Personal Letter (Pertemuan kedua)

Jl. Jambu 129 Bima

30th January 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.

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

• relatives

• employers

• friends

• siblings

Jl. Jambu 129 Bima

30th January 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.

From the letter we know that ….

• Jean sent letter to Frodi several weeks ago

• Jean had known Frodi’s mother before

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

• Frodi is the only child in his family

Jl. Jambu 129 Bima
30th January 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.

“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

Jl. Plamboyan No. 89 Pemalang
2nd Pebruary 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 business

• Intan and Shinta’s apartment

• Shopping centre near Shinta’s apartment

• Shinta’s new apartment

Jl. Plamboyan No. 89 Pemalang
2nd Pebruary 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

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

• Because she was busy getting settled

• Because she had to move into an apartment

• Because she enjoyed living in an apartment

• Because she lived in an apartment

Surabaya

1st February 2017

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 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
Rendy

What does the letter tell us about?

• Preparing for the national examination

• Asking for a friend to teach Mathematic

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

• Giving a solution to a friend

Surabaya

1st February 2017

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 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
Rendy

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

• He will have the national examination soon

• There are extra lessons at Rendy’s school

• He is confused in solving Mathematic problem

• He appreciated Igon’s help

Surabaya

1st February 2017

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 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
Rendy

What does the letter tell us about?

• Preparing for the national examination

• Asking for a friend to teach Mathematic

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

• Giving a solution to a friend

Surabaya

1st February 2017

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 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
Rendy

“I’m still confused in solving Mathematic problems.” The word “confused” means …

• Unable to think clearly

• Unable to speak fluently

• Unable to perform well

• Unable to behave politely

Surabaya

1st February 2017

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 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
Rendy

“I’m just worried that I fail the national examination.” The antonym of the word “fail” is ….

• Escape

• Reach

• Predict

• Success