ANNOUNCEMENT

1. What is announcement?

 The definition of announcement relating to learning English functional text is an official

notification about something. So publicly people know what, when, and where it is
about.

2. The purpose, function, and goal of announcement is giving certain people some information of
what has happened or what will happen. The generic structure of announcement in English
text can be seen below

 Stating Purpose : The text that contains what event will be held

 Stating Day and Date and time : Day and Date realization. The text that contains
when the event will be held
 Stating Place : The text that contains where the event will be held
 Informing Sender : The text that contains name of the person who will be contacted

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Pengertian Announcement

Announcement adalah pernyataan (pemberitahuan resmi) dalam bentuk lisan atau tulis yang
berisi sesuatu untuk di ketahui oleh semua orang. Namun, tidak semua orang yang mendengar atau
membaca pengumuman tersebut berkepentingan atas pengumuman tersebut. Pengumuman dapat
kita dengar atau baca dimana saja, misalnya pengumuman lisan disekolah atau di tempat-tempat
umum, sedangkan pengumuman tertulis dapat kita baca di papan pengumuman, di majalah, dan di
koran.

Jenis Announcement

 Pengumuman orang hilang

 Berita Duka
  Berita pernikahan, ulang tahun, peresmian dan kelahiran
 Pengumuman Pemenang
 Lowongan pekerjaan
 Iklan
 Laporan kegiatan /acara
 Pemberitahuan/ himbauan dari pemerintah

Tujuan Announcement

“The purpose is to inform the announcement text information about an event, job vacancies,
new enrollment, new admissions, and so on”. Tujuan announcement text adalah untuk
memberitahukan informasi tentang sebuah acara, Lowongan pekerjaan, penerimaan murid baru,
penerimaan mahasiswa baru, dan sebagainya dengan memberikan informasi yang berbentuk formal
kepada masyarakat umum atau masyarakat tertentu (To give a formal written notice of certain events).

Generic Structure Announcement

1. Title: Ini adalah bagian yang paling penting karena mewakili isi keseluruhan dari pengumuna
tersebut. Meski begitu kadang tidak disebutkandengan jelas.

2. Explanation: Penjelasan lebih lanjut tentang pengumunan tesebut. Biasanya terdiri dari informasi
dasar yang mencakup:jenis kegiatan, waktu, tempat, dan partisipant.

Bagian-bagian Announcement

 Judul atau jenis kejadian (The title/type of event)

 Tanggal dan waktu (date and time)
 Tempat (place)
 orang/alamat yang dapat dihubungi (contact person/address)
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announcement
noun an·nounce·ment \ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt\

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Simple Definition of announcement

 : 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's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of announcement

1. 1 : the act of announcing or of being announced

2. 2 : a public notification or declaration
3. 3 : a piece of formal stationery designed for a social or businessannouncement

Examples of announcement in a sentence

1. Many people were surprised by the government's announcement that there will be a cut in
taxes.
2. I heard an announcement on the loudspeaker saying that the store was closing in 10 minutes.
3. The company president made an announcement about the merger.
4. He asked us to pay attention because he had an important announcement to make.
5. I saw their wedding announcement in the newspaper.
6. They have been very busy since the announcement of their wedding.

 Fungsi Sosial

Announcement adalah pernyataan (pemberitahuan resmi) dalam bentuk lisan atau tulis
yang berisi sesuatu untuk di ketahui oleh semua orang. Namun, tidak semua orang yang
mendengar atau membaca pengumumantersebut berkepentinganatas pengumumantersebut.
 Pengumuman dapat kita dengar atau baca dimana saja, misalnya pengumuman lisan
disekolah atau di tempat-tempat umum, sedangkan pengumuman tertulis dapat kita baca di
papan pengumuman, di majalah, dan di koran.

 The definition of announcement relating to learning English functional text is an official

notification about something. So publicly people know what, when, and where it is
about.
 The purpose, function, and goal of announcement is giving certain people some
information of what has happened or what will happen

Jenis Announcement

 Pengumuman orang hilang

 Berita Duka
 Berita pernikahan, ulang tahun, peresmian dan kelahiran
 Pengumuman Pemenang
 Lowongan pekerjaan
 Iklan
 Laporan kegiatan /acara
 Pemberitahuan/ himbauan dari pemerintah

1. Stuktur teks

The generic structure of announcement in English text can be seen below

 Stating Purpose : The text that contains what event will be held
 Stating Day and Date and time : Day and Date realization. The text that contains
when the event will be held
 Stating Place : The text that contains where the event will be held
 Informing Sender : The text that contains name of the person who will be contacted

Generic Structure Announcement

1. Title: Ini adalah bagian yang paling penting karena mewakili isi keseluruhan dari pengumuna
tersebut. Meski begitu kadang tidak disebutkandengan jelas.
2. Explanation: Penjelasan lebih lanjut tentang pengumunan tesebut. Biasanya terdiri dari informasi
dasar yang mencakup:jenis kegiatan, waktu, tempat, dan partisipant.

Bagian-bagian Announcement

 Judul atau jenis kejadian (The title/type of event)

 Tanggal dan waktu (date and time)
 Tempat (place)
 orang/alamat yang dapat dihubungi (contact person/address)

2. Unsur kebahasaan

- Ungkapan dan kosa kata yang lazim digunakan dalam announcement (pemberitahuan)
- Nomina singular dan plural secara tepat, dengan atau tanpa a, the, this, those, my,
their, dsb.
- Ucapan, tekanan kata, intonasi, ejaan, tanda baca, dan tulisan tangan
LATIHAN

 Menangkap isi dari sebuah pengumuman main idea and detai information

Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Who wrote the announcement?

2. Who is the announcement for?

3. What is the announcement about?

4. How long does the term last?

5. How does the registration occur?

6. What does that mean?

7. What will the school do to the other applicants when all the staffs are full?

8. What do the participants receive?

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in italics .

1. They are going to reserve a room in a local hotel. The __________ can be done
through email.
2. The artiste agency has to decide on the concert cancellation. The agency’s
__________ has to be respected.
3. Dany was permitted by his father to try a new car. The __________ period lasted for a
week.
4. The internet connects people around the world easily. This school has a very excellent
internet __________.
5. The beginning part of a story orients readers with the setting. The quality of this
__________ usually determines whether readers would continue reading or not.
6. Joe wanted to bury the dead body of his pet Bonnie at the backyard. He hoped that this
__________ would bring good memories.
7. The students are planning to organize a trip to the beach. The __________ is
supervised by the vice headmaster for student affairs.
8. Riza hopes that his supervisor would approve his proposal. The __________,
however, is subject to the revision he is doing at the moment.
9. The teacher will divide the class into two. The __________ is based on the attendance
list.
10. The students are being trained to communicate effectively in public. Public
__________ is one of essential skills in this global era.
KUNCI JAWABAN

1. RESERVATION
2. DECISION
3. TRIAL
4. CONNECTION
5. ORIENTATION
6. BURIAL
7. ORGANISATION
8. APPROVAL
9. DIVISION
10. COMMUNICATION