Chapter 6

Announcement

Tujuan Pembelajaran:
Setelah mempelajari Bab 6, siswa diharapkan mampu:
1. Menjelaskan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan dalam
teks pemberitahuan (announcements) tentang kegiatan sekolah secara
benar sesuai konteks penggunaannya.
2. Menerangkan informasi tentang kegiatan sekolah dengan
memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, and unsur kebahasaan
dalam teks pemberitahuan (announcement ) lisan dan tulis secara benar
sesuai konteks penggunaannya.
3. Membuat pengumuman tentang kegiatan sekolah dengan menggunakan
fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks tersebut sesuai
dengan konteks penggunaannya.
WARMER
 Close your book. Listen to your teacher reading an
announcement. Refer to these questions while listening.

• Who is the announcement for?

• What is the announcement about?
• Where do you think you will hear that kind of announcement?
• Why do we need to write/use an announcement?

VOCABULARY BUILDER

Match the words with their Indonesian equivalents.

Compare your work to your classmates’.

cancel (verb) berdasar (pendaftar) yang

dulu
a stadium (noun) stadion
an approval (noun) dipesan
proceed (verb) banyak; luar biasa
in accordance with (noun) biaya pendaftaran
unforeseen (adjective) membatalkan
a first-come basis (noun) persetujuan
tremendous (adjective) tidak terduga
a registration fee (noun) menindaklanjuti
reserved (adjective) PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
sesuai dengan

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Listen to your teacher reading these words. Repeat after

him/her.

cancel : / ˈkæns ə l /
stadium : / ˈsteɪdiəm /
 approval : / əˈpruːv ə l /
proceed : / prəˈsiːd /

in accordance with : / ɪn əˈkɔːd ə ns wɪθ /

unforeseen : / ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn /

a first-come basis : / ə fɜːrst kʌm ˈbeɪsɪs /

tremendous : / trɪˈmendəs /
registration fee : / ˌredʒəˈstreɪʃ ə n fiː /
reserved : / rɪˈzɜːvd /

READING

Task 1:
Read the text carefully.

SMAN Englishindo will be having a Grand Alumni Homecoming on December 7,

2012 at 2:00 pm at Gajah Mungkur Hotel and Restaurant as the celebration of 10th
Foundation Anniversary of SMAN Englishindo

On this regard, we are cordially inviting you to attend the said affair to meet your old
friends, classmates, acquaintances and teachers, reminiscing memorable experiences
and sharing stories of success and most specially to renew our commitment to the noble
ideals of our beloved Alma Mater.

The registration charges are Rp. 250.000,- per person payable at the venue. These
charges include Alumni T-shirt, Alumni ID, Alumni souvenir, dinner, live band and
raffle draws.

For further inquiries, please contact our Alumni Secretariat at (021) 237-2383 or text us
at 08173445631.
We look forward to your presence in this once a year celebration.

TEXT 1

PT. ENGLISHINDO
is now called
PT. JAVENGLISHINDO

...and I bet you can guess why!

We produce the best spoken English Indonesian software

in the region, and now we've built our own English -
Javanese Dictionary for your PC and even watch. Is it
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for 30 days our dictionary. For further information, just visit our simple blogsite at
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Task 2:
After reading the text, in the chart below, identify
the main
ideas of the paragraphs, and then write the most

Paragraph Main Idea Details

1. SMAN Englishindo will be • on December 7, 2012 at
having a Grand Alumni 2:00 pm
• at Gajah Mungkur Hotel
and Restaurant
2.

3.
Text 2

Paragraph Main Idea Details

1. We produce the best spoken • Learn language
English Indonesian software in the • Dictionary online
Task 3 .
region, and now we've built our
Please answer the question
own English below
- Javanese Dictionary
for your PC and even watch.
2.

3.

Announcement 1

Green Miles West

The substitution of “West” in our name replacing “California” is the result of an
agreement we reached with California Gardening Association, following a protest over
the original use of “California” in our name.
We hope this does not create any confusion among our loyal customers. While this
represent a change from our initial name introduction, it does not change the quality of
products we offer our customers

1. The company assures its customers that they will always maintain the . . . of their
products.
A. price
B. origin
C. quality >>
 D. sale
E. quantity

2. The name “Green Miles West” is . . . .

A. a new name was given to Green Miles California >>
B. a new name of a merger of two company
C. a new name given from The California Gardening Association
D. a name of a new company that deals with gardening
E. a name given to a company formed by the Gardening Association

Announcement Text 2
Attention
All students must join the class meeting from 15th December to 21st
Desember2008
Principal
Nathalie

3. What kind of the text is it ?

A. A letter
B. A label
C. A postcard
D. An announcement >>>
E. Memo

4. what is the text about ?

A. The class meeting in a school.
B. The winner of the class meeting.
C. An invitation to join a class meeting. >>
D. The plan of having a class meeting.
E. Discussion about holding a class meeting

Announcement Text 3
Attention Please!
Students of grade XII are welcome to attend a morning seminar on :
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION
 You can learn a lot from Mr. Budi Umar, a well-known education consultant.
Date   : July, 27th, 2018
Time   : 07.30
Venue  : School main hall
Don’t miss this free event. Seats are limited.
To reserve your seat, please call Kemal : 0812 69795677 0r 085234576

5. The advantages of attending the seminar that students get are able ….
a. To meet the education consultant
b. To prepare for the final examination >>
c. To teach strategies for the final examination
d. To get the free chance of joining the seminar
e. To be a presenter in that seminar

6. Who will come to the morning seminar?

a. All students
b. Mr. Budi Umar
c. Students of class XII >>
d. All students  and their neighbours
e. Student who is the best in class XII

7. “To reserve your seat, please ….” The word “reserve” is closest in meaning to….
a. Book >>
b. Buy
c. Get
d. Sit
e. Confirm

VOCABULARY EXERCISE

Complete the following sentences using the words in the box.

 Proceed unforeseen a first-come basis
Tremendous registration fee reserved
Cancel stadium approval
in accordance with

1. This annual international conference is usually attended

by many participants from various countries; therefore, the
committee applies the registration on __________.
2. This restaurant is full. We cannot get any seat as all the tables
have been __________.
3. Before arranging the examination date for their final project,
the students have to get their supervisors’ __________.
4. This afternoon the football match between INDONESIA and
VIETNAM is held at Gelora Bung Karno __________.
5. The seminar participants will get a special rate for the __________
if they can pay it one month before the due date.
6. The headmaster has to __________ some school programs due
to the changes of funding policies by the newly-appointed
mayor.
7. Even though her mid-semester project is due next month,
Fahmida is planning to finish it today. She does this to
minimize __________ circumstances.
8. The election committee works __________ the rules and
regulations established by the government.
9. According to the announcement, passengers of Garuda
Indonesia Flight Number GA 522 are to __________ to the
waiting room.
10. The announcement about the trip to Borobudur Temple has
received __________ response.
 TEXT STRUCTURE

Task 1:
Individually, complete the following chart to find out the
structure of the announcement

Elements of the Purposes Details

Announcement
Opening

Contents

Closing

REFLECTION

At the end of this unit, ask yourself the following

questions to know how effective your learning process
is.
1. Do you know how to announce a piece of information
orally?
2. Do you know how to write an announcement?
3. Does an announcement have to contain information?
4. Do you know how to organize the information in an
announcement?
5. Why do people make an announcement?
6. Do you know the linguistic features of an
 announcement?
7. Where do you usually find an announcement?
If your answer is ‘no’ to any one of these questions, see
your teacher and discuss with him/her on how to make an
announcement.