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Kompetensi Dasar (KD) Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi (IPK)
3.16 Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan
unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta
informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja sesuai
dengan konteks penggunaannya
3.16.1 Menganalisis Fungsi sosial teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja
3.16.2 Menemukan struktur teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja
3.16.3 Menelaah unsur kebahasaan teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja
4.16 Menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan
resmi lisan dan tulis, terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat
kerja, dengan memperhatikan fungsi 6nsure, struktur
teks, dan 6unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai
konteks
4.16.1Mendengarkan Fungsi sosial teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja
4.16.2 Menjelaskan struktur teks khusus dalam bentuk
undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja
4.16.3 Menggunakan unsur kebahasaan teks khusus dalam
bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta
informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja
•Kompetensi Dasar dan Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi
Generic Structure Invitation
Susunan kalimat, frase, atau
paragraph sebuah invitation
biasanya disebut generic structure
atau schematic structure.
Pada umumnya setiap undangan
mempunyai keunikan sendiri-sendiri
namun secara keseluruhan bisa digaris
bawahi bahwa undangan (invitation text)
akan ditulis dengan struktur sebagai
berikut:
1. Invite: Siapa yang diundang
2. Body of invitation: Isi undangan biasanya
berupa hal hal berikut ini:
 Occasion: Undangan ini dibuat
untuk acara apa
 Day or Date: Hari dan tanggal
 Time: Waktu yang ditetapkan
 Place: Tempat yang diharapkan
kehadirannya para undangan
3. Inviter: Siapa yang mengundang
Format Pembuatan Surat Resmi Dalam Bahasa
Inggris Paling Resmi
[Alamat Tempat tinggal Anda]
[Kota Tempat Anda tinggal]
[Kode POS]
[Bulan, Tanggal, Tahun]
[Nama & Gelar dari Penerima surat (jika
tahu)]
[Nama Perusahaan]
[Alamat Perusahaan]
[Kota Perusahaan]
[Kode POS Perusahaan]
Dear…. [“Sirs” jika nama penerima
tidak diketahui atau gunakan
“Mr/Mrs/Miss Surname” jika nama
dari si penerima di ketahui],
[Isi dari suratnya]
Yours [ bisa guanakan: faithfully (tidak
Anda kenal) atau sincerely (kalo Anda
kenal)],
[Tanda tangan Pengirim]
[Nama Anda]
 Dear Sir/ Madam, Hi Dennis,
 Dear Mr/ Ms Jones, Hello Claire,
Dear Dr Smith,  Dear Mum,
I am writing to make a reservation/ to apply for the
position of…/ to confirm my booking/ to ask for
further information about …
Just a quick note to invite you to…/ to tell you that…
 I am writing with regard to the sale of …/ to the
complaint you made on 29th February
 This is to invite you to join us for...
 Thank you for your e-mail of 29th February
regarding the sale of… / concerning the conference
in Brussels.
 Thanks for your e-mail, it was wonderful/great to
hear from you.
 With reference to our telephone conversation on
Friday, I would like to let you know that…
 I wanted to let you know that / tell you about / ask
you if…
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
GREETINGS / REASON FOR WRITING / REPLYING
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 Could you please let me know if you can
attend … / if you are available for a
meeting on 12th December?
 I was wondering if you could come and see
me sometime next week.
 I would appreciate it if you could please
send me a brochure/ if you could please
reply within two days.
 Could you possibly arrange a meeting with
the Logistics Manager?
 Would you mind coming early to help me
clear up the place?
 I would also like to know if there are any
swimming pools in your area.
 Do you think you could call Jerry for me?
 Please let me know how much the tickets
cost.
 Can you call me/ get back to me asap? (as
soon as possible)
MAKING A REQUEST / ASKING FOR INFORMATION
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 We are happy to let you know that your article has
been selected for publication.
 I’m sorry, but I can’t make it tomorrow. (= I can’t
come tomorrow.)
