ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT
A. INTRODUCTION
Read the following dialogue. Then answer the question below.
Rado: Farel, have you seen the announcement on the bulletin board?
Farel: Yeah, what's it about?
Rado: Our English test is rescheduled for next Wednesday.
Farel: Okay, thanks for reminding me.
1. Who are the speakers?
2. What is the information that announce in bulletin board?
B. EXERCISE
Activity 1. Find the meaning of the following words!
1. Celebrate:
2. Highlight:
3. Event:
4. Held:
5. Supposed
6. Attend:
7. Celebration:
8. Activity:
9. Meeting:
10. Done:
11. Principal:
Activity 2. Read the following text. Then answer the question bellow.
ANNOUNCEMENT
SMA GEMILANG will celebrate its 9th anniversary on:
Day, date : Wednesday, 20th January 2025
Place : School sport hall
Time : 08.00 am – 11.00 am.
To highlight this event, a special bazaar will be held together with music show of the
school bands. All the teachers and students are supposed to attend this celebration. For
this reason all school extracurricular activities at school such as basketball, martial art,
football and English Sunday meeting will not be done for that day.
Principal,
Adam Purnama
1. What is the purpose of the announcement?
2. What event is being announced?
3. When and where the event will be held?
4. Who is the target audience?
5. Who makes the announcement?
LET’S LEARN
Definition of Announcement Text
Announcement text is a text made to the public or the media which gives information about something
that has happened or that will happen. Announcement text can contain about fact, incident, event, or
information that is considered important.
Social Function of Announcement Text
Social function of announcement text is to inform the public
about an information or event.
Characteristic Features of Announcement Text
1. Contains short, compact, and clear information.
2. Can answer the questions of 5W+1H
3. Encourage the reader to do something
Generic Structure of Announcement Text
1. Opening
- contains of tittle, greeting, the purpose of announcement.
2. Content
- Contains of the detail writing about the information.
3. Closing
- Contains of contact person, social media, website.
Language Feature of Announcement Text
1. Simple Present Tense
Nominal Simple Present Tense
(+) S + To be + Complement
(-) S + To be + Not + Complement
(?) To be + Subject + Complement?
Verbal Simple Present Tense
(+) S + Verb 1 (+ s/es) + Complement
(-) S + Do/Does Not + Verb 1 + Complement
(?) Do/does + S + Verb 1 + Complement?
2. Simple Future Tense
Nominal Simple Future Tense
(+) Subject + To be going to + V1
(-) Subject + To be + Not + Going to + V1
(?) To be + Subject + Going to + V1?
Verbal Simple Future Tense
(+) Subject + will+V1+ Object
(-) Subject + will+ not+ V1+ Object
(?) Will + Subject + V1+ Object?
3. Imperative Sentence
- An imperative sentence is a sentence that gives a command, makes a request, or
provides instructions. It is used to communicate an action that needs to be taken
4. Declarative Sentence.
- A declarative sentence is a sentence that makes a statement, or declares something, and
ends with a period
Activity 3. Read the following text. Identify the generic structure of the text.
Dear students, 1……………..
We are excited to announce that the Annual Sports Day will be held on February 10, 2025, at the
school field. All students are encouraged to participate in the events. Registration for competitions
will be open until January 30, 2025, through your class representatives. 2……….
For more details, please check the notice board or contact the sports committee. 3……..
Thank you,
School Management 4………
Activity 4. Change the verbs in the bracket into the correct form of simple present tense.
1. I ___ (wake) up at 5:30 AM every day and prepare for school.
2. She ___ (not eat) breakfast in the morning because she is always in a hurry.
3. They ___ (go) to the library after school to study together.
4. My father ___ (work) in a bank and comes home at 5:00 PM.
5. The baby ___ (cry) every night when it is hungry.
6. He ___ (play) football on weekends?
7. The train always ___ (arrive) on time at this station.
8. We ___ (not watch) television during dinner.
9. The teacher ___ (give) us homework every Monday.
10. Where ___ (your friend / live)?
Activity 5. Change the verbs in the bracket into the correct form of simple future tense.
1. I ___ (help) you with your project tomorrow.
2. She ___ (not visit) her grandparents this weekend.
3. They ___ (move) to a new house next month.
4. We ___ (not attend) the party tonight because we are busy.
5. She ___ (not forget) to bring her notebook tomorrow.
6. The company ___ (launch) its new product next year.
7. I ___ (not forget) to bring your book to school tomorrow.
8. They ___ (build) a new house in the city next year.
9. The train ___ (depart) at 7:00 PM sharp.
10. We ___ (have) dinner at a fancy restaurant to celebrate her birthday.
Activity 6. Change the following sentence into negative and interrogative sentence using
simple future tense form.
1. I will go to the library tomorrow.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
2. She will travel to New York next week.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
3. They will help us with the project.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
4. We will have dinner at 7:00 PM tonight.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
5. He will study for his final exams next month.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
6. The company will launch a new product in July.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
7. She will attend the class tomorrow..
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
8. My parents will visit us next holiday.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
9. The teacher will explain the lesson tomorrow.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………
10. We will watch the movie after school.
(-).………………………………
(?)………………………………