ANNOUNCEMENT

By INTAN DWI LESTARI, S.Pd

After this chapter, students are expected to be able to:
• Speak up if they have an announcement to make,
• Respect other people’s will to make announcement,
• Respond to an announcement properly.
 Chapter’s Goals

ANNOUNCEMENT

Using Active & Passive

Various kinds of
Sentences in
announcement
Announcements
 Is it important?

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The ability to make an announcement is as important as the ability to

listen for it. One must know the appropriate condition whether to shout,
announce, declare, or to be silent, quiet, and listen.
Definition:
• a written or spoken
statement that tells people
about something : public or
formal words that
announce something
• the act of officially telling
people about something
• the act of announcing
something
Source: merriam-webster.com
Purpose :
• To sell something
• To campaign against/for
something
• To invite people to event
• To ask people to do things
• To publicize a formal
personal event.
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So…

A text can be classified in the announcement

text category if there is a message that you want
to convey to many people.
It usually in a public place that is easily seen
(contains positive messages or information
about an event or activity.
 THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES -
EXAMPLES THAT ALSO INCLUDE IN
ANNOUNCEMENT CATEGORIES OR
TYPES.
1. Caution, Notice dan Warning.
Caution, Notice and Warning are texts that contain
notifications or warnings that are intended as information to
many people. The characteristics are as follows:
• Short text and easy to understand.
• Written with capital letters.
• Sometimes accompanied by pictures.
 Example of caution, warning and notice.
• example of caution • Example of warning

• Example of notice
2. Schedule
The schedule or schedule is also included in the announcement
category. This is because in the schedule table there is information about the
sequence or plan of activities with a detailed or detailed distribution of
implementation time.
Example of schedule :
 Generic Structure of
Announcement

Announcement has a very simple structure, namely:

1. Title
This section shows the representation of the overall announcement.
The reader or listener can briefly know the contents of the
announcement.
2. Explanation
It is the content of an announcement. It is consist of information that
includes the type of event, time, place, and to whom the
announcement was made.
More information about Generic Structure of
Announcement

1. Stating Purpose:
The text that contains what event will be held
2. Stating Day and Date:
Day and Date realization. The text that contains when
the event will be held.
3. Stating Place:
The text that contains where the event will be held
4. Informing Sender:
The text that contains name of the person who will be
There are several kinds of announcements :
1. Commercials
Commercials on radio, television, newspaper,
magazine, or shop.
2. Non-commercials
Public service announcement, public event
announcement, school/educational announcement,
business announcement.
3. Personal
Wedding announcement, newly born announcement,
death announcement (obituary)
Example
ANOTHER EXAMPLE :

ANNOUNCEMENT OF LOST ANNOUNCEMENT OF

PEOPLE EVENTS
 ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DIED WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
PEOPLE
Another types (specific) of announcement:
1. public service announcements,
2. high school graduation announcements,
3. college graduation announcements,
4. engagement announcements,
5. marriage and wedding announcements,
6. pregnancy announcements,
7. birth announcements,
8. adoption announcements,
9. death announcements,
10. school student’s organization announcements,
11. save the date announcements,
12. moving announcements,
13. business announcements,
14. job announcements,
15. promotion announcements
16. retirement announcements,
17. missing person,
18. funeral announcements
19. Etc..
 Essential Grammar
“Active VS Passive”
Most announcements are written in Future Tense, either in active or
passive form to tell something that is happening, has happened, or
more likely going to happen. Therefore, most announcement are
written in Future Tense, either in active or passive form.

Active Passive
will + verb (base form) will + be + verb (past participle)
Examples: Examples:
• will provide • will be issued
• will wear • will be installed
Let’s analyze language features this
following announcement

(1. Announcement About Parking at The

Mall)

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, this is a

customer announcement, owner of
Honda Jazz with license plate number B 3068
CX is required to move the vehicle, thank
(2. Parents-Teacher Meeting Announcement)

Attention all students, shortly your class leader will

distribute an invitation for your parents to attend a
Parents-Teacher meeting on Wednesday, 11
October 2017. Make sure to deliver it to your
parents because this PT meeting is very important.
Thank you.
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