Functional text: Invitation and Short Message

Functional text for 8 grader of SMPN 17 Surakarta

1. Sensitizing
Group Assignment Discussion
•Identifying features of text
PlennarySession
•Identifying generic features of text
Individual task

2. Invitation 1

3. Invitation 2

4. Another birthday invitation

5. Make a list of features in invitation letters
below:
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6. Features of Invitation letters

7. Kinds of invitation card
Kinds of invitation card :
1.Anniversary card
2.Birthday card
3.Business card
4.Christmas card
5.Valentine card
6.Wedding card
7.Reception card
8.Ceremony card
9.Hallowenparty card
10.Response card
11.Mother's day card
12.Father's days card
13.Fall
14.Easter
15.Graduation card
16.Thanksgiving card
17.Greeting card and etc

8. EXPRESSING HOW TO INVITE PEOPLE
I’d like you to …
We’d be glad if you could come to …
Why don’t you come to …
Would you please come to …
Can you come to …
Won’t you come to …
How about coming to …
You are invited to …
Would you like to accompany me to …

9. HOW TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION
We’d love to …
We’d be glad to …
Thank you very much.
That’s very kind of you.
That’s a good idea.
How nice of you.
The initials R.S.V.P. are often found at the end of an invitation. These
initials stand for the French phrase "repondezs'ilvousplait," which
means "please respond." the person sending the invitation would like
you to tell him or whether you accept or decline the invitation. That is,
will you be coming to the event or not.

10. HOW TO DECLINE/REFUSE/REJECT AN INVITATION
I’m afraid I can’t.
I’m not sure I can
Well, thanks, but …
I’d love to, but …

11. Short Message

12. Short Message

13. Make a short message on this phone about
the homework to your friends