LEARNING MEDIUM

1. LEARNING MEDIUM BY : M. MASRUR RIDWAN SHORT FUNCTIONAL TEXT

2. OUTLINES • THE COMPETENCES • INDICATORS • ADVERTISEMENT : - The Characteristics and goals - Examples - activities • PERSONAL LETTER - The structures of personal letter - How to make a letter - examples - activities

3. THE COMPETENCES Competence standard : • Mendengarkan 8. Memahami makna dalam teks lisan fungsional dan monolog pendek sederhana berbentuk narrative dan report untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari • Berbicara 10. Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks lisan fungsional dan monolog pendek sederhana berbentuk narrative dan report untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari Basic competence : • 8.1 Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam teks lisan fungsional pendek sederhana secara akurat, lancar, dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari • 10.1 Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks lisan fungsional pendek sederhana dengan menggunakan ragam bahasa lisan secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari

4. Indicators • Students identify the characteristics and the goals of an advertisements and personal letters. • Students understand the content and context of short functional texts in the form of advertisements and personal letter. • Students promote something through an advertisement and expressing something through a personal letter.

5. Advertisement • The characteristics : • Language features : Use simple present tense • Head : Title • Body : related to the information • Contact person or any contact information • Use persuasif language • Special characteristics of the product or services • Pictures • The Goals : To promote something or make someone interested in something that you are offered

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7. Activity 1 Which of the following parts of an advertisement do you think you would not probably miss? Tick (v) them.

8. Activity 2 Answer the following questions based on the advertisements above. 1. Where are the villas located? 2. What facilities do they have? 3. What are the villas like? 4. If we want to find more information about the villas, which homepage should we open? 5. If we want to visit the location, which telephone number should we contact?

9. Activity 3 • Listen and watch the video about advertisement bellow, then answer the question carefully ! New release Oxford dictionary 9th edition for advance learners. New Features : Common idioms 700 Grammar guidance More complete words up to a million Call us for order : 024 78967542, or Visit us @www.oxfordictionary9.com Answer the following questions. 1. What is the advertisements about? 2. What new features do it has? 3. Who can get the discount ? 4. If we want to find more information about the dictionary, which homepage should we open? 5. If we want to order the dictionary, which telephone number should we contact? Discount up to 50% for members

10. Get the Reader to Take Action The call to action is one of the weakest components of many ads thatwe allsee today. You must lead the reader to what the next step should be. Showthem how easy it is to contact you or purchase your offering. Post yourtollfreenumber. Show your address. If you have a web site have an order nowpage with easy credit card billing. Mention your satisfaction guarantee ifyou have one that will help minimize your customer’s perceived risk ofpurchasing your product or service. Use action phrases like “Don’t delayorder now” or “don’t miss another day of (product benefit), order now”. (PowerHomeBiz.com,LLC, 2008)

11. Activity 4 • Complete the following eye catching-expressions with the words in the box. 1. All in …… service 2. A housing area that is …….. friendly. 3. We do not sell …………. We sell solutions. 4. No ………., no money. 5. A hotel that makes you feel at ……. 6. A car that ……….. your different needs. 7. Everybody can …….now. 8. Fly me and feel our ………. 9. Try our one day ……… 10. Nobody …….. food like us. satisfies, fly, hospitality. satisfaction, home, serves, one, environment, computers, service.

12. Activity 5 • Listen to the radio advertisement read by your teacher. Then answer the following questions by choosing a, b or c for the right answer. 1. What do the ads tell you about? a. Drawing stamps. b. Collecting stamps. c. Buying stamps. 2. What radio station announces the ads? a. Trijaya FM. b. Ramajaya FM. c. Darajaya FM. 3. How much does the Heroes stamp series cost? a. Rp140,000 b. Rp155,000 c. Rp150,000 4. How many series of the stamp collection are in the ads? a. Two. b. One. c. Four.

13. 5. What cartoon character is mentioned in the ads? a. Sylvester and Tweety. b. Donald and Daisy Duck. c. Tom and Jerry. 6. How much must you spend for the stamp cartoon series? a. Rp150,000 b. Rp140,000 c. Rp155,000 7. When are the ads announced? a. Around 7-8 a.m. b. Around 2-4 p.m. c. Around 7-8 p.m.

14. Personal Letter • Structures of personal letter • Date • Greetings • Opening • Body • Expression of ....... • Closing • Salutation

15. How to make a letter • 1. Put your own address at the top on the right. • 2. Put the date directly under the address. • 3. Begin the letter (Dear...) on the left. • 4. Do not use a title like Mr together with a first name. • 5. Letters which begin Dear Sir(s) or Dear Madam usually finish yours faithfully. • 6. Sign with your first name (informal) or your full name (formal). • 7. In informal letters, after thoughts (tambahan/sisipan) that are added after the signature are usually introduced by PS (Latin language = post scriptum).

16. Example Jakarta, November 1, 2006 Dear Miss Ana, I heard from my classmate Mila that you are hospitalized. I‛m so sorry to hear about your condition. I really would like to visit you but I‛m still in Jakarta and won‛t be back until the end of the month. My prayers for your health. I‛ll visit you as soon as I arrive in Surabaya. Best regards, Kiki

17. Activity 1 Semarang, 1st January 2012 Dear Galang, I‛m writing from our hotel at Pasir Putih Beach. I‛m on vacation with my family. To tell the truth, we‛re having _________ The weather isn‛t very good. In fact, it‛s ________________. Right now I‛m looking out the window, and it‛s _______ very _______ Food is another problem. The restaurants are ______ but the food isn‛t very good. In fact, my Mom is ________ right now. She got ___________. Well Galang, I hope your vacation is ____. Tell me about it when the holiday is over. Cheers, Nia • Reconstruct the letter by filling in the missing words and mark the structure of the letter.

18. Activity 2 • blanks while listening by choosing a or b. Dear Lula, How are you? I’m doing good here. One week ago I 1 to Batam island for business. I’m so sorry I could not 2 to Jakarta, because it was only a 3 visit. I only stayed for one night. My colleague 4 me up at the airport. Then, we 5 our journey to the hotel. It was a very hot day. I remembered that I 6 five cold drinks in one hour. I also visited Nagoya, Batam Centre and Galang Island. I didn’t forget to go shopping there. OK, Lula. That’s enough for now. Don’t forget to write me soon. Love, Susan

19. 1. a. tent • b. went • 2. a. come • b. came • 3. a. sort • b. short • 4. a. picked • b. tick • 5. a. continue • b. continued • 6. a. have • b. had

20. Activity 4 Work individually. Try to write a letter to respond to the following situation. One of your classmates has been sick in the hospital for a week. The class has decided to visit him/her this evening, but you cannot go with them because you have to leave for Jakarta this afternoon for a national speech contest. Write a letter telling your regret and wish that she/he will get better soon.