Task 5

Now report the Similarities and Differences of the four announcements in task 1 and also compare them
to the spoken announcement.
1. Similarities.
- Those announcements can be found on newspaper, radio, television, magazine, etc. It means that
most of the announcements can be found in public places.
- Those announcements consist of title or type of event, time, contact person, address (place/website)
- Those announcements provide detail information
- There are no writer of those announcements
2. Differences

Letter Social Function Place Target Body/Content Heading Detail Information

(can be Reader
found)
Example To inform the School Parents Use time and Complete the The form will
1 parents about website online include the
completing online address returning student’s
student form student form information for
trips, study and
emergency
condition
Example To announce the Public Academic Use time, Summer The school is
2 course for Place People contact school on intended for
postgraduate person, and remote academic people.
students and job address sensing in
seeker to join the meteorology,
course oceanography
, and
hydrology
Example To look for qualified Public Job Use the We’re looking Job Vacancy for
3 people Place Seeker event, for… Videographer,
contact Photographer,
person, Graphic Designer,
address and Creative Interns
website
address
Example To announce about Public People Use time, TEDx NYU A seminar held by
4 the event of Place who want contact 2013 TEDx
Building Big Idea to person,
improve website
their address
knowledg
e and skill
3. The comparison between Written and Oral Announcement
BASIS FOR
ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION

Meaning Ideas, information and message through spoken Message, opinions and information in written or
words is Oral Communication. printed form is Written Communication.

What is it? Communication with the help of words of mouth. Communication with the help of text.

Literacy Not required at all. Necessary for communication.

Transmission of message Speedy Slow

Proof No record of communication is there. Proper records of communication are present.

Feedback Immediate feedback can be given Feedback takes time.

Revision before Not possible Possible

delivering the message?

Receipt of nonverbal Yes No

cues

Probability of Very high Quite less

misunderstanding