RUMAH BELAJAR KITA

Contoh Short Message 1

Dear Rahmat.

I’m sorry for cancelling our plan to visit grandpa on Lebaran Day. I hope you are not upset. I promise we will do it next year.

Dad

Cancelling : membatalkan

Visit : mengunjungi

Grandpa : kakek

Upset : kecewa

Promise : janji

Next year : tahun depan

What is the writer’s purpose to write the text?

a. to ask for forgiveness for being upset

b. to tell when they will visit their grandpa

c. to inform what they will do on the next year

d. to inform the cancellation of visiting grandpa

What was their plan for the Lebaran day this year?

a. gancelling their visit to grandpa

b. gathering in Rahmat’s house

c. having lebaran day together

d. visiting their grandpa

I promise we will do next time.

The underlined word refers to...

a. Rahmat and his father

b. Rahmat and his grandpa

c. Rahmat’s father and grandpa

d. Rahmat’s grandpa and his father

Contoh Announcement 4

Drama club

The Drama Club will perform a play called “The Magic Carpet”. All teachers, parents and students are invited to wacth the play. The play will be held on:

Day/date : Monday, december 21st, 2018

Time : 10.00 a.m.

Venue : School hall

Students who are interested in taking part in this play may register their names to Mr. Adi in his office

Drama : drama

Perform : menampilkan

Play : bermain, permainan

Called : dinamakan/judul

Invited : di undang

Watch : meliat/menonton

Venue : tempat menonton

Interested : tertarik

What is the writer’s purpose to write the text?

a. to told the drama club at school

b. to tell about the drama club at school

c. to explain how to join drama club at school

d. to invite the readers for watching the drama show

Where should the students register to join the play?

a. at the student club

b. in Adi’s office

c. at drama club

d. at the school hall

Contoh Announcement 3

to : Pre School & Primary School Parents

Students may wear their old black shoes and school uniforms while the school shoes are not yet available.

Kindly remind your children to wear their Ids for the meantime.

Thank you

Mary Jean

Headmaster for Student Affairs.

Pre school : PAUD

Primary school : TK/RA

May : boleh

Wear : memakai

Uniform : seragam

Available : sedia/tersedia/ada

Kindly : dengan baik hati

Remind : mengingatkan

Id : kartu pengenal

Meantime : sementara waktu

Headmaster : kepala sekolah

What is the text mainly about?

a. the unavailability of the new scholl shoes

b. the permission of using old uniform

c. teh procedure of wearing clothes

d. the obligation of wearing ID

While wearing their old balck shoes, the students...

a. have to save their money to buy the new ones at local store

b. can change the old black shoes with the new ones

c. have to wait until the new scholl shoes are available

d. must find a way to buy new shcoll shoes

The text is addressed to...

a. all pe school students

b. all primary school students

c. pre school and primary school parents

d. pre school and primary school guardians only

Contoh Greeting Card

Dear Yudistiro,

Finally, you really did it!

You have finished your study with flying color

Your achievement proves you’re the best student!

You really deserve it, buddy

CONGRATULTIONS!

Love,

Mom and Dad

Vocabulary

Finally : akhirnya

Really : benar benar

Have finished : telah menyelesaikan (present perfect tense)

Study : belajar

Flying color : nilai yang baik

Achievement : pencapaian, perolehan

Proves : membuktikan

Deserves : layak menerima

Buddy : nak

Love : Penuh cinta

What is the purpose of the greeting card?

a. to give support

b. to show happines

c. to give some flying color

d. to show appreciation

Announcement (Pengumuman) adalah sesuatu yang digunakan untuk memberikan sebuah informasi penting kepada orang banyak. Pengumuman terbagi menjadi 2, pengumuman yang bersifat umum (public announcement) dan pengumuman yang bersifat pribadi (private announcement)

Bagian – bagian pengumuman antara lain:

- Pihak yang menerima pengumuman tersebut

- Informasi lengkap mengenai isi pengumuman, yang didalamnya terdapat jenis peristiwa, tempat dan tanggal suatu acara akan di adakan dan orang/lembaga yang membuat pengumuman tersebut.

Secara ringkas, bagian-bagian serta ciri-ciri teks announcement dapat di sajikan sebagai berikut:

1. Social Function

To convey certain inforamation or events to general public or specific group

2. Generic Structure

a. Title ; consist of information about type of event or information that will be announced in the text

b. Content : Consist of specific detail of the information or event, such as date, time, place or other specific information

c. Closing : consist of the name and the number of contact person.

Example

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Students’ Association will hold a student gathering for students of the grade VII on Juni 23rd at the school hall

For all students, please come

For more information,

Contact Bimo at the Students’ Association Office

Students’ Association

Contoh Announcement 2

Dear all studex members

The time for preparing our art performance for studex to Europe is limited. We plan to start our ‘angklung’ music practice next week. Let me know your available day and time. We need at least 80 minutes for practice. Text the available time via our whatsapp group soon.

Thank you

Adelia.

Studex : nama anggota

Member : anngota

Preparing : menyiapkan

Performance : penampilan

Limited : terbatas

Plan : merencanakan

Start : memulai

Practice : latihan

Available : luang/kosong

Need : butuh

Least : paling tidak

The text is mainly about...available day and time for ‘angklung’ music practice.

a. saying

b. finding

c. colleting

d. announcing

what would happen if all the members texted the available day and time through WA group?

a. the preparation of angklung music is made

b. the procedure of the angklung music practice is set

c. the result of the day and time to practice is cancelled

d. the process of deciding time and day to practice is started

Contoh Announcement 1

To commemorate the upcoming National Educaton day, the students Board Organization will hold some interesting programs. There are English Speech Contest, Storytelling contest and wall magazine competition. The objective of the programs is to develop students’ skill in English speech. The program will be held on April 27th, 2019. The English speech contest and the English storytelling contest will begin at 07.30 a.m. While the wall magazine competition will start at 10.00 a.m. The contestants should be ready at 07.00 a.m. All classes must take part in the programs. For detailed information please contact the coordinator of the program, Jolie of class 8.3.

Vocabulary : kosakata

Commemorate : memperingati

Upcoming : yang akan datang

Board Organization : OSIS

Hold : melaksanakan (held)

Interesting : menarik

Contest : lomba

Competition : kompetisi

Be held : diselenggarakan

Begin : mulai

While : sementara itu

Take part : ambil bagian

Develop : mengembangkan

Objective : tujuan

What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

a. to announce the programs

b. to invite students for watching

c. to explain how to join the contest

d. to develop the students’ skill in English

What should the student do to participate in the program?

a. Contact the program coordinator

b. Watch some good English contest

c. Support only interesting programs

d. Come to school before 07.30 a.m.

The objective of the programs is to develop students’ skill in English

The underlined word is closest meaning to...

a. step

b. goal

c. tool

d. material