SUMMARY OF GREETING CARD

A. Kompetensi Dasar
3.5 Membandingkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks khusus
dalam bentuk greeting card, dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait dengan hari-
hari spesial, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaanya.
4.5 Menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk greeting card, sangat pendek dan sederhana, terkait
hari-hari spesial dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosia, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaa,
secara benar dan sesuai konteks

B. Tujuan Pembelajaran
Pertemuan 1
1. Membaca sejumlah greeting cards dan mengidentifikasi jenis-jenis greeting cards
terkait hari-hari spesial.
2. Membandingkan tujuan komunikatif berbagai greeting cards
3. Membandingkan topik dan situasi berbagai greeting cards.
4. Membaca sebuah greeting card dan membandingkan peran penulis dan pembaca.
5. Menentukan struktur teks greeting cards.
6. Membaca dan membandingkan teks-teks greeting cards.
 Pertemuan 2
1. Menentukan kosakata yang digunakan dalam greeting cards;
2. Menentukan ungkapan yang digunakan dalam greeting cards;
3. Menentukan kata ganti yang digunakan dalam greeting cards; dan
4. Menciptakan greeting cards dengan benar dan menarik berdasarkan situasi-situasi yang
diberikan.
5. Membacakan greeting cards dengan pronounciation yang benar.

1. Definition of Greeting Card

2. Purpose of Greeting Card

3. Generic Structure of Greeting Card

The Generic Structure of Greeting Card is actually depended of design form of the card,
however, the important thing of the card is at least it content of some element as below:
 a. Receiver
To whom the greeting is sent for. Write down the name of receiver if it is needed.
b. Body/Content
The body of greeting card usually consists of interesting words added by substance
as the following:
- Quote : these words related to the activity.
- Picture : the greeting is inserted with interesting picture.
- Expression : using Congratulation Expression or Sympathy Expression.

c. Sender
It is better to write down the sender of the greeting card.

4. Language Features of Greeting Card

5. Expression of Greeting Card

There are some Expressions can be used in greeting card, such as:

Congratulations on your newly born baby!

Happy Birthday!
Congratulation on your wedding!
Happy New Year!
Happy Lebaran Day!
Happy Iedul Fitr!
Merry Christmas!
May all your dreams come true!
Best wishes for you!

6. Example of Greeting Card

a. Birthday card

Dear Any

May there be smiles and lots of sunshine for your special day. May god bless you with
health, wealth and prosperity in your life. Happy Birthday...!!!

Love
Andy

b. Thank you card

Dear Any

I want you to know, I appreciate your generosity. You are not only best friend for me.
But also my most valuable person in my life. Thank You...!!!

Love
Andy
c. Get well card

Dear Any

May you get a lot of rest so that you can recover from your illness, Fighting! We are all
praying for you here. Get well soon...!!!

Love
Andy

d. Congratulation card

Dear Any

Congratulations, you have bought the bigger house, which you always dream about. I
hope you will feel more comfortable. Don’t forget to invite me to your house-warming
party. You did it! Congrats...!!!

Love
Andy

e. Holiday card

Dear Any

Looking forward to having lots of fun together over the holiday. Happy Holidays...!!!

Love
Andy
f. Graduation card

Dear Any

Congrats for your graduation. We are proud of you and hope you get a great success
someday. Congratulations and Bravo...!!!

Love
Andy

g. Condolence card

Dear Any

I am so sorry that your brother has passed away after his long battle with cancer. Our
Thoughts and Prayers are with you. I’m going to miss him, too.

Love
Andy
 PENILAIAN DAN KUNCI JAWABAN
Activity 1
Jawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan sesuai dengan keadaan siswa yang sebenarnya.
Activity 2

Greeting Cards Number of Card

Congratulation 1&6
Birthday 2&7
Condolence 10 &12
Holiday 5 & 11
Health 4&9
Religious/Holy day 3&8

Activity 3

True/
No. Greeting Card Purpose Information
False
1. To wish False To congratulate someone’s on
someone on his success
christmas

2. To True -
congratulate
someone on
his/her
birthday
3. To make a False To congratulate someone’s on
wish for his graduation
someone who
is loss

4. To make a False To wish someone on christmas

wish for
someone who
is sick

5. To False To make a wish for someone

congratulate who is loss
someone’s on
his
graduation
Activity 4
No. Description Card number
Somebody sends this card to express happiness for someone
1. b
who marriage
Somebody sends this card to wish peace in holy season for
2. J
someone who do it
3. Somebody sends this card to someone who is sick. h
A student sends this card to wish happiness for his/her
4. a
teacher
Somebody sends this card to show his/her wishes to someone
5. i
at the end of the year.
A friend sends this card to express happiness and pride for
6. d
someone who get scholarship
Somebody sends this card to wish joy and happiness for
7. c
someone who is birthday
8. Somebody sends this card to someone who has holiday f
Somebody sends this card to the mother on the special
9. e
day for mothers.
Somebody sends this card to greet for someone who new
10. g
house

