1.

Summary
Announcement are:
 A statement made and conveyed by the head of the general
public
 A statement containing information about something that has
happened or will happen
 Announcement are delivered in spoken or written form and
are accepted by the general public by listening or reading
The purpose of announcement is to give information with or without
command or guide which must be followed
Generic structure of announcement:
 Title
 Explanation (purpose, day and date, place, informing sender
and participant)
Language feature of announcement:
 Using simple present tense and simple future tense
 Using exact noun
 Pronunciation and intonation (spoken announcement)
 Spelling and punctuation..

2. Reflection
Questions Yes No
 Have you been able to identify the generic
structure of an announcement?
 Have you been able to identify the language
features in announcement?
 Have you been able to make an
announcement?
 Have you been able to deliver announcement
 with good pronunciation and intonation?

HOTS Corner

1. What do you know about announcement?

2. How would you identify an announcement?
3. Why simple present tense and simple future tense are used to
compose announcement?
4. In what ways are the spoken announcement and written
announcement different?
5. How can you deliver a good announcement?