Basic Competence :

Students are able to identify the meaning of short functional

text : Announcement
Students are able to identify the information found in short
functional text : Announcement
Announcement is a statement in form of spoken or witten to make something be
known publicly. Announcement can be found everywhere.

For exhibition

at school

at market

A. The Functions
1. Announcement provides complete and clear information about certain events or
location
B. The followings are some tips in writing announcement
1. Straightforward and ease the readers to get information quickly
2. Keep it short, inviting, and to the point.
3. Clear and complete
4. For a bad news, make a direct and no-nonsense statement.

Exercise

Answer these questions based the text above.

1. Who writes the announcement?
2. What is the main purpose of the announcement?
3. Who will receive the registration?

Answer these questions based the text above.

4. How many hours the shop opens during clearance time?

5. What is the purpose of the text?

6. How much discount do the customer who buys 29" colour TV
Attention, please. OSIS will hold a football competition next month. We invite all classes to join it.
Thank you
Activity 1: Answer the question orally!

7. What is the announcement about?

8. Who do you think reads the announcement?
9. Where can you hear the announcement
10. When will OSIS hold a football competition?
Attentions please attention please.
Due to some technical problems, the show will be delayed for about one hour. We
apologize for the inconvenience.
Activity 2 : Answer these questions below!

11. What is the announcement about?

12. Why the show is be delayed?
13. How long will the show be delayed?
14. Who do you think reads the announcement?
15. Where can you hear such an announcement?

ANNOUNCEMENT

The head of this regency, Mr. Harjono, is going to visit

our school tomorrow, Tuesday, 21st June 2011 at about
10 a.m. All students should wear the new Batik uniforms
and gather in the school hall at 9:30 to do the welcoming
ceremony. The teaching learning process before and after
the ceremony is done as usual. Please be informed.
Indrawan
Headmaster

Read the announcement above.

1. What is the announcement about?
2. Below are the things the students should do, except
A. Study in class before and after the ceremony C. Do a welcoming speech
B. Gather in the school hall at 9:30 a.m.
D. Wear batik uniforms

Short messages :

SMS

Memo

While you were out

A. The Functions
1. To send an important message to other people
B. Some Tips to write a short message
1. Clear addressee (someone who receives the message)
2. Straight forward
3. If it is an instruction state it clearly.

Do the exercise. Read the message above then answer these questions below
1. Who leave the message?
2. Who wrote the message?
3. What should Mr. Winfield do ?

LATIHAN SHORT FUNCTIONAL TEXTS :

Aswer the questions based on the text above.

1. Who writes the message?
Finding the unstated information
a. The principal of SMPN 1 Sleman
b. The Director of Computa
c. The principal of Computa
d. The customer of Computa

2. Which statement is correct based on the text?

Finding detailed information
a. SMPN 1 Sleman will celebrate its 25th anniversary
b. The customers are invited due to the loyalty
c. Computa invites the Director to have a reception
d. Mr. Ary writes an invitation for the Director

3. What is the function of the notice?

Finding the social function of a notice
a. To warn the visitors that the floor is sliperry.
b. To prohibit the visitors not to walk on that area
c. To tell the visitors that there are water in that area
d. To guide the visitors how to keep the floor wet

4. Where do you probably find such a kind of notice?

Finding the unstated information
a. In a street
b. In a hotel
c. In an aeroplane
d. in a bus

5.What should Rejeki do after reading the memo?

Finding detailed information
a. Wait the burning process and keep all burnt CDs.
b. Unplug the cable power of the computer.
c. Shut down the electric lines.
d. Keep the CDs and catch the bus quickly.

6. Which statement is INCORRECT based on the memo above?

Finding detailed information
a. There was one CD to burn in the teachers computer.
b. Sri Rejeki sent a message to Harwan to burn CDs.
c. Harwan was quite late to catch the bus.
d. Sri Rejeki was quite late to burn the Cds

7. Whart does the sign mean?

Finding the message of a notice

a. We may not turn left when the traffic light is red.
b. We may not stop when the traffic light is red.
c. When the traffic light is red, we must stop before turning left.
d. When the traffic light is red we must stop and wait until it turns green

8. Where do you probably find the message?

Finding unstated information

a. In a supermarket

b. At school
c. in a Bank
d. in a street

9. Why does each class prepare its team?

Finding factual information

a. To choose the best team for competition
b. To celebrate the national sport day.
c. To prepare the committee of the sports day
d. To have registration to Pak Agung

10.How many sports events will be competed?

Finding factual information

a. two
b. three
c. four
d.five