Announcement Exercise

Identify the announcement then mention sentences telling about something happened, something going to happen,
and recent facts. Also, explain the purpose of the announcement.

something happened

present statement

something going to happen

Language Use Analysis

As announcement is a public statement about something that has happened or is going to happen, it uses variety of
language uses; past tense; simple or perfect, present tense; simple, continuous, or perfect, future tense, and
imperative sentences. Now identify the language use of the following announcement text.

*POTUS : President of The United States

Task 1. Which words are correct to fill in the boxes according to the time occurrence?
1. Announce announces announced announcing
2. Lead leads led leading
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Exercise on announcement

Find the synonyms of the following words in the words in the box. Some words may have more than one
synonyms.

Publish, release, issue, catch up, caused, replacement, instead of, tribute, casual, remembrance, private, meanwhile,
for the moment, continue, call, arrange

announce
brought by
civilian
Commemoration
contact
For the meantime
hold
in lieu
make-up class
resume

identifying text

A B

1. For text A, find (answer it briefly; *singkat saja): 2. for text B, find:
a. Letterhead a. purpose
b. head b. day and date realization
c. body c. place
d. closing d. sender
e. writer e. addressee (To whom is the announcement for?)

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II Completing texts

A B

A B
1. Notify, notifies, Notified, notifying 1. Is, am was, were
2. Declare, declares, declared, declaring 2. Is, am, was, were
3. Close, closes, closed, closing 3. Have, has, had, having
4. Resume, resumes, resumed, resuming 4. Have, has, had, having
5. Inform, informs, informed, informing 5. Contact, contacts, contacted, contacting

Decide whether the statements are true or false.

1. The announcement is about the closure of the office.
2. The announcement is issued in Nigeria.
3. Nigerian people in the US may find this announcement useful.
4. Both announcements are formal announcements.
5. The announcement in Text B is an obituary.