WRITING III2ND CLASS : 23RD AUGUST 2015Ismail M – ismail.mz90@gmail.com

Universitas Terbuka ~ Korea Selatan

COURSE INTRODUCTION

• Text book : Writing 3, Rahmat Budiman, Universitas Terbuka 2011

• Tutorial module consists of 9 parts but will be cover in 8 classes.• Class 1 : Descriptive Paragraph• Class 2 : Personal Letters• Class 3 : Business Letters• Class 4 : Basic Essays• Class 5 : Narrative 1• Class 6 : Narrative 2 & Comparative• Class 7 : Cause and Effect• Class 8 : Argumentative

• Tutorial method: Online (Justin TV or Ustream) and In class

• Grading Components• Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3• Participation• Final Exam

• Course material can be found at Portal UT Korea

MODULE 2 – PERSONAL LETTERS

Focused on the skill you need to write personal letters

To help you practice writing those kinds of personal letters

Objectives of this unit:Write personal letters;Write communal letters;Write personal notes.

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UNIT 1 – PERSONAL LETTERSWRITING: WRITING PERSONAL LETTERS

• It should be fun

• You write it because of your own desires

• It is like a conversation, you write what you want to say to your friend

• Write what you feel

• Don’t worry too much about style, grammar, or even punctuation or spelling- as long as the letters intelligible

• It is not a writing examination, so have fun with it

• Model for personal letter : see page 2.2

GRAMMAR : PRESENT TENSE (AGREEMENT)

a. Defining Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject and verbs in present tense must agree in number, singular subject => verbs with singular endings, and same with plural subject.

He, she and it use an –s or –es ending on the verb.

b. Special Singular Constructions

Either (of)… || neither (of)… || each (of)… || one (of)… || every one(of)…

c. Separation of Subject and Verb

A phrase or clause separates the subject from the verbs. Look for the subject, then make sure that the verb agrees with the subject.

d. Agreement in Questions

The subject usually follows the verb.

Example : What is the secret of your success? => the subject secret takes the singular verb is.

UNIT 2 – COMMUNAL LETTERSWRITING : WRITING COMMUNAL LETTERS

• Normally sent by a person or family to a group of friends or realtives

• Communal letters are personal letters

• Usually describe news or recent events, but not contain private or sensitive information

• Only sent to close friend or family

• The purpose of it is not just spreading news, but help create a sense of belonging and community that is difficult to maintain the relationship among families living in some different places

• Model for Communal Letter: see page 2.13

1. Coordinating

The most common coordinating conjunctions are : and || but || for || or || so || yet

GRAMMAR : COORDINATION AND SUBORDINATION

Example :

a. The baby cried all night

b. The mother kept sleeping

The baby cried all night, but the mother kept sleeping.

2. Subordinating

Example :

Sam left the house after he had said goodbye to his family.

Although he didn’t pass the exam, he looked very happy.

Note : if the subordinate clause begins the sentence, a comma follows it.

UNIT 3 – PERSONAL NOTESWRITING : WRITING PERSONAL NOTES

• A note is also a kind of letter

• Contain brief message or information about one important thing

• Straight to the point on one side of a piece of paper

• The purpose of a note are for offering help, explaining something etc

• Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns

• Adverbs describe or modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs

Many adverbs are formed from adjectives by adding an –ly ending, such as, beautiful becomes beautifully , happy becomes happily

GRAMMAR : ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

EXERCISE

• Activity 1 page 2.3

• Activity 3 page 2.6

• Activity 1 page 2.14

• LANGUAGE IN USE : Joining sentences page 2.17

• Activity 1 page 2.23

• Activity 4 page 2.25