KD 3.5 ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT

Announcement adalah: 

• a public and typically formal statement about a fact, occurrence, or intentions
• the action of making a formal statement
• a notice appearing in a newspaper or public place and announcing something such as a birth, death, or marriage.

 Unsur yang terdapat pada materi "Announcement" adalah:

1. Fungsi sosial - dengan memberitahukan tentang peristiwa penting berupa hari kelahiran, kematian, pernikahan, wisuda, pindah rumah, rapat, dll, maka kita dapat menjalin kedekatan emosioanl antar kerabat, rekan kerja, staff, pengusaha, pelanggang, masyarakat, guru dan siswa dll.

2. Struktur teks dari pengumuman - pendengar atau pembacabisa memperoleh informasi tentang "Gagasan utama" dan "Informasi rinci" dari bacaan. seperti: Apa, kapan, dimana.

3. Unsur Kebahasaan

• Kosa kata yang digunakan.
• Menggunakan singular dan plural noun yang tepat.
• Menggunakan Kata kerja bentuk pasif dan aktif.
• Menggunakan preposisi
• Ucapan, tekanan kata, intonasi dalam mengucapkannya
• Ejaan dan tanda baca
• Tulisan tangan

Practice 1:

1) First, you will read silently to understand the announcement below. Make sure that you know the meaning of every word and every part of the announcement. 

(Baca dalam hati untuk memahami makna dari pengumuman)

2) Second, read out this text (text 1) loudly and meaningfully as if you are giving an announcement and take a note on your notebook if you find some words that you do not understand. Then consult the dictionary. If possible, record your voice. 

(Baca dengan nyaring seolah-olah memberi pengumuman dan rekam suaranya)

Text 1

To : Resource inc. Staff, Resource inc. Clients                                                                                   Subject: Promotion Announcement – John David

Dear staff,

I would like to announce the promotion of John David as a new marketing Head of Resource inc. John has worked for our company for twelve years and climbed his professional ladder with absolute adeptness, which is rare nowadays. As marketing manager of Resource inc., he has bought a huge percentage of the company business. His influence on sale and business retention has been substantial and he possesses an excellent record of customer relations and timely service delivery.

During John’s time in the marketing department, he has taken on additional responsibility and worked extra hours to meet deadline. We anticipate that as a head of the marketing department, John’s input and work aggression will be multi fold. His work duties now include creating and implementing marketing plans for the Amadeus project that has been entrusted to the company. He will be leading the marketing team through this five-year project and will also be working on various other concurrent projects.

Let us all congratulate John on his outstanding performance in previous years, which led to his promotion today. I wish him luck for all future endeavors he undertakes.

Regard

Mark Corelli                                                                                                                                       Director Marketing and Communication                                                                                           Resource Inc.

Social Functions of an announcement

Bagaimana Anda tentu sudah paham ini pengumuman tadi bukan? Good job. Nah sekarang mari analisa fungsi sosialnya dengan menjawab pertanyaan berikut.

Practice 2: Read out these texts (text 1) one more time then answer the following questions.

a. What is the announcement about?                                                                                                           b. Who might be interested in reading this announcement?                                                                       c. What is the purpose of publishing the announcement?                                                                           d. What will happen after the announcement published?                                                                            e. Who make this announcement?

Saya yakin Anda dapat menjawab pertanyaan – pertanyaan tadi dengan baik. Untuk lebih yakin akan jawaban Anda mari kita bahas dan kerjakan bersama-sama.

Question 1 a. What is the announcement about?

Pada bagian atas email ada kata “Subject” yaitu untuk Topik atau prihal pengumuman tersebut.        Maka Jawabannya:

The announcement is about promotion of John Devis.

Question 2 b. Who might be interested in reading this announcement?

Pada bagian atas email ada kata “To” yaitu untuk siapa pengumuman tersebut. Maka Jawabannya:

Resource Inc. Staff and Clients might be interested in reading this announcement.

Question 3 c. What is the purpose of publishing the announcement?

Pada umumnya pengumuman diberikan untuk menjalin kedekatan emosional antar kerabat, rekan kerja, staf kantor, pengusaha dan pelanggan dsb.                                                                                           Maka jawabannya.

The purpose of this announement is to create a good relationship with all staffs and clients.

Question 4 d. What will happen after the announcement published?

Setelah mendengarkan dan membaca pengumuman tersebut kerabat, rekan kerja, staf kantor, pengusaha, pelanggan dsb akan mengetahui atau melaksanakan informasi yang diberikan.

Maka jawabannya:

After the announcement published, Resource Inc. Staff and Clients will know that John Devis be a new marketing head of the company.

Question 5 e. Who make this announcement?

Yang menulis pengumuman bisa di lihat di akhir bacaan.                                                                            Maka jawabannya:   Mark Corelli                                                                                                                                                  Director Marketing and Communication                                                                                                    Resource Inc.