ANNOUNCEMENT

An announcement is a public statement giving people information or news. It is often in a from of a

card or newspaper item.
COMMUNICATIVE PURPOSE
To give a formal written notice of certain events.
EXAMPLES OF ANNOUNCEMENT
Written notice, News of bird, Wedding and Events.
TEXT ORGANIZATION
Opening (title)
Content
Closing
LENGUAGE FEATURES
Simple Present
No Connectors
Attention all motorist!
Due to an accident involving a lorry, a truck and two vans at 7 a.m, the road to smith street is closed
until further notice. All motorists heading to city center are advised to go trough paramount street
instead.
LETTER
A letter is piece of handwritten or printed text addressed to a recipient and typically sent by mail.
COMMUNICATIVE PURPOSE
To communicate trough written symbol.
EXAMPLES OF LETTER
Letter to the editor, Letters of complant
TEXT ORGANIZATION

A senderss address
A sent date
Recipient address
Greeting
Contents of the latter
Leave talking
Senders signature

LENGUAGE FEATURES

Written in any tenses

Emotive words are only availabe in personal letters
Pasive voice
Modal auxiliaries
Verbs
Verb phrases
Connectors
Subjective opinion using pronouns I and We

October 26th, 2013

The manager

188 Elm Street

Framingham MA02189

PT Jakarta Airport
Jakarta
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am one of the customers of your airport. Through this letter, i would like to tell you
somethink about the service and security at your company.
I am an Italian. Last week was the first time I arraived in Jakarta and I was shocked by how I
got attaked by the people who affered me a taxi. They surounded me and I didnt feel save at all.
My first impression of Jakarta was bad because of it. When will Jakarta airport do something about it?
I hope you would consider and pay deep attention to my letter. I am sure you realize how
important the customers are for your company.
Yours failhfully

ELAN
Elan Nopriadi

ADVERTISEMENT
An advertisement is a public announcement in a newspaper or on the radio, television or internet
which advertises something such as a product for sale or an event.
COMMUNICATIVE PURPOSE
To promote and idea, a product or influence behavior
TEXT ORGANIZATION
Name of the product
Explanation about the product
Contact person
LENGUAGE FEATURES

Present tense
Persuasive words
Connectors
Passive voice
Subjective opinions using pronouns I and We

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BROCHURE
A brocure is similiar to as a pomphlet. It is a thin, boundless booklet and usually gives information
about upcoming events.
COMMUNICATIVE PURPOSE
To give invormation about something such as forthcoming events, holiday sites, etc.
EXAMPLES OF BROCHURE
Brochures of workshops, Brochures of institutions.
TEXT ORGANIZATION

Title
Date
Time
Place
Additional information (ticket box, price)

LENGUAGE FEATURES
Present tense
Passive voice
HIV WORKSHOP
Im Not My Disease
Date

: December 1st, 2009

Time

: 10.00 p.m 12.00 p.m

Location : Rose building, Sudirman Road Jakarta

Ticket

: Rp 120.000 for three days including lunch and snack

CP

: Chika Noya 0813-9064-7780

MASSAGE

A massage is a written communication similar to a letter but without the formal adderss blocks at the
beginning, especially one that is circulated to people within an office or organization.
COMMUNICATIVE PURPOSE
To comunicate in brief
EXAMPLES OF MASSAGE
Memorandum, Short notice, Short massage service (SMS)
TEXT ORGANIZATION

Recipients name
Senders name
Subject
Date
Content

LENGUAGE FEATURES
Present tense
No connector
Subjects are omitted
To

: Bunga Sorita

From

: Mr. Kim

Subject : Editing 2
Date

: 5/12/2015

Content : Please recheck the spelling and grammar of the articles for Girls Magazine for this
months edition. Send it to the setting department tomorrow.
Thanks!