Kuala Lumpur, 22 August 2020

Dear Marilia,

I’m sorry because this is the first letter for you since I promised to send you a letter as soon as possible when I have arrived in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, I did so much preparation before started studying at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). I found some difficulties speaking in Malaysian. Therefore, I should take a private course to know Malaysian as well as possible. I also need a translator to help me in understanding some articles.

Even though, I found some difficulties here. But day by day, I could be comfortable here because many people here are very friendly to all foreigners including me. Now, I am very happy to study English Literature here because many classmates also supported me very well.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is the best university in Malaysia. It’s very deep for education. History, English, Science, Gigs, Art, Physical, Math, and so on. I hope you will come here as soon as possible to study here and become my classmates.

Now, this is the end of the letter. I hope the letter will arrive early there!

Sincerely yours,

Carolina

What was Carolina experience in Kuala Lumpur?

Manila, Philippines 24 August 2020

Dear Carolina,

Thank you so much for your first letter. Even though it’s rather late but it’s really appreciated. Thank you for the information about your experience in Kuala Lumpur, especially your experience being a new student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. It’s really fantastic, and I hope that you will enjoy studying there. And I Always pray for your success there.

At this moment, I also want to give you the news that I have been accepted as one of the students at Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta. And my major is International Law. I have thought and considered about it many times to decide on going to Jakarta. And finally, I decided to study international law in Indonesia.

It was hard for me to decide because we also promised to study at the same University. But, unfortunately, I couldn’t study in Malaysia because my grandmother was living in Jakarta. I know it’s not good news for you but I have to decide about my future. I hope you will understand this condition. Trust me, we will support each other even though we live in different cities and different countries.

Hopefully, you will be successful in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you!

Your best friend,

Marilia

Why does Marilia choose international law in Universitas Indonesia?

Manila, Philippines 24 August 2020

Dear Carolina,

Thank you so much for your first letter. Even though it’s rather late but it’s really appreciated. Thank you for the information about your experience in Kuala Lumpur, especially your experience being a new student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. It’s really fantastic, and I hope that you will enjoy studying there. And I Always pray for your success there.

At this moment, I also want to give you the news that I have been accepted as one of the students at Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta. And my major is International Law. I have thought and considered about it many times to decide on going to Jakarta. And finally, I decided to study international law in Indonesia.

It was hard for me to decide because we also promised to study at the same University. But, unfortunately, I couldn’t study in Malaysia because my grandmother was living in Jakarta. I know it’s not good news for you but I have to decide about my future. I hope you will understand this condition. Trust me, we will support each other even though we live in different cities and different countries.

Hopefully, you will be successful in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you!

Your best friend,

Marilia

What was Marilia’s impression of Carolina’s story in her letter?

Manila, Philippines 24 August 2020

Dear Carolina,

Thank you so much for your first letter. Even though it’s rather late but it’s really appreciated. Thank you for the information about your experience in Kuala Lumpur, especially your experience being a new student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. It’s really fantastic, and I hope that you will enjoy studying there. And I Always pray for your success there.

At this moment, I also want to give you the news that I have been accepted as one of the students at Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta. And my major is International Law. I have thought and considered about it many times to decide on going to Jakarta. And finally, I decided to study international law in Indonesia.

It was hard for me to decide because we also promised to study at the same University. But, unfortunately, I couldn’t study in Malaysia because my grandmother was living in Jakarta. I know it’s not good news for you but I have to decide about my future. I hope you will understand this condition. Trust me, we will support each other even though we live in different cities and different countries.

Hopefully, you will be successful in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you!

Your best friend,

Marilia

What is Marilia’s final decision for her future?

Jerowaru, 1st February 2014

Dear Nathan,

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 about solving mathematics problems.

I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have any suggestions for me? I really appreciate your help.

I’m looking forward to hearing it from you.

Your buddy

Rendy

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Jerowaru, 1st February 2014

Dear Nathan,

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 about solving mathematics problems.

I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have any suggestions for me? I really appreciate your help.

I’m looking forward to hearing it from you.

Your buddy

Rendy

Why is Rendy worried that he may fail the national examination?

Jerowaru, 1st February 2014

Dear Nathan,

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 about solving mathematics problems.

I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have any suggestions for me? I really appreciate your help.

I’m looking forward to hearing it from you.

Your buddy

Rendy

What is the topic of the letter above?

“I’m still confused in solving Mathematics problems.”

The underlined word means …

“I’m just worried that I fail the national examination.”

The antonym of the underlined word is ….

Jl. Jambu 129

Bandung

30th January 2017

Dear Fred,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill and 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 relationship between the sender and the recipient?

Jl. Jambu 129

Bandung

30th January 2017

Dear Fred,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill and 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

From the letter, we know that …

“You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow.”

What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?

Jakarta, May 4^th 2017

Dear Edgar,

I am very sorry for this late reply. I have just returned from my hometown. I was on a holiday, but I did not really enjoy my stay there. Things were not the same as they used to be.

When I was a child, I used to swim and go fishing with my brother and my friends in the river near my house. I liked the river because the water was clear and there were a lot of fish in it.

Now, the river is full of garbage and the water is turbid. The fish are gone and the area around the river is dirty. There are no children swimming and fishing in the river because the water is ominous. The chemical wasted from the factories makes it poisonous.

The condition of the river really makes me sad. What about your hometown? Do you have the same problem with polluted river’? That’s all. I have to study for the coming semester exam. Please, write to me soon.

Yours,

Zaki

The writer’s purpose of writing this letter is to tell his friends about his …. concerning the in the river in his hometown.

Jakarta, May 4th 2017

Dear Edgar,

I am very sorry for this late reply. I have just returned from my hometown. I was on a holiday, but I did not really enjoy my stay there. Things were not the same as they used to be.

When I was a child, I used to swim and go fishing with my brother and my friends in the river near my house. I liked the river because the water was clear and there were a lot of fish in it.

Now, the river is full of garbage and the water is turbid. The fish are gone and the area around the river is dirty. There are no children swimming and fishing in the river because the water is ominous. The chemical waste from the factories makes it poisonous.

The condition of the river really makes me sad. What about your hometown? Do you have the same problem with the polluted river’? That’s all. I have to study for the coming semester exam. Please, write to me soon.

Yours,

Zaki

The letter shows that the condition of Zaki’s hometown on May 4, 2017 was… than it was when he was a child.