 I am glad to inform you that we will be holding our
annual conference in Brussels on 20 September
2014.
 I’m happy to tell you that John and I are getting
married next month.
 We regret to inform you that the show has been
cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
 Would you like me to come early and help you clear
up the place?
 We are willing to arrange another meeting with the
CEO.
 How about I come and help you out?
 We would be glad to send you another statement if
necessary.
 Do you need a hand with moving the furniture?
Should you need any further information/assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact us.
OFFERING HELP / GIVING INFORMATION
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 I am writing to express my dissatisfaction
with… / to complain about…
 I’m sorry to say that you’re late with the
payments.
 We regret to inform you that your payment
is considerably overdue.
 I hope you won’t mind me saying that the
place you’d recommended to us wasn’t as
nice as we’d expected.
 I would like to receive a full refund and
compensation for the damages.
COMPLAINING
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 Please accept our apologies for the
delay.
 I’m sorry for the trouble I caused.
 Please let us know what we can do
to compensate you for the damages
caused.
 I apologize for the delay.
 We will make sure that this will not
happen again in the future.
 I promise it won’t happen again
 I am afraid I will not be able to
attend the conference.
 I’m sorry, but I can’t make it to the
meeting.
A POLOGIZING
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 I am attaching my CV for your
consideration.
 I’m attaching/sending you the holiday
photos.
 I am sending you the brochure as an
attachment.
 Sorry, but I can’t open it. Can you
send it again in … format?
 Please find attached the file you
requested.
 I am afraid I cannot open the file you
have sent me.
 Could you send it again in … format?
ATTACHING FILES
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 I look forward to hearing from you.  Hope to hear from you soon.
 I look forward to hearing when you
are planning to visit our town.
 I’m looking forward to seeing you.
ENDING
Formal Semi-formal / Informal
 Sincerely,
 Thanks,
 Yours faithfully, (when you start
with Dear Sir/ Madam,)
 Take care,
 Yours sincerely, (when you start
with the name e.g. Dear Ms Collins)
 Best regards,
 Yours Truly,  Yours,
CLOSING FORMULA

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Materi_invitation_letter.pptx

  • 1. Kompetensi Dasar (KD) Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi (IPK) 3.16 Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya 3.16.1 Menganalisis Fungsi sosial teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja 3.16.2 Menemukan struktur teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja 3.16.3 Menelaah unsur kebahasaan teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja 4.16 Menyusun teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi lisan dan tulis, terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja, dengan memperhatikan fungsi 6nsure, struktur teks, dan 6unsur kebahasaan, secara benar dan sesuai konteks 4.16.1Mendengarkan Fungsi sosial teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja 4.16.2 Menjelaskan struktur teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja 4.16.3 Menggunakan unsur kebahasaan teks khusus dalam bentuk undangan resmi dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait kegiatan sekolah/tempat kerja •Kompetensi Dasar dan Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi
  • 2.
