Unit 14 ­writing

Welcome to our class
Read different announcements
match them with the correct titles
Matching game
Content

The School Food Service is sorry to announce the temporary closing of our cafeteria from October 24 to November 1 for repair. We recognise that this closing will be inconvenient for both students anf teachers. Please accept our sincere apologies for this inconvenience.

Mary and John Smith are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Nancy, on the 29 th day of May, 2000.

With a sense of both joy and regret the school wishes to announce the retirement of Mr. Tim Cornor, our respected Headmaster. Mr. Cornor will be retiring at the end of this semester, at which time he will have completed 50 years of service to the school. We wish him well in his retirement.

d. Mr. and Mrs. William Smith are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jennifer Smith to Mr. Ken Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brown. An August 28 th wedding is planned.


Kind of announcement

1.An announcement of retirement



2. An engagement announcement



3. An announcement of service disruption



4. A birth announcement
I. Before you write
Task 1: Read the following announcement and then answer the questions that follow.

1. The national football championship organizing committee.
2. The postponing of the match between Nam Dinh and Binh Duong, which was initially scheduled on Sunday April 18, due too the bad weather.
3. 3p.m Sunday April 25
4. My Dinh National Stadium
I. Before you write
Task 1: Read the following announcement and then answer the questions that follow.

1. The national football championship organizing committee.
2. The postponing of the match between Nam Dinh and Binh Duong, which was initially scheduled on Sunday April 18, due too the bad weather.
3. 3p.m Sunday April 25
4. My Dinh National Stadium
Read the announcement in task 1 again and
finish the following table of summary
Writing an announcement
* The structure of a paragraph:
+ The first sentence is the topic sentence which tells who announces what.
S + would like to + announce + phrase/clause
wish(es) to
is/are sorry to
regret to
is/are pleased to
Eg: The Youth Union is pleased to announce their first meeting on Sunday, 24 November 2008.
+ The remaining sentences provide more detail: time, place, reason…
* The language of the announcement is rather impersonal and passive voice is preferred.
Eg: The match will now be played at 3p.m on Sunday, April 25 in My Dinh Stadium.
II. While you write
Task 2: Read the topics then choose one of the following situations to write about
Analyse these topics by using the table of summary
III. After you write
Complete these announcements and tell what kind of each announcement.
1. inconvenient / announce / from / apologies / to
1/5 movie theatre service is sorry to (1)___the temporary closing of our cafeteria (2)____ Octorber 24 (3)____ november 1 for repair. We recognise that this closing will be (4)____ for customers. Please accept our sincere (5)____ for this inconvinience.

2. wishes / in / announce /completed / at /
With a sense of both joy and regret the school (1)___ to (2)___ the retirement of Mr. Tim Cornor, our respected Headmaster. Mr. Cornor will be retiring (3)___ the end of this semester, at which time he will have (4)___ 50 years of service to the school. We wish him well (5)__ his retirement.

3. engagement / to / son / happy / wedding
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith are (1)___ to announce the (2)___ of their daughter, Miss Jennifer Smith (3)__ Mr. Ken Brown, (4)___ of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brown. An August 28 th (5)___ is planned.
Homework
Correct your writing according to teacher’s suggestions
Write the remaining topic in Task 2.