Bahan Ajar Mata Kuliah Bahasa Inggris bagi Mahasiswa Prodi Sarjana Terapan Gizi dan Dietetika Poltekkes Kemenkes Palangka Raya

1. Agnescia Sera, MFoodScTech

2. Intended to people who are senior to you OR people
you do not know
Examples:
Job applications, letters of complaint, letter of request
to your manager, requesting information

3. Intended to people you know well (friends, family/relatives)
Examples:
Invitation to friends, giving advice, congratulations

4. Formal Letter Informal Letter
No contractions
e.g.: did not, would not
You may use contractions
e.g.: didn’t, wouldn’t
No idioms You may use idioms
“under the weather”
“It cost an arm and a leg”
Formal verbs/nouns
e.g.: discover, increase, intelligent,
children
Informal verbs/nouns
e.g.: find out, go up, smart, kids
Mostly long/complex/polite sentence
(may, could, would)
e.g.: You may send it at your most
convenience
Imperatives (sentence starts with a verb)
e.g.: Send it soon!

5. Formal Letter Informal Letter
Using formal English when emphasize
sth
e.g.: strongly
Using informal English when emphasize
sth
e.g.: very, really, totally
Formal connecting words
e.g.: Furthermore, moreover
Informal expressions to connect ideas
e.g.: On top of it all, To top it all off
Do not use abbreviation
e.g.: television
Mostly use abbreviation
e.g.: TV
Much, many
Do not use “!”
A lot
You may use “!’

6. Write a formal letter to your lecturer (request
permission to remain absent for 2 days due to ….)