  • 3. Generic Structure Invitation Susunan kalimat, frase, atau paragraph sebuah invitation biasanya disebut generic structure atau schematic structure. Pada umumnya setiap undangan mempunyai keunikan sendiri-sendiri namun secara keseluruhan bisa digaris bawahi bahwa undangan (invitation text) akan ditulis dengan struktur sebagai berikut: 1. Invite: Siapa yang diundang 2. Body of invitation: Isi undangan biasanya berupa hal hal berikut ini:  Occasion: Undangan ini dibuat untuk acara apa  Day or Date: Hari dan tanggal  Time: Waktu yang ditetapkan  Place: Tempat yang diharapkan kehadirannya para undangan 3. Inviter: Siapa yang mengundang
  • 4. Format Pembuatan Surat Resmi Dalam Bahasa Inggris Paling Resmi [Alamat Tempat tinggal Anda] [Kota Tempat Anda tinggal] [Kode POS] [Bulan, Tanggal, Tahun] [Nama & Gelar dari Penerima surat (jika tahu)] [Nama Perusahaan] [Alamat Perusahaan] [Kota Perusahaan] [Kode POS Perusahaan] Dear…. [“Sirs” jika nama penerima tidak diketahui atau gunakan “Mr/Mrs/Miss Surname” jika nama dari si penerima di ketahui], [Isi dari suratnya] Yours [ bisa guanakan: faithfully (tidak Anda kenal) atau sincerely (kalo Anda kenal)], [Tanda tangan Pengirim] [Nama Anda]
  • 5.  Dear Sir/ Madam, Hi Dennis,  Dear Mr/ Ms Jones, Hello Claire, Dear Dr Smith,  Dear Mum, I am writing to make a reservation/ to apply for the position of…/ to confirm my booking/ to ask for further information about … Just a quick note to invite you to…/ to tell you that…  I am writing with regard to the sale of …/ to the complaint you made on 29th February  This is to invite you to join us for...  Thank you for your e-mail of 29th February regarding the sale of… / concerning the conference in Brussels.  Thanks for your e-mail, it was wonderful/great to hear from you.  With reference to our telephone conversation on Friday, I would like to let you know that…  I wanted to let you know that / tell you about / ask you if… Formal Semi-formal / Informal GREETINGS / REASON FOR WRITING / REPLYING
  • 6. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  Could you please let me know if you can attend … / if you are available for a meeting on 12th December?  I was wondering if you could come and see me sometime next week.  I would appreciate it if you could please send me a brochure/ if you could please reply within two days.  Could you possibly arrange a meeting with the Logistics Manager?  Would you mind coming early to help me clear up the place?  I would also like to know if there are any swimming pools in your area.  Do you think you could call Jerry for me?  Please let me know how much the tickets cost.  Can you call me/ get back to me asap? (as soon as possible) MAKING A REQUEST / ASKING FOR INFORMATION
  • 7. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  We are happy to let you know that your article has been selected for publication.  I’m sorry, but I can’t make it tomorrow. (= I can’t come tomorrow.)  I am glad to inform you that we will be holding our annual conference in Brussels on 20 September 2014.  I’m happy to tell you that John and I are getting married next month.  We regret to inform you that the show has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions.  Would you like me to come early and help you clear up the place?  We are willing to arrange another meeting with the CEO.  How about I come and help you out?  We would be glad to send you another statement if necessary.  Do you need a hand with moving the furniture? Should you need any further information/assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. OFFERING HELP / GIVING INFORMATION
  • 8. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with… / to complain about…  I’m sorry to say that you’re late with the payments.  We regret to inform you that your payment is considerably overdue.  I hope you won’t mind me saying that the place you’d recommended to us wasn’t as nice as we’d expected.  I would like to receive a full refund and compensation for the damages. COMPLAINING
  • 9. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  Please accept our apologies for the delay.  I’m sorry for the trouble I caused.  Please let us know what we can do to compensate you for the damages caused.  I apologize for the delay.  We will make sure that this will not happen again in the future.  I promise it won’t happen again  I am afraid I will not be able to attend the conference.  I’m sorry, but I can’t make it to the meeting. A POLOGIZING
  • 10. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  I am attaching my CV for your consideration.  I’m attaching/sending you the holiday photos.  I am sending you the brochure as an attachment.  Sorry, but I can’t open it. Can you send it again in … format?  Please find attached the file you requested.  I am afraid I cannot open the file you have sent me.  Could you send it again in … format? ATTACHING FILES
  • 11. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  I look forward to hearing from you.  Hope to hear from you soon.  I look forward to hearing when you are planning to visit our town.  I’m looking forward to seeing you. ENDING
  • 12. Formal Semi-formal / Informal  Sincerely,  Thanks,  Yours faithfully, (when you start with Dear Sir/ Madam,)  Take care,  Yours sincerely, (when you start with the name e.g. Dear Ms Collins)  Best regards,  Yours Truly,  Yours, CLOSING FORMULA