Learning Short Functional Text (INVITATION)

An invitation card is used to invite someone to attend the event like  birthday party,

wedding ceremony, informal dinner, etc.

The function of invitation is to invite someone to attend an occasion.

The characteristic of invitation are:

Having an accurate addressee.

Giving clear time,  place, and activity.

Providing sufficient information about the inviter.

Expressing that the writer is looking forward to seeing person.

If there is a dress code, state it in the lower left-hand corner.

SHORT FUNCTIONAL TEXT

INVITATION

The example of invitation

Aswer the questions correctly based on the invitation below!

1. What is the invitation about?

2. Who are getting married?

3. Where is the wedding party will be held?

4. When the wedding will be held?

5. Who held the wedding party?

Writing a Short Functional Text (INVITATION)

Write on an invitation on your workbook !

Do the following steps before you write your own invitation:

1. In a group, discuss the topics (imaginative or factual) you’re going to write.

2. You may explore the topics through the internet center, library, or from books.

3. Collect ideas and organize the information you need!

4. If possible, use visual materials to give clear information of your invitation!

5. Try to set the steps of writing your invitation yow will write together !

6. Revise the plan of your invitation!

7. Ask your friends to give ideas for constructing invitation!

8. Write the text together and give your friends a copy of the invitation!

9. Evaluate the invitation you make!

10. Submit your invitation to your teacher!

TASK A

TASK B

EXPRESSING SATISFACTION AND DISSATISFACTION

Asking about satisfaction and dissatisfaction

How do you like your room?

Is everything O.K?

Is everything satisfactory?

Are you satisfied?

Did you find our service satisfactory?

Do you want to complain about something?

Was something not to your satisfaction?

Are you dissatisfied with something?

Expressing satisfaction Expressing dissatisfaction Responding Dissatisfaction

I really like my new haircut.

I’m completely satisfied with everything you’ve done for me.

It was satisfactory. Everything is fine, thank

you. Everything was just

perfect. I’m happy enough with it. It was okay. Not too bad Good enough.

I am little dissatisfied with the service here.

I am a bit disappointed with the program.

The food was lousy. I’m tired of working here. I don’t like the color. I have a complaint. I’m very dissatisfied with

the condition. I want to make a

complaint.

I see. I’m sorry to hear that. I’ll look into it. I’ll see what I can do

about it. I’ll try and take care of it.

Example

Conversation 1

Waiter : Is everything O.K. here?

Max : Yes, thank you. Everything is fine.

Waiter : Is your steak satisfactory?

Kate : Quite good.

Waiter : How about your roast chicken, Madam? Is it O.K. too?

Kate : It’s just right. Just the way I like it.

Waiter : Will there be anything else, then?

Max : No, not at the moment.

Waiter : Very well, then. Have a nice day.

Max : Thanks.

Conversation 2

Shopkeeper : Good afternoon. Is there anything I can help you with?

Customer : Good afternoon. I am not satisfied with the shirt I bought yesterday in this shop?

Shopkeeper : Why? What’s wrong with it?

Customer : Let me explain. I wear extra-large T-shirts. The one you gave me is extremely small. See the label is M not XL

Shopkeeper : I am sorry, Sir

Vocabularies related to expressing satisfaction

Satisfy (verb) = membuat kepuasan

Satisfaction (noun) = kepuasan

Satisfied (adj.) = puas

Satisfying (adj.) = yang memuaskan

Satisfactory (adj.) = yang puas

Contented (adj.) = puas

Pleased (adj.) = senang

Vocabularies related to expressing dissatisfaction

Dissatisfy (verb) = tidak membuat puas

Dissatisfaction (noun) = ketidak puasan

Dissatisfied (adj.) = tidak puas

Dissatisfying (adj.) = tidak memuaskan

Dissatisfactory (adj.) = tidak memuaskan

Discontented (adj.) = tidak puas

Displeased (adj.) = tidak senang

Exercise

Complete the blanks based on what you hear in the spoken text.

Franklin and his customer In electric shop.

Franklin : good afternoon, Sir.

Customer : Good afternoon.

Franklin : Oh.. you came here two days ago to buy a ……..(1) didn’t you?

Customer : Yes, I did………(2) I came here.

Franklin : Ehm… is there anything…(3) with the television you’ve bought, Sir? I would do anything if it …..(4)you.

Customer : No. the television set is very good. The picture is very…..(5). It really makes me……..(6)

Franklin : That’s good. I always sell…(7) with high quality.

Customer : Now, I need a tape player for my daughter. she needs …(8) listening to English.

Franklin : Certainly, Sir. Let me show you this one. It has both CD and cassette drives. Your daughter must like it.

Customer : Ehm.. it …(9) very good.how much it does it cost?

Franklin : It’s only $.... (10).