Short Functional Texts

Would you come to my birthday party?

Activity 1. Answer these questions orally.

1. When is your birthday?
2. Do you usually have your birthday party?
3. If you want your friends to come to your party, what should you do?

Activity 2. Practice this dialogue with your partner. Then answer the questions that
follow.
Lina : Hi, Sarah. How is life?
Sarah : Hi, Lina. I’m very well, thanks.
Lina : Are you free next Saturday night?
Sarah : I don’t know yet. What’s up?
Lina : Would you come to my birthday party?
Sarah : I’d love to. What time will the party begin?
Lina : At 7 p.m. Please come to my house with your brother.
Sarah : Allright. I hope there is nothing more important to do on that day.
Lina : Thanks, Sarah. I am looking forward to your coming.

1. What is the text about?

2. Who will celebrate the birthday?
3. Is the invitation orally or written one?
4. Will Sarah come to Lina’s birthday party?
5. How do you know?

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Activity 3. Read the invitation below then answer the questions that follow.

Dear Ratna,
Come to my home
on Sunday 12
at 10 a.m.
Share your
happiness at my
birthday party.

Dita
1. What is the writer’s purpose writing the text?
2. Who is the invitation for?
3. Where and when will the party be held?
4. Is it in the morning or in the evening?

Activity 4. Pay attention to the elements of an invitation letter below.

Dear Ratna,
Come to my
home. the invitee
the place
On Sunday 12, the date
at 10 a.m.
the time
Share your
happiness at my the event/the
birthday party. occasion

the invitor
Dita

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NOTE:
When you want to invite someone to come to an event, you have to write an invitation
letter. Here are the elements of an invitation letter.
1. state the invitee
for example: Dear Tina, Hi Budi.
2. state the invitor
An invitor is someone who holds the event.
It is usually at the end of the invitation.
3. state the event
for example: a birthday party, a graduation, a conference.
4. state the date
5. state the time
6. state the place
You should include addresses and a map if necessary.

Activity 5
Identify the elements of the invitations below.
1.
Mr. and Mrs. Wahyu Handana
Cordially invite you to a wedding
party of
Tia Amanda and Dimas
Susetyo
To be held on Saturday
The seventh of December
At 6.00 pm-9.00 pm
Mandala Bhakti Wanitatama
Adisucipto Street

- invitee : ……………………………
- invitor : ……………………………
- occasion : ……………………………
- date : ……………………………
- time : ……………………………
- place : ……………………………

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2.
Baker’s Transportation Services
Warmly invites you to the 10th
Annual Employees Appreciation Picnic
The whole family is welcome!
9.00 am to 1.00 pm
Sunday, September 23
Parangtritis Beach and Resort

- invitee : ……………………………
- invitor : ……………………………
- occasion : ……………………………
- date : ……………………………
- time : ……………………………
- place : ……………………………

Activity 6. Write an invitation based on the situation given

a. Suppose you are an OSIS chairperson. You are going to invite your friends to
have a meeting.
b. You invite your classmates to come to your graduation party. It will be held in a
restaurant.

Activity 7.
A. Read the text below. Then answer the questions!

08158714371
May I wish you many happy returns of
the day, Mrs. Hedi.
From Mrs. Herman

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1. What kind of the text is it?
2. Is it an SMS?
3. What does an SMS stand for?
4. What special occasion does Mrs. Hedi have so that Mrs. Herman is giving her
good wishes?

B. Read other messages then answer the questions that follow.

a.
Conversation Club Members!
There will be no meeting this week. I’ll let you
know when the club will meet again.
Chairman,
Doni

1. Whom is the message for?

2. Who is Doni?
3. What is the purpose of the message above?

b.
Dear Matthew, I wish you a great time for this
season, dear cousin.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Warmest regard,
Susan

1. Who wishes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year?

2. Is Susan Matthew’s cousin?
3. Is the text above an invitation or a season card?

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 NOTE:
In a short message or a card there must be:
1. Salutation, for example: Hi there; Dear…; To …
2. The body or the content
3. The closing of the letter and the writer’s name
for example: Love, (Tika); Your truly, (Miranda); Best regards, (Ali).

Activity 8. Write a card based on the situation given.

1. You congratulate on your friend’s birthday by giving good wishes.

2. You express your sympathy for the passing (death) of your friend’s father.