BAB 3 PARTY TIME

TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN:

1. Siswa dapat membedakan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya.

2. Siswa dapat menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa
teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi lisan dan tulis, terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja.

3. Siswa dapat menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi lisan dan tulis terkait kegiatan sekolah/ tempat kerja,
dengan memperhatikan fungsi social, struktur teks dan unsur kebahasaan secara benar dan sesuai konteks

Let’s study
Have you sent an invitation letter? Why do people write and send invitation letter?

What is an Invitation? Invitation is a request, a solicitation, or an attempt to get another person to join you at a
specific event. Kalau kita artikan dalam bahasa Indonesia, invitation adalah sebuah permintaan, ajakan, atau upaya
terhadap orang lain agar bersedia bergabung atau datang dengan kita pada suatu acara tertentu.

The Purpose
“To invite someone attend/come an event.”
Untuk mengajak atau mengundang seseorang untuk hadir dalam suatu acara tertentu

Now, can you mentions types of invitation?

Informal

Types of Invitations

Formal

In this chapter we will study about “Formal Invitation”

A formal invitation is an invitation which follows a dignified form, tone or style in agreement with the established
norms, customs or values (Websters, 2012).

For example:

- An invitation to the opening of a school

- An invitation to a graduation ceremony
- An invitation to a wedding, etc.

Common Format of a Formal Invitation

- The first line is the name(s) of the person(s) who invite(s).
- The second line is the request for participation.
- The third line is the names of the person(s) invited.
- The fourth line is the occasion for invitation.
- The fifth line is the time and date of the occasion.
- The sixth line is the place of the occasion.
- The last line is the request for reply.
Social Function: Inviting people to formal and social events

Linguistic Characteristics: (unsur kebahasaan)

Simple, precise, and concise words

Detailed information (detail acara, tempat, tanggal dan waktu)

The tone should be friendly and sincere. Words should be chosen carefully. The style of writing should be
formal.

Format of Layout (struktur/susunan surat):

1. Addresses of the addresser and the addressee
2. Salutation
3. Body
- State for whom the invitation is and by who it is given. (siapa yang mengundang dan diundang)
- Reasons of invitation
- Date
- Time
- Place
- R.S.V.P (it is a French word -"repondez s'il vous plait" which means "please reply") RSVP dengan menuliskan
jelas kontak yang bisa dihubungi, baik dengan menuliskan nama, nomer telepon atau email
3. Signature

The format of the envelope for the invitation is addressed the same way as the envelope of a letter (i.e. with the recipient's
address in the middle of the envelope and addresser's address on the left hand corner of the envelope).

Ways of Organizing Information:

Reasons for inviting others (alasan mengundang, event atau acara apa)
Detailed information about the party or event (harus menuliskan dengan jelas, tanggal , tempat dan waktu/jam )
Ask friends to come by using a sincere tone (mengundang dengan menggunakan bahasa yang sopan)

Example of a formal invitation letter

Mr. and Mrs. Pujiyanto name of the hosts
cordially request the pleasure of your company phrasing the invitation
on the wedding ceremony of their daughter the kind of event

Siti With Davy

On Friday, the twelfth of December 2017 date at

seven o'clock time
Gedung Kartini venue/ place
Jl Gatot Subroto Jakarta

R. S. V. P Dinner will be served at

Yani 8 pm sharp. Spesial instructioin
02126734578
Rsvpwedding@mymail.com request to respond

Special instruction lainnya misalnya

Dresscode: white dress
Woman with clutch and high heels.
Responding to formal invitations (merespon undangan resmi)
Formal invitations should be responded to within 3 days. (respon/tanggapan baik menerima undangan atau
menolak undangan tersebut, biasanya dilakukan dalam waktu 3 hari)
Replies are written in third person. ( ditulis dalam bentuk org ke 3, jadi tidak menggunakan “I” atau saya tapi
“Ms.Sitta” misalnya
Replies have to be handwritten (ditulis dengan tulisan tangan)
Reason should be briefly stated for declining the invitation. (harus dengan jelas menjelaskan alasan jika
menolak undangan/ tidak bisa hadir)

Example:

1. Acceptance ( contoh jika menerima undangan)

- Mr. and Mrs. Eri Utomo accept with pleasure the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Pujiyanto to the wedding
ceremony of their daughter on Friday, the twelveth of December at seven o' clock.
- Mr. and Mrs. Wibowo accept the invitation with pleasure.

2. Declining/Regretting (contoh jika menolak undangan)

- Mr. and Mrs. Situmorang regret that they are unable to accept the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs.
Pujiyanto for Friday, the twelveth of Decemberat seven o' clock due to prior engagement.
- Mr. And Mrs. Wibowo regret to decline the invitation due tohealth reasons.

LET’S DO THE EXERCISES

Look at the invitation below.

The board of directors of Wonderful

Enterprises request the pleasure of your

on, the twenty seventh of December

at Gedung Sukarno

Jakarta

1. In the invitation card above, find out what is missing.

Temukan bagian surat undangan yang salah atau tidak lengkap dalam surat undangan di atas.
Tulis kembali surat undangan di atas dalam bentuk dan susunan yang tepat dan benar. (ingat bagian-bagian
formal letter yang sudah dijelaskan di awal tadi)

2. Write a formal invitation (buatlah sebuah surat undangan resmi)

Tema atau event:
graduation ceremony in your school - absen 1- 6
wedding ceremony absen 7 - 12
charity dinner in your office absen 13 - 18
opening of new restaurant absen 19 - 24
opening of new company absen 25 - 30
music concert in your school absen 30 – absen terakhir