CHAPTER 3

UNDANGAN RESMI
Pada bagian ini, kita akan mempelajarai tentang Surat Undangan (Invitation Letter)
The Social Function of Invitation Letter is to sustain transactional relationships with people.
An invitation letteris a type of letter written to an organization or an individual asking for their
participation or presence in an event or an occasion. The occasion can be official ( formal) or
personal (informal).
There are two types of invitation letters:
1. Official
Official invitation letters are written for inviting officials and certain distinguished people.
They follow a formal format.The invitations are related to meetings, interviews, training,
conferences, etc.
2. Personal
Personal invitation letters are written for inviting friends, peers, relatives, family members, or
neighbors to social events such as: weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries, baby showers,
or other activities.
The format is a mixture of informal and formal
Ungkapan-ungkapan untuk mengundang seseorang, misalnya :
 You are cordially invited to …
 We would like to invite you to … RESMI/FORMAL
 I was wondering if you’d like to …
 I’d like you to come to …
 “What days are you usually free? Want to hang out some time? TDK RESMI
 “Let’s go out for dinner.”
Ungkapan-ungkapan untuk menerima undangan seseorang, misalnya:
 That’s very kind of you …
 Thank you very much foe inviting me.
 It’s delightful to …
Parts of an invitation letters (Struktur surat undangan):
 Sender’s address
 Date
 Addressee’s name and address
 Greeting/salutation
 Body of letter
 Compilmentary close
 Signature
 Essential Grammar
“WOULD LIKE”

 ‘Would like’ is usually used to invite people to join for social events and some others
occasionas. This form can be used for both formal and informal invitations. Remember that
‘would like’ is always followed by the infinitive form of verb (to do)
 ‘Would like’ biasanya digunakan untuk mengundang seseorang untuk hadir dalam berbagai
acara. ‘Would like’ selalu diikuti oleh kata to dan kata kerja bentuk pertama ( to attend, to
come)

Phrases for Inviting People

 Formal Phrases
 Would you like to + verb without infinitives?
Would you like to join us for lunch?
 I’d like to ask you to + verb without infinitives
I’d like to ask you to attend the opening ceremonies next week
 It would be my pleasure if you would + verb
 It would be my pleasure if you would attend my birthday party.
 May I have the honor of your + Noun?
May we have the honor of your presence at dinner on Friday?
 Informal Phrases
 Why don’t we + verb 1?
Why don’t we go out for dinner?
 Let’s + verb 1
Let’s get a doughnut
3. Tugas
Tugas Pengetahuan
Read the invitation letter and aswer the questions below.

March 27th, 2017

Dear Parents,
SMKN 3 Maumere joins the National Education Association (NEA) with a thousand
schools nationwide in celebrating the 24th annual Indonesian Education Week from April 19th-
24th 2017. As a part of the celebration, we will be organizing “Parents Day” on Tuesday, April
20th, 2017, to provide you with a firsthand look at what the school day is like for your
teenager. This initiate is designed to highlight the importance of parental involvement in a
teenager’s education.
Our Parents Day will include a wide variety of activities for parents to participate in,
including a seminar, school tour, and students’ art exhibition. The activities taking place
throughout the day will also reinforce Indonesian Education Week’s tagline, “Great School: A
Basic Right and Our Responsibility”. The tagline represents NEA’s vision of calling upon all
Indonesian people to do their part in making school great for every teenager so that they can
grow and achieve in the 21st century.
We request the honor of your participation on this important day. Please fill out the
attached form to confirm yours and return it to Ms. Agustina, Secretary of SMKN 3 Maumere,
by April 10,2017. For more information on Indonesian Education Week, please visit our
website at www.indo_edu_week.com.

Questions :
1. Who are the addressees of the invitation?
2. Who is the sender?
3. What is the event described in the invitation?
4. What is the purpose of the invitation?
5. How should the addressees respond to the invitation?
6. What is the importance of giving the website address?

Tugas Keterampilan
Buatlah sebuah surat undangan berdasarkan salah satu situasi berikut! Pilih salah satu.

You are the secretary of a vocational school. It is going to hold a graduation

ceremony on June 15th, 2015. You are inviting students’ parents to attend the
ceremony.

You are the chairman of a youth club. You are inviting a guest speaker to a
motivational seminar that will be held next month.

You are the head of the Student’s Association inviting potential businessmen to
participate at your school’s annual fair that will be held on Mid July.