CHAPTER IV

INVITATION CARD AND GREETING CARD

A. Invitation Card
Tujuan: mengajak atau mengundang seseorang untuk hadir dalam suatu acara
tertentu.
Dengan menggunakan frasa:
Would you like to come
Would you like to join us
I would like to invite you
Request the present of…
Generic stucture
1. Invitee: Siapa yang diundang
2. Body of invitation: Isi undangan biasanya berupa hal hal berikut ini:
• Occasion: Undangan ini dibuat untuk acara apa
• Day or Date: Hari dan tanggal
• Time: Waktu yang ditetapkan
• Place: Tempat yang diharapkan kehadirannya para undangan
3. Inviter: Siapa yang mengundang
B. Greeting Card
Greeting Card  adalah text yang berupa kartu ucapan yang diberikan kepada
seseorang pada saat tertentu/mengalami peristiwa tertentu, Baik peristiwa
yang menggebirakan maupun peristiwa yang menyedihkan.
1. Tujuan dari Greeting Card
a. To congratulate/to wish: untuk menyelamati
Greeting card tersebut diberikan untuk moment /peristiwa yang menyenangkan,
seperti:
 New baby born : Kelahiran bayi          
 Birthday/ return of the day : ulang tahun
 Graduation/finishing study/getting new degree : lulus/mendapat gelar
 Inauguration  : Wisuda/pelantikan.
 Getting New Job : mendapat pekerjaan baru
 Winning the contest : Menang lomba
 Engagement : tunangan
 Getting marriage/wedding : pernikahan
 Anniversary : Hari jadi
 New Years Eve : Malam tahun Baru
 Valentine day : Hari kasih saying
 Christmas Day : Hari Natal
  Lebaran Day : Hari Lebaran
b. To show sympathy: untuk menunjukkan simpatik/belasungkawa.
Greeting Card tersebut diberikan untuk moment/peristiwa yang menyedihkan,
Seperti;
 Sick /ill/ hospitalized people : Orang sakit
 Disaster/accident/bad news : Bencana/kecelakaan/berita buruk.
 Passing/dead/departed people : Orang meninggal dunia
2. Addresser/writer and addressee/receiver: pengirim dan penerima
kartu.
 Who wrote the card?
 Who is the addresser of the card?
 Who is the receiver of the card?
 The card is sent for…..
3. Reference : menanyakan kata ganti ( pronoun)
 The word “I” in the text refers to………
 What does the word “you” in the text refer to?
Untuk menjawab soal tersebut, pahami bahwa kata “I/me/my” dalam text
kembali ke “writer/penulis” sedangkan kata “you/your” kembali ke
“penerima.

Vocabularies:
- To congratulate: to give congratulation: Untuk menyelamati.
- To celebrate: to commemorate: Untuk merayakan;
- Party: reception: feast: pesta
- Bereavement: berduka cita karena kehilangan seseorang.
- Condolence: duka cita/ belasungkawa
- Sorrow at/for/over: berduka cita
- Proud: bangga
 Latihan Soal
Invitation And Greeting Card

Read this invitation card and answer the

question number 1-5! 8. Where will the party begin?

Read this greeting card and answer the

question number 9-11!

To: My beloved niece, Diana

May your degree unlock many doors to

success, to happy endings and new
beginning. Congratulations!

1. Who is invited to the party? Your aunty,

Sabrina
2. Who does celebrate the
birthday? 9. The purpose of the text is…….
a. to tell about the doors to
3. How old is she? success                          
b. to congratulate Diana’s 
birthday
4. When will the party begin? c. to describe Diana’s happy
endings
5. Where will the party begin? d. to congratulate Diana’s
graduation 
Read this invitation card and answer the 10. Who sent the card?
a. Your aunty
question number 1-5!
b. Diana’s aunty
c. Sabrina’s aunty 
d. Sabrina and Diana
11. The word “your” in the text
refers to…
a. My beloved niece
b. Diana’s niece
c. Sabrina’s niece
d. Your aunty

6. Who is invited to the party?

7. Who does celebrate the

birthday?
 Read this greeting card and answer the Read this greeting card and answer the
question number 12-13! question number 12-13!
                          Dear: Nurul
To: Nina I heard that you were hospitalized. So
sad to see you in bed. I wish you’ll be
WE FEEL GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP better soon. May you would be back to
                                                                          your spirit.
Ganang                                                                   
                             
                                                                                        Regards,
                             
12. The writer wrote the card                                                                     
…..she/he got someone’s help.       Your pen friend, Betty
a. when 
b. while  14. The writer wrote the text to……
c. after a. express her pleasure
d. before b. go to the hospital
13. From the text we can infer c. show her sickness
that….. d. to express her sympathy
a. Nina expresses her grateful 15. The card was sent because
to Ganang Nurul was……
b. Ganang thanks to Nina a. Dead
c. Nina needs help from b. sick 
Ganang c. healthy
d. Ganang offers some help to d. better
Nina