GREETING CARDS

Chapter

BASIC COMPETENCE

Basic Competence
3.3 Comparing social functions, text structure, and linguistic elements of
several special texts in the form of greeting cards, by giving and asking
for information related to special days, according to the context of their
use.
4.3 Arrange special texts in the form of greeting cards, very short and
simple, related to special days by paying attention to social functions, text
structure, and linguistic elements, correctly and in context

LEARNING INDICATOR

3.3.1 Identify social functions and structures Text and some elements of language Specific
text for greetings By giving and asking for cards Information of the day Specifically,
depending on the context its use.
3.3.2 Analyzing several examples of greeting card text in the form of a picture and answering
several questions related to the material.
4.3.1 Students make greeting cards using words and grammar commonly used in congratulation
and Happy Teacher’s Day
4.3.3 Students arrange the jumbled sentences below to make good Greeting Cards
4.3.4 Students fill in the blank sentences on the greeting cards that have been provided

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 MATERIALS

GREETING CARD

1. Definition
Standard greeting cards are printed on high-quality, folded rectangular paper (such as cardboard)
with a decorative image or pattern on the front. Inside, there's a pre-printed message for the event
and a blank space for the sender to add a signature or handwritten message. Envelopes are sold with
cards. Some postcards and envelopes are decorated with delicate materials such as gold leaf, ribbon,
or sequins
2. The purpose of Greeting Card
To congratulate someone's achievements
To express sympathy to someone
To motivate someone in achieving achievement
3. The generic structure of Greeting Card
Receiver
Body
Sender
4. Example of Greeting Card

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ACTIVITY 1

Write down the social function, text structure, lexicon grammatical feature of greeting
cards below.

Receiver:

Sender:

Body:

Receiver:

Sender:

Body:

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Receiver:

Sender:

Body:

Receiver:

Sender:

Body:

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Choose the correct answer!

1) What is the purpose of the text?

a. To persuade someone
b. To entertain someone
c. To invite someone
d. To conglatulate someone
2) What is the kind of the text?
a. Holiday card
b. Invitation card
c. Sympathy card
d. Birthday card
3) Who send the card?
a. Nana’s friend
b. Tika
c. Ani
d. Ria’s friend
4) To whom the card is sent?
a. Rizka’s friend
b. Rizka’s sister
c. Ani
d. Tika

ACTIVITY 2

Make greeting cards related to happy teacher's day and congratulations cards about
getting a high score in examination.
Create a cobgratulation card for someone you know, choose one of the following topic:
 New baby
 Winning a contest
 Birthday
 Marriage

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ACTIVITY 3

Arrange the jumbled sentences below to make good Greeting Cards.

1. We hope you like your new collegue and record your finest achievement,
2. To, Melda
3. We are proud of you
4. From, Ani and family
5. Congratulations on being accepted as a student at Borneo Tarakan
University.

Answer:

a. …………………………………………………..
b. Rewrite the sentence like a proper greeting cards.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………

ACTIVITY 4

Fill in the blank sentences on the greeting cards that have been provided

……. mom and dad,

My mosr beloved

Hi Mom and Dad! How are you? …………..for the addition, almost
…………, I miss you. I hope you……... there, forgive your daughter who is
still ……………. See you.

From your daughter

Long time no see Dear Healthy 2 years a burden

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