Announcement Exercise
ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT
ACTIVITY 1
Read
the following announcement carefully and identify its elements. 
Example:
| 
 | 
| 
Elements of the Announcement | 
Found/Not Found | 
Details | 
| 
Opening | 
Found | 
“Tea with
  Mrs. Potts” | 
| 
Contents | 
Found | 
Information
  of the event including time/date/place specification. | 
| 
Closing | 
Found | 
Contact
  information | 
TEXT 1
|  | 
| 
Elements
  of the Announcement | 
Found/Not
  Found | 
Details | 
| 
Opening | 
Found
   | 
“HELLO GEORGETOWN” | 
| 
Contents | 
Found | 
They are moving to a bigger
  and better location that is opening on April 2013 | 
| 
Closing | 
Found  | 
In the meantime, we can come by to the current J.
  Crew Store located just a few doors down on M Street or shop at  JCREW.COM | 
TEXT 2
|  | 
| 
Elements of the Announcement | 
Found/Not Found | 
Details | 
| 
Opening | 
Found | 
CALL FOR
  PROPOSALS | 
| 
Contents | 
Found  | 
Announcement
  about the research of   H5N1
  Avian Influenza  | 
| 
Closing | 
Found  | 
Detailed information is attached and available at
  WHO Indonesia Country Office Website.  | 
TEXT 3
|  | 
| 
Elements of the Announcement | 
Found/Not Found | 
Details | 
| 
Opening | 
Found | 
We are proud
  to announce we outgrew our old place | 
| 
Contents | 
Found  | 
The new
  adrress, etc | 
| 
Closing | 
Found  | 
Their contact
   | 
 TEXT 4
TEXT 4| 
Elements of the Announcement | 
Found/Not Found | 
Details | 
| 
Opening | 
Not found |  | 
| 
Contents | 
Found  | 
They are opening branches in
  Medan, Denpasar, Lombok and Makassar. | 
| 
Closing | 
Not found |  | 
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 | 
TEXT | 
TRUE/FALSE | 
| 
1 | 
TEXT A | 
TRUE  | 
| 
2 | 
TEXT B | 
FALSE | 
| 
3 | 
TEXT C | 
FALSE | 
| 
4 | 
TEXT D | 
TRUE  | 
| 
5 | 
TEXT E | 
TRUE  | 
| 
 | 
                                                                        ANSWERS!
|  | 
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:
-         
Who wrote the announcement?
-         
When was the announcement released?
-         
Who is the announcement for?
-         
Details of place, date and time
| 
Text | 
Main Idea | 
Details | 
| 
Text 1 | 
Informing the people of Georgetown about the opening of a Suit Shop in
  a new venue. | 
-         
  The announcement came from J.Crew Store 
-         
  The opening will be in April, 2013 
-         
  The shop will
  offer more of men’s and women’s, weddings and parties collection. | 
| 
Text 2 | 
Announcing the
  people about the research of   H5N1 Avian
  Influenza | 
-         
  The annoucement
  was made by WHO Indonesia Country Office  
-         
  Research on
  clinical disease, virology and epidemiology of H5N1 in Indonesia is needed to
  understand the ecology and variability in transmission to human | 
| 
Text 3  | 
The NeoSys computer store is moving to a new address | 
-         
  Jl. Melati
  Utara No. 14 
-         
  Same address
  same phone number | 
| 
Text 4  | 
They are opening branches in Medan,
  Denpasar, Lombok and Makassar. | 
-         
  Starting from 1st January 2018 
-         
  It allows the administrative aspect of their business
  to be conducted in regional locations. | 
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