Unit 14 Writing_E10 (chuan)

The School Food Service is sorry to announce the temporary closing of our cafeteria from October 24 th to November 1 st for repair.. The national football championship organizing commi

Welcome to our class

Read different announcements match them with the correct titles

Matching game

A The School Food Service is sorry to announce the temporary closing of our cafeteria from October 24 th

to November 1 st for repair We recognise that this closing will be inconvenient for both students anf teachers Please accept our sincere apologies for this inconvenience.

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

C 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

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 18th, due to the bad weather.

3 3p.m Sunday April 25th

4 My Dinh National Stadium

I Before you write

Read the announcement in task 1 again and finish the following table of summary

1 Who announces?

2 What event?

3 When?

4 Where?

5 Why?

 The national football championship organizing committee.

 The postponing of the match between Nam Dinh and Binh Duong, which was initially scheduled on Sunday April 18

 3p.m Sunday April 25

 My Dinh National Stadium

 Due to the bad weather

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 to the bad weather.

3 3p.m Sunday April 25th

4 My Dinh National Stadium

* The structure of a paragraph:

+ The first sentence is the topic sentence which tells who announces what:

S + would like to S + 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.

Writing an announcement

II While you write

Task 2: Read the topics then choose one of the following situations to write about

1 Who announce?

2 What event?

3 When?

4 Where?

5 Why?

Topic 1:

Topic 2:

1 Who announce?

2 What event?

3 When?

4 Where?

Analyse these topics by using the table of summary

- The captain of the school football team

- Seek new players, then first meeting of the team

- Up to you

- Up to you

- For new football season

- The head of the HCM Communist Youth Union of the school

- Friendly match with New Stars football club

- 5p.m Sunday, April 20 th

- In the football field of the New Stars Club

1 inconvenient / announce / from / apologies / to

1/5 movie theatre service is sorry to (1) _the temporary closing

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) _

 III After you write: Gap - filling

• Correct your writing according to

teacher’s suggestions

• Write the remaining topic in Task 2.