INGGRIS 1

PENGERTIAN INVITATION

I.                   RINGKASAN MATERI

Invitation adalah text yang berupa ajakan atau undangan, sehingga semua text yang didalamnya terdapat ungkapan ajakan dapat disebut “invitation”.

Invitation dapat muncul dalam teks “announcement”, “short message’, “letters’, dsb.

Ungkapan-ungakapan ajakan tersebut adalah:

a.       I invite you to come………

Contoh: I invite you to come to my birthday party, this afternoon ( 2.00 pm) in my house, jl. Pemuda no.67 Klaten.

b. Come to ………..

            Contoh: Come to the class-meeting on Friday, November 23th 2007 in our  

            school  at 4.00 pm. Come on time!

c. I would like to invite you….

Contoh: I would like to invite you to participate in the English contest that will be held next Monday,  November, 26^th 2007 in SMP 1 Surakarta.

d. I thank /hope for coming…..

  Contoh: I hope for  coming in the next study club of class IX that will be  

  held every  Sunday in our school, at 9.00 am-12.00 a.m. Thank you.

 e. I hope you could come to….

Contoh: I hope you could come to the meeting in order to prepare our schools’s program, today, in the OSIS room.

f. I’ll wait you to come….

Contoh: I’ll wait you to come to see the biggest music show in JEC, on Sunday, December 25th 2007, 9.00 am – 2.00 p.m.

g. Would you please come to…

Contoh: Would you please come to the configuration of the students of our school tonight.

h. I’ll be glad if you could come to….

Contoh: I’ll be glad if you could come to my house to have dinner together with my family tonight.

i. Would you please come to….

            Contoh: Would you please come to school to support Our basketball team

           this afternoon.

            j. Do you fancy coming to……

                        Contoh: Do you fancy coming to my engagement party at July 13^th2010 at  my house?

            Undangan/Ajakan memerlukan jawaban/balasan, baik menerima ajakan atau  

            menolak ajakan.

Berikut ini adalah ungkapan menerima dan menolak ajakan;

A.     Ungkapan untuk menerima ajakan atau undangan ( accepting invitation ).

  a. Yes, Iam very glad to receive your invitation.

  b. Ok. I will come to your party.

  c. Your invitation is very interesting. I like it.

  d. That’s good idea to go there. I agree with you.

  e. I hope I could come there.

                   f.  It’s fantastic. Good idea!

B.     Ungkapan untuk menolak ajakan ( refusing/ ignoring/ rejecting/ declining) invitation.

 a. I’ve received your letter, but I am sorry I can’t.

 b. It’s good idea, but I can’t go there. I am very busy.

 c. What a pity. I have a lot of works, so I can’t receive your nice invitation.

 d. It’s very sorry that I can’t go to your party.

 e. Well, your invitation to go to Mount Bromo in very nice, but It’s too cold for me. I can’t stand

     it.

 f. I am not sure I can go there. Maybe next time.

 g. I disagree with your idea to go to the beach. Any other idea?

 h. I am afraid I can’t. Your house is too far, so I can’t go there alone at night.

 i. Oh, I’ll go to somewhere else by the time you will be having a party.

 j. I don’t think I can. No one can fetch me to go there. I don’t know the place.

            Soal yang biasanya muncul dalam invitation/undangan/ajakan.

A.     Function/purpose: Fungsi/tujuan text.

-          What is the function of the text?

-          The text has the function to…..

-          The purpose of writing the text is…..

-          The writer wrote the text to…..

Function/Purpose of Invitation;

a.       To invite someone to come to  .: Untuk mengundang seseorang supaya datang ke….

b.      To ask someone to attend …   : Untuk  meminta seseorang untuk menghadiri……

c.       To invite people to join …..     : Untuk mengundang orang mengikuti……

d.      To ask people to take part        : Untuk mengajak orang mengikuti….

B.     Inviter and Invitee : Pengundang dan yang diundang.

Perhatikan pertanyaan berikut. Bedakan dan amati pertanyaan yang digaris bawah.

