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WRITING  EXERCISE  1

 Short Functional Texts   

 

1. Study the following text!

   

To            :  Tenny    From       :  Galang, Sales Manager    Subject   :  A confirmation of meeting           Your appointment to meet Ms. Wika, the Sales Supervisor of PT Indo   Electric Sejahtera, is on Wednesday, August 22, at 11 a.m. Meet her in the   meeting room. Please be on time.   Galang   Sales Manager

     

The text above is called ‘memo’. It is a short note to remind someone about something, for example about an appointment, from superiors to subordinates.          Pease remember. When you write a memo, you should put your memo in the right place. Make sure that the people to whom the memo is addressed will read it.

               2. Study the text then write the answer!                

To        :  Sonya, Department Secretary  From    :  Osa, Manager of Production Head Division  Subject:   Production Meeting          The meeting for the production staff will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. Please prepare the program and the schedule. Also, remind the invited people to come on time. Thank you. Osa

                    1. Who wrote the memo?

                    2. Who is the memo for?

                    3. Who is she?

                    4. What is the memo about?

                    5. Who will come to the meeting?

                  3. Choose the appropriate word in the following then write to complete the text!    

            

                  Text 1  

                              a. signed               b. delayed             c. called

d. client                e. meeting             f. reschedule           

                   To         : Lidya, Secretary

                   From    : Brilliant, Sales Manager

                   Subject: Things to do

                           I’m going out with Mr. Dody, our (1) … from  Singapore, to visit our company

                    in Karawang. Please, tell all the staff that the monthly meeting is (2) … until

                    tomorrow.(3) … the time and place for the (4) … . One more thing, keep the

                    contract letter on my desk that I have (5) … . Thank you.

                      Text 2

                            a. attention            b. allowed         c. subject

d. personal             e. properly        f. connecting     

                      

MEMORANDUM    To        :  All Staff    From   :  Brilliant, Marketing Manager    Date    :  June 12, 2012    (1) …….:  New Internet Network    Our office will shortly be (2) … to the Internet link. Please use it (3) …,      only for work matters. You are not (4) … to access it for (5) … interests.        Thank you.        Regards,           Brilliant Marketing Manager

                     4. Complete the following statements based on the texts in Task 3.

                 

                      Text 1

                      1.  The memo is written by………… .

                      2.  He sends the memo to ……………. .

                      3.  At the moment, the memo’s writer is taking his client to …………… .

                      4.  He asks the receiver to inform all the staff that ……………… .

                      5.  He also asks ………………….. .

                    

                       Text 2

                       1.  Mr. Brilliant writes the memo to …………….. .

                       2.  Mr. Brilliant is a ………………. .

                       3.  The subject of the memo is ……………… .

                       4.  Mr. Brilliant asks his people to ……………. .

                       5.  He forbids his people to …………….. .

                

                    5. A.  Write memo based on the following situations.

                             1. Suppose you are a bank manager. Write a memo to your finance staff. Ask

                                  her to prepare the biweekly transaction report. You need the report for a

                                  meeting  with the Board of Directions next Thursday.

                             2.  Suppose you are the OSIS chairperson. Write a memo to the secretary. Tell

                                  her to write invitation letters to OSIS members about the coming meeting.

                                  The meeting will be held on Saturday at 1:30 p. m. The agenda is about an

                                  outbound activity that will be held during the next school holiday. Inform

                                  everyone to attend the meeting on time.

                            3.   Suppose you are a product supervisor.Write a memo to Farid, your staff.

                                  Ask him to carry out a final check on the LCD 3D TV sets at the warehouse

                                  before delivery. Remind him to ensure that all equipment and peripherals

                                  are included. Also ask him to check the delivery warranties and call you, if

                                  there is a problem.

                       

                            B.  Write a memo!

                                  You are free to choose the topic.

                                          Source: M. Bima Bachtiar & Yuliani Marta,  2012  BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS X semester 1. PT Intan Pariwara,

                                          Klaten, Indonesia.

             ..Character Building ..

                                                            Always be helpful, especially to those in need.

           

If you lose your wealth, you will lose nothing. If you lose your health, you will lose something. But if you lose your character, you will lose everything.

                                                            Woodrow Wilson        

                                                      Emi Darwati

WRITING EXERCISE 2
LETTERS


1. Read the following text ! 

                                                                                                                                            Kennington Road                                                                                                                                         London SE1 8DD

                                                                               

                                                                                                                                         January 12, 2010

 Dear Emilia,

I would like to congratulate you on your success in getting a scholarship from your school. You really deserve it. Your hard work is paid.

I am also happy because you choose London as the place you are going to continue your study. I hope we can meet here.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any information about London. And best wishes from all of us here.

With love,

Mairia

The text above is an example of an informal/social letter. Usually an informal letter follows these rules: ·         Your address (but not your name) usually goes in the top right-hand comer, if it is included. ·         There is no need to put the address of the person you are writing to. ·         There are many different ways of ending an informal letter. These are some of the most common. To family members and close friends:    Love, Love from, Lots of love, To friends and acquaintances: Best wishes, All the best, Take care,

2. Complete the letter with the correct expressions from the box! 

a. the stability of your love                                 b. before you decide you are for each other c. Do keep me informed of your progress     d. Do I really deserve to be your confidante? e. lovers cannot see the follies commit Thompson. Clara seeks the advice of her family-friend Mrs. Matura. Now,                  Mrs. Matura is writing a letter to Clara about her love with Thompson.

11 Sophia Road,                                                                                                                             Singapore                                                                                                                        January 6, 2012 Dear Clara, How nice of you to confide in me! (1)…… ? Anyway, you have asked me to advise you. I can only suggest things to you as a friend. You say that you and Thompson love each other deeply and that the relationship is just one month old. I think you should court each other for a six month period (2) … This duration would bring out your relative merits and demerits, (3) … and Thompson’s capacity to tolerate your shortcomings. Notice his tendencies and hesitations. Remember! Love is blind and (4) …. . So, wisdom is required to decide on such a crucial matter. No use regretting later on. (5)…. . I assure you I would be happy to learn that you two have passed in each other’s estimate. Yours sincerely, Matura

3. Write your answer for the following questions based on the reply for the

                letter you have read that follow!

               1.   Did Clara follow Mrs. Matura’s advice?

               2.   Why do you say so?

               3.   What did Clara think of Thompson’s love?

               4.   What did Thompson do after talking about drugs with Clara?

               5.   Was the letter written before or after Clara ended his relationship with

                     Thompson?

 Here is the reply for the letter you have read in Task 2.

                                                                                                             38 Vincent Road,

                                                                                                                    Singapore

                                                                                                              February 8, 2012

  Dear Madam,

 I followed your advice to me by letter a month ago. I have noticed the ups and  

 downs in Thompson’s moods. It is now apparent. His love was merely a passing

 fancy for my appearance. It has proved a short romance. It ended yesterday when

 he banged my door shut and left after he could not agree with me on the matters

 related to drugs.

 The help of people, like you, will be there standing by me to lead my life in right

 direction. I will unhesitatingly seek your help during the time of uncertainty to take

 an appropriate decision.

Thanks to you. I am saved.

  With love,

  Clara