Announcement Text

TEXT 1

 

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	Hello Georgetown
Contents	Found	Information to tell us that the shop moved to a bigger and better location
Closing	Found	Email information

TEXT 2

 

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	Call For Proposals
Contents	Found	Information about proposal for some people that can handle H5N1 virus
Closing	Found	Website information

TEXT 3

 

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Found	We are proud to announce We outgrew our old place
Contents	Found	Information that tell us a new address, and the old store become Service Centre.
Closing	Found	Contact information

TEXT 4

Elements of the Announcement	Found/Not Found	Details
Opening	Not found
Contents	Found	Information that they open branches in several big cities
Closing	Found	They hoped that they will be able to meet closely with customers

 

ACTIVITY 2

Read the examples below. Decide which of the following examples are considered announcement. State TRUE for announcement and FALSE for texts that is not an announcement.

 

NO	TEXT	TRUE/FALSE
1	TEXT A	FALSE, because that is a notice
2	TEXT B	TRUE, because that text in not persuating people
3	TEXT C	FALSE, because that is an invitation.
4	TEXT D	TRUE
5	TEXT E	TRUE

	TEXT E

 

                                                                        ANSWERS!

 

ACTIVITY 3

Re-read the texts in Activity 1. Identify the main idea or topic of the announcement and write down the details of each text in the table below!

In writing the details, pay close attention to:

-          Who wrote the announcement?

-          When was the announcement released?

-          Who is the announcement for?

-          Details of place, date and time

Text	Main Idea	Details
Text 1	Informing the people of Georgetown about the opening of a Suit Shop in a new venue.	-          The announcement came from J.Crew Store -          The opening will be in April, 2013 -          The shop will offer more of men’s and women’s, weddings and parties collection.
Text 2	Informing people who can handle H5N1 virus will given proposal/award.	To foster essential research, WHO requests for proposal that will then be evaluated through a review process. The awards will then be made to compentent researchers and institutions focused on research of local scientists and public health professionals. Areas for research include: 1.        Studies of disease ecology, transmission, and epidemiology. 2.        Studies of clinical spectrum and management of disease.
Text 3	Informing that the store has moved, and the old store become Service Centre.	-          The announcement came from NeoSys Store. -          The new address is at Jl. Melati No.14 Lumajang-67316. -          The old store become NeoSys Service Centre at the same address and same phone number.
Text 4	Informing that the store open branches in several big cities.	-          Starting from 1st January 2018, they open branches in several big cities such as Medan, Denpasar, Lombok, and Makassar. -          It allows the administrative aspect of they business to be conducted in regional locations.