-          Who invited the party? (Siapa yang mengundang ke pesta?)

-          Who is the inviter?

-          Who are invited to the party? (Siapa yang diundang ke pesta?)

-          Who is the invitee?

Pahamilah pertanyaan tersebut, lalu amati siapa pengundang dan siapa yang diundang dalam undangan tersebut. Dengan memahami soal dengan benar, maka kalian bias menjawab dengan tepat.

C.     What kind of invitation: Undangan untuk peristiwa apa.

-          The invitation is about…….

-          What is the kind of the invitation?

-          The text is to invite someone to come to………

Kinds of Invitation:

- Seminar Invitation

- Party

- Meeting

- Celebration

- Ceremony

- Retirement ( pensiun/purna tugas)

- Reunion.

- Discussing

- Doing assignment

- etc

D.     When and How long          : Kapan dan Berapa lama acara tersebut?

-          When does the party begin/stop? (kapan pesta mulai/berakhir?)

-          When will the party be held? ( kapan pesta akan diadakan?)

-          How long does the party happen? ( berapa lama pesta berlangsung?)

Perhatikan Pertanyaan “When:kapan dan How long: berapa lama”

When menanyakan kapan peristiwa tersebut berlangsung/mulai/berakhir. Jawabannya dapat berupa :Tahun, Bulan, minggu, hari atau jam.

Sedangkan “how long” menanyakan rentang waktu berapa lama peristiwa tersebut berlangsung. Sehingga jawabannya adalah: Two hours, sixty minutes, two days, three months, etc.

Misalnya:

When will the meeting be held?

- The meeting will be held on Sunday, July 12nd 2009.

How long does the meeting take place?

- The meeting takes place for Five days.

Pahami juga kosa kata yang berhubungan dengan waktu:

- Am (Anti Meredium) dimulai setelah jam 12 malam – 12 siang

  (12.01 malam – 12.00 siang)

- Pm ( post Meredium)  dimulai setelah jam 12 siang   - 12 malam

  (12.01 siang – 12 malam)

- Morning               : pagi ( sampai jam 12 am)

- Noon/Midday      : siang/tengah hari ( -+12.am-1pm)

- Afternoon                        : sore    ( 12.01 pm-about 6 pm)

- Evening               : petang/malam ( After 6.pm – times to go bed/

                                tiba waktu tidur)

- Night                   : malam ( Ketika tiba waktu tidur)

- Midnight              : Tengah malam ( about 12.00 pm-01 am)

E.      Where        : Dimana peristiwa itu berlangsung.

-          Where does the party happen?

-          Where is the venue (tempat peristiwa) of the party?

-          The event is held in…….

Vocabularies:

- inviter                                    : pengundang

- invitee                                   : yang diundang

- venue                                                : tempat peristiwa

- cordially/warmly                   : dengan hangat

- In the gutter?                         : mau menghubungi?

- RSVP                         : supaya menghubungi (Reply Soon Via Phone)

- Enquiry                                 : silakan menghubungi

- on time: punctually                : tepat waktu

- occasion: event                      : peristiwa

- held/took place/happen         : berlangsung/terjadi

- join/take part/participate        : ikut serta

- free time/leisure time : waktu luang

- Host                                       : tuan rumah

- guest                                      : tamu

- Regrets only                          : jika tidak bisa hadir

- confirm                                 : memberi kabar

- come to/arrive/attend : datang ke../tiba/menghadiri

- depart/leave for/go                : berangkat/menuju ke../pergi

II.                   CONTOH SOAL YANG MUNCUL DALAM MATERI UN  

You're Invited

Occasion: Kim's Birthday

Date     : March 13

Time    : 6:30 p.m.

Place    : 44 Devoe Road

Directions: Take the no.5 bus. Get off at the comer of Devoe Road. Our house is at the second house on the right. Please arrive on time. This is a surprise party.