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Definition

An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about
something that has happened or that will happen. An announcement divides into written
announcement and spoken announcement.

Function

To about something/news to public.

To Inform about something/news to public.

Generic structure

a. Opening
Contains of title (title/type of event), greeting, purpose of the announcement, or an outline
to be conveyed in the contents of the announcement.
b. Content
 Who - the announcement's maker
 What the content of announcement/agenda
 When - the time of the agenda/announcement
 Where- the place of the agenda/announcement
 Whom - the people who are given the announcement
 Other messages
c. Closing
Contains of appeals, additional information, contact persons, social media, calls to action,
thanks, and closing greetings.

Language Features

1. Simple future tense

Subject + will + verb 1 + object
2. Passive voice
Will be + verb 3
3. Simple present tense
Subject + to be (is, am, are) + object

Example

ATTENTION PLEASE! (Opening)

Our school will have Some Competition that will be held on 17 August 2016 to celebrate
Indonesian's Independence day. There are Running, swimming, and many other competition.

Registration will be held on 10th-15th August at the Osis room (Content)

Free Registration and full of prizes!

For More Information contact our Osis chairperson. (Closing)

• Simple future tense

• Passive voice
• Simple present tense

Note : yg di RPP ada 2 macam yg blm dianalisis dan yg sudah dianalisis

Conclusion

An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about
something that has happened or that will happen to inform about something/news to public.
Announcement text has three structure : opening, content, closing. Announcement text use three
language features : simple future tense, passive voice, and simple present tense.