ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT TASK
Wednesday, 7th March 2018
Alicia Elena Jasmine
X SCIENCE 7
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ANNOUNCEMENT
TEXT
ACTIVITY 1
Read
the following announcement carefully and identify its elements.
Example:
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Elements of the Announcement
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Found/Not Found
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Details
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Opening
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Found
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“Tea with Mrs. Potts”
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Contents
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Found
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Information of the event
including time/date/place specification.
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Closing
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Found
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Contact information
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TEXT 1
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Elements of the Announcement
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Found/Not Found
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Details
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Opening
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Found
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The sentence “HELLO GEORGETOWN”
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Contents
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Found
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Information about their Ludlow Suit
Shop that will be open soon on April 2013 and the current location of J. Crew
Store.
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Closing
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Found
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Contact information in the last
sentence, which is their email address of the J. Crew Store.
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TEXT 2
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Elements of the Announcement
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Found/Not Found
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Details
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Opening
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Found
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The sentence “CALL FOR PROPOSALS
(Fund by the European Commission.”
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Contents
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Found
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The ongoing outbreaks of H5N1 Avian
Influenza cases around Indonesia and the information about H5N1 research WHO
has requested and the areas for the research. Also, there’s information about
the awards for someone who make the best proposal.
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Closing
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Found
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The last paragraph that contains the
detailed information of the criteria and the deadline of proposal submission.
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TEXT 3
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Elements of the Announcement
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Found/Not Found
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Details
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Opening
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Found
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The sentence “We are proud to
announce we outgrew our old place”
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Contents
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Found
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The information about their old
NeoSys Service Centre that becomes new with the same address and same phone
number. Also information about the new address of NeSys Computer Store
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Closing
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Found
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Contact information
which are their phone number and
their email address.
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TEXT 4
Elements of the Announcement
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Found/Not Found
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Details
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Opening
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Not Found
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There’s no opening in this
announcement. It starts from the contents.
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Contents
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Found
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The information about the branches
that will be opened starting from 1st January 2018 in several big
cities. It also informs about the purpose of the branches business.
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Closing
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Not Found
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Because all of the announcement just
contains the information of th contents.
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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
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TEXT
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TRUE/FALSE
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1
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TEXT A
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True
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2
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TEXT B
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True
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3
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TEXT C
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False (It’s Invitation because if they refuse the invitation they will
feel bad to who has invited them)
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4
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TEXT D
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True
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5
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TEXT E
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True
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ANSWERS!
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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:
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Who wrote
the announcement?
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When was
the announcement released?
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Who is the
announcement for?
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Details of
place, date and time
Text
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Main Idea
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Details
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Text 1
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Informing the people of Georgetown about the opening of a Suit Shop in
a new venue.
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The announcement came from J.Crew Store
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The opening will be in April, 2013
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The shop will offer more
of men’s and women’s, weddings and parties collection.
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Text 2
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Informing about the research proposal contest with
the ‘ongoing outbreaks H5N1 Influenza virus in Indonesia’ theme that’s requested by WHO.
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-The announcement came from the Fund by the European
Commission.
-WHO request for proposal that will then be
evaluated trough a review process.
-The research areas include studies of disease
ecology, transmission, and epidemiology, and studies of clinical spectrum and
management of disease.
-The awards for the competent research and the most
focused on local scientist and public health professionals researches.
-The detailed information is attached and available
at WHO Indonesia Country Office Website.
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Text 3
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Outgrew old NeoSys Service Centre and Computer
Store.
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-The announcement is made by NeoSys marketing
workers.
-NeoSys Computer Store new address is Jl. Melati
Utara No.14 Lumanjang.
-NeoSys Service Centre becomes new with same address
and same phone number.
-To detailed information, can call to their phone
number or their email address.
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Text 4
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The bussiness branches will open in several big
cities starting from first January 2018.
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-The announcement is made by the bussiness manager
or the boss.
-The announcement aim is to inform that theywill
open the branches in several big cities, and their purpose of open the
branches.
-The purpose of open the branches is: the customer
will able to meet closely with them in more effective manner.
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Text 5
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Student writing contest by The Atlantic Monthly.
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-The announcement is made by The Atlantic Monthly.
-Their address is 77 N. Washington Street, Boston.
-Ivites and inform students to join their writing
contest of poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essay.
-It also inform the category and the criteria of the
submission.
-Inform students who want to join to post mark
submissions by december and send to Student Writing Contest, The Atlantic
Monthly, 77 N. Washingtoon Street, Boston, MA 02114.
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Text 6
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2015 Summer Reading Club Kick off Party.
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-The announcement is to invite people to join the
Summer Reading Club Kick off party on Saturday, 21st of May from
11 am to half past one PM in the Big Top Tent on the Chase Bank parking lot.
-There’s prizes, suprises ballons, refreshments
entertaiment, tons of fun.
-The announcement is made by the Chase Bank 6517
Hillcrest at Daniel.
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ACTIVITY 4
Individually,
think of an issue happening in your school. Create an imaginary event or
activity in response to the issue and make an announcement for it using scraps
of an old magazine!
In your
announcement, remember to put:
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Opening
(Title)
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Content:
Information of the event, time, date and place.
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Closing:
contact person or sign from the authority.
Your
creativity will also be put into consideration for your overall score, so try
to be as creative as possible!
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Example:
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