Student Worksheet 2 of Personal Letter

Read the text and complete the following activities (Task 1 and Task 2)
701-235 Sherbrooke St.
Montreal, QC H3C 1L4
Canada
January 28, 2021

Dear Frank,

All the best to you for the New Year! How are things going in the Land of the Rising Sun? I must say, I really envy you getting that Tokyo
gig with the company. Somehow they overlooked me on that one and I am forced to slug it out here through another frigid and snowy
Montreal winter. Brrrr!
I heard through the grapevine that business is going well there. Rumor has it that you guys are just about to close a big deal with the
Japanese government for an M-750 Simulator. Great news! Good for the company and good for you. Keep up the great work!
Did you hear about Margie Bronson suddenly leaving the company just before year-end? It was a bit of a shock to say the least. She gave
one week's notice and was gone. Nobody knows for sure what's up with her but rumors have been flying fast and furious that she went
through a bit of a personal meltdown and has now gone underground to lick her wounds for a while. There could be some truth to that since
her long time relationship ended recently and three months ago she was passed over for that director position that was up for grabs. I'll keep
you posted when we find out more.
As for me, I am quite busy these days on the Branscombe Systems Project. We are entering Phase Two now, and that is expected to run for
three years, at least. Frank Schindler is Senior Project Manager and I am Team Leader of the Embedded Systems Group. I am enjoying it so
far. Whether I'll feel the same way in three years, I'm not sure. By then I might be ready to join you in Japan.
I'm still kicking butt in the squash court and am managing to get in two or three matches per week. What about squash in Japan? Have you
been able to play any over there? Are there even any squash courts? I suppose since you are in Tokyo there must be some. Let me know.
I have to go now and attend to family duties. Jonathon needs some help with his homework and Angie wants me to fix something in the
kitchen. You single guys traveling the world sure are lucky!
Keep me posted whenever you can. I really enjoy receiving your letters and getting the details of your life in Japan.

Your squash buddy,

Dave
Dave
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Task 1: Match the following vocabularies with suitable translation in Indonesian language. It will help you to comprehend the text
content.
1. Gig 4. frigid 7. rumor 10. meltdown 13. truth 16. court
2. overlook 5. snowy 8. deal 11. underground 14. grab 17. duty
3. slug 6. grapevine 9. envy 12. lick 15. squash 18. match

1. mengabaikan 4. selentingan 7. desas-desus 10. tempat yang tidak 13. merebut 16. lapangan
diketahui
2. besar 5. bersalju 8. iri hati 11. mengobati/ mengatasi 14. tenis dinding 17. pertandingan
3. berjuang 6. dingin 9.sepakat 12. masalah pribadi 15. kebenaran 18. pekerjaan/tugas

Task 2: Fill the table with information needed.

Topic of letter
Main idea paragraph 1 and support sentences. Asking and inform the condition of each other, support sentences are in sentence 1
and 2.
Main idea paragraph 2 and support sentences.
Main idea paragraph 3 and support sentences.
Main idea paragraph 4 and support sentences.
Main idea paragraph 5 and support sentences.
Main idea paragraph 6 and support sentences.
Main idea paragraph 7 and support sentences.
Relation of the sender and receiver
Why the receiver was in Tokyo?

Quiz 2 Read the text below then answer the questions.

April 17th 2018
Dear Fatima,

I hope this letter finds all of you in the best of health and spirits. All of us are also doing fine here. It has been a very long time since we met
or wrote to each other. So I thought of penning down a few lines to check things with you.
We just got back from our vacation to Malang and had a great time. We went to Bromo and Kota Batu. Amazing must see places. If you
happen to ever plan a holiday to that side of the world do let me know and I shall give you tips on sightseeing, culinary, etc.
I want to share something that is disturbing me these days. Mom has not been keeping good health and I am really worried for her.
Sometimes I see bad dreams about mom and they wake me up in the middle of the night. I am sure you know what bad dreams I am talking
about. Please don’t share this with anybody and I know I can trust you on this.
Anyways you say what is up with you and how is work? I can see that it is keeping you really busy, as I haven’t heard from you at all.
 Student Worksheet 2 of Personal Letter

Give my love to your mom and dad and loads of love to you too.
Stay in touch and do write!
Take care
Love,

Aleena
1. The topic of the text is …
2. What did Aleena do before writing the letter to Fatima?
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
4. Why Aleena wanted to share her feelings with Fatima and didn’t want anyone else know about it?
5. What information does Aleena need to know from Fatima?