ANNOUNCEMENT, NOTICE AND SHORT MESSAGE

Objectives

DESCRIPTION: Learning competency: apply text structure and linguistic elements to carry out social functions of short text messages and announcements / notice, according to the context of use.
Objective: In this topic, you will learn about announcement, notice, and a short message.

LESSON

Key Points

1. Announcement is a short functional text that we use to tell people important and clear information about certain occasion (event/ programme). The look of the announcement is usually eye-catching. 
Characteristics: 
• In order to make the readers get information easily, the language of an announcement is straightforward.
• It is usually short and to the point.
• To attract the readers` attention easily, it is made in eye-catching look. (with pictures and playful fonts)

For example:
STOCK CLEARANCE
On Branded
Hand bags and Shoes
Discount up to 70%
23rd -24th February
No. 8D 1stfloor
Diana Department Store
(021)7777 654

Guidance: 
• What is it about? It is about a sales programme. Stock clearance means the department store is selling old stocks at cheaper price. The discount is up to seventy percents. 
• What are on sale? Hand bags and shoes with famous brands.
• When is the sale? 23rd -24th February
• Where is the sale? Diana Department Store, 1st floor, store number 8D

2. Notice is a type of short functional text containing information or instruction. It is usually written on a large board or a piece of paper, so people can still clearly see it from a distance.

Characteristics: 
• Notice does not use a complete sentence, it usually starts with an infinitive verb without a subject. For example, a notice saying: 
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE or HANDLE WITH CARE. 
• It may contain some warning for people to not do something. 
For example, a notice saying: NO LITTERING!
• It may also contain some caution/warning for people. If people ignore the caution, it may cause injury or incident. 
For example, a notice saying: NO CHILDREN UNDER 10!
• It may contain some instruction for people to do something appropriately. 
For example, a notice saying: HANDLE WITH CARE!

3. Short message is a type of functional text we use to send important messages to other people. In making a short message, there are things you need to remember, they are:
• You have to state clearly the addressee (someone you write a short message for). 
• You use direct language.
• Do not forget to write all important points you want to tell to the addressee.

For example:
Mom, sorry. Forget to tell you. Football practice after school today. Will be finish at 3. Could you please pick me up at 4. Thank you, Mom. Andy

In the example above, the writer mentions the addressee clearly (his mom). He also uses very straight forward language. He does not write any unimportant chit-chat in the message. He writes some important points to his mom (he has football practice, time the practice ends, and time he wants his mom comes).

IMPORTANT NOTES:
o Language in short message, announcement and notice is straightforward (direct). So, the sentences are mostly short and simple. 
o State only important points while making short message, announcement, and notice.