you. I’m all right here.

We are going to have the national examination, aren’t we? Are you well prepared for it? Well, to be honest, I just have some difficulties in preparing for it, especially in science. There are extra lessons in my school and I take them all. But, I feel that they don’t help. I’m still confused in solving mathematic problems. I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have any suggestion for me? I really appreciate your help.

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Your buddy

Fahim

What does the letter tell us about?

• Asking for a friend to teach mathematic

• Giving a solution to a friend

• Preparing for the national examination

• Having extra lesson at school

• Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a problem