SHORT FUNCTIONAL

TEXTS
Presented in ‘Pelatihan UAN untuk Guru-
Guru Bahasa Inggris SMA se-Kabupaten
Sleman’
August 25-30, 2008

By: Suciati
Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
 What is the topic about?
 Where is it likely to be heard?
How do I know if a piece
of text is functional?
Functional text is used for everyday
information. It is called functional
because it helps you function in your
day-to-day life.
 Example:
• if I wanted to make chocolate chip
cookies, I would read a recipe.
• If I wanted to know my friend's phone
number, I would look in a phone book.
• If I want to know street names, I
would need to read the street
directory.
Text types and text forms

The communicative purpose of text

 To give direction (procedure)

 To describe (descriptive)

 To entertain (narrative)

 To discuss (discussion)

 Etc.
Text types and text forms
(cont.)
Communicative purpose applies in all
text forms:
 Transactional conversation
 Interpersonal conversation
 Short functional texts (spoken and
written)
 Monologue
 Essay
Example

Procedural Text
- In Short functional text (spoken):
directions, announcements etc.
(written): directions (on
the street, medicine etc.)
- in Interpersonal conversation: talking
about how to do things casually for
the sake of maintaining conversation
Short Functional Text
 Advertisement
 Announcement
 Notice
 Memo
 Shopping list/ menu
 Cards (Invitation, Greeting card, Condolence card,
Post card)
 Letter
 Email
 Manual
 etc.
 LISTENING
Standar Kompetensi Lulusan
Memahami makna teks lisan
berbentuk teks fungsional pendek,
percakapan dan teks monolog
sederhana berbentuk naratif
(narrative, recount, news item) dan
deskriptif (report, descriptive,
explanation) dalam konteks
kehidupan sehari-hari.
Uraian SKL
Menemukan gambaran umum,
pikiran utama, informasi rinci
dan informasi tertentu dari teks
lisan sederhana yang berbentuk
teks fungsional pendek,
percakapan, naratif serta
deskriptif.
 READING

Memahami nuansa makna di dalam • Menemukan gambaran umum,

teks tertulis seperti teks pikiran utama, informasi tersirat,
fungsional pendek dan esei informasi rinci dan informasi
berbentuk naratif (narrative, tertentu serta makna kata/frasa/
recount, news item), deskriptif kalimat dari teks tertulis
(report, descriptive, explanation) dan berbentuk teks fungsional
argumentative (exposition, pendek dan esei berbentuk
discussion) dalam konteks naratif, deskriptif dan
kehidupan sehari-hari. argumentatif
Short Functional Texts
(Listening)

R: “Attention, please. Tomorrow we are

going to take a train to Surabaya.”

Q: “How are we going to Surabaya?”

A: We are going to Surabaya by …
“Attention please… Argo Muria train
from Jakarta will be arriving at
platform one in about three minutes.”
Q: “When will Argo Muria train arrive
from Jakarta?”
Advertisement
Announcement

SCHOOL TRIP
TO GOLDEN SANDS BEACH

On 28th of August, the school will hold a school trip to Golden

Sands Beach
Departure time : 07.30 a.m.
Programs : Morning swimming, games, volley ball:
polo in the sea view restaurant, afternoon walk along the
beach to the lagoon : watch the music festival at the beach.
Fee : Rp 50.000,00
Contact person : Azmi, Misyka

Chairperson

Inkesari
 Announcement

All students of class Ten-1, are supposed to

gather in the school yard on Saturday,
August 4th 2007 at 8 a.m. for practicing flag
ceremony.

Please be on time.

Chairman
Notice

 Security check
 No parking area
 Lock it or Lose it
Menu
Letter
Dear Mom and Dad,

We have some exciting news for you. Maria is going to have a baby! We
didn’t tell you right away. At first the doctor said she might have some trouble
with the baby. Now he says she is just fine. She’s very healthy and happy! She
still works on her painting every day. But she stopped teaching art classes. She
gets tired more quickly now.
There is going to be another change in our lives. We’re moving back to New
York! We wanted to be closer to you and to Jane. It’s much nicer to be near the
family for something important like a baby. Maria grew up in Mexico, and she
doesn’t have a family. So that makes you even more important to us.
Maria is a little worried about working in New York. She will have to start
again there. In Italy her paintings are already popular. But I’m sure people will
like them in New York, too. My job won’t be any problem. I’m still going to work
for The New York Times. I’ll be writing about the United Nations in New York.
We’re planning to move next month.
See you then!

Love,

Ted
Invitation
Thank You