Activity 5
1. Hananda
2. To congratulate annisa on her birthday
3. Annisa
4. at Annisa’s Birthday
5. her sister

Activity 6
1 2
Dear Tia, Dear Monica,

Congratulation on your success in the prince Congratulation on your wedding day.

and princess competition. I am sorry I cannot attend your special day,
I hope you do the best for the future. but I promise I will see you as soon as I come
home.
Husna Once again, congratulations!

Your little sister, Jully.

Activity 7

Wishing words
Greeting Expression
-Get better soon
Happy Mother’s day -I wish your days be blessed with
Happy New year smiles, love and happiness
-May your dreams come true!

Salutations Pronouns
Your friend I, your, it, my
Love you so much

Activity 8
1. Beloved
2. Mother’s
3. Blessing
4. Like
5. Everything

Activity 9

1. I wish you a blessed Eid Fitri

2. Sending you my deepest sympathy
3. May this year bring you a lot of happiness
4. May you regain your strength and feel better soon
5. Congratulation on your success in winning the Scrabble competition this year

Activity 10
Card A
No Parts Available? Expressions
1 Happiness/Sympathy/ Yes Get better soon
consolation/ condolence
2 Hope/Wish Yes I’m praying for your quick
recovery.
3 Special Quotes - -
4 Receiver Yes Meysiska
5 Sender Yes Yayang
Card B
No Parts Available? Expressions
1 Happiness/Sympathy/ Yes Happy teacher’s day
consolation/ condolence
2 Hope/Wish Yes Wish you all the best
3 Special Quotes Yes I found dicipline,
guidance, friendship, and
love, all at once in one
person-that is you!
4 Receiver Yes Teacher
5 Sender Yes Athan

Card C
No Parts Available? Expressions
1 Happiness/Sympathy/ Yes Congratulations on your
consolation/ condolence birthday!
2 Hope/Wish - -
3 Special Quotes - -
4 Receiver Yes Lina
5 Sender Yes Edo

Card D
No Parts Available? Expressions
1 Happiness/Sympathy/ Yes I’m sorry for your lost
consolation/ condolence
2 Hope/Wish - -
3 Special Quotes Yes Your grandma was one of
the nicest woman I’ve
known
4 Receiver Yes My dear best friend
5 Sender Yes Your friend

Activity 11

To : Mizka Dear Haris,

Congratulations on your success in the Happy birthday my dear friend. Thank you
singing contest. You are the best. We are for all the good things you’ve done for me so
proud of you. far. My God facilitate you to achieve your
expectations

Uncle Farel and Aunt Fitri

Faruq
 Dear Miss Raisa, To the best mother in the world
Never sad, never fear, we always wait your Happy Mother’s Day. You deserve all the
recovery time. We need you here to teach us love, care and support that you’ve lovingly
again. given every day of my life. I love you mom

Class VIII Aisyah Your beautiful daughter

Dear Teacher,
My teacher ......
I will never forget your struggle. Your
struggle will not be in vain. Your struggle
will be proof of success. Without your
struggle, we will not be able to reach the
point we have reached today.
Thank you, my teacher .....
Fahri

Activity 12

Purpose
Generic Structure
To congratulate, to wish Greeting
Receiver,
or to show sympathy for Cards
Body/Content
someone or others feel Sender
and expression for wish
and pray.

Language Features
• Greeting expressions: Happy Birthday, Happy Teacher’s Day, Merry Christmas,
Congratulations, our deep sympathy, sorry for your loss, dan lain-lain
• Wishing words/sentences: Wish you all the best, hope you get good scores, good
luck, get well soon, dan lain-lain
• Salutation : Sincerely, love, hug and kiss, your best friend, regards, dan lain-lain
• Pronouns: I, my, me, mine, you, your, yours, we, our, us, ours, dan lain-lain
 Activity 13
STUDENT’S LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT JOURNAL

No Student’s Ability Yes No Remarks

1. I understand about communicative purpose of greeting
√
card
2. I understand about text structure of greeting card √
3. Language Features:
a. I understand about expression of greeting card √
b. I understand about wishing word/sentence of greeting
√
card
c. I understand about salutation of greeting card √
d. I understand about pronoun of greeting card √
4. I can create a greeting card based on the situation. √