4 Examples of Announcement Text for Listening English Exercise

 Below are some examples of announcement sentence and examples of announcement phrases for learning English in high school. They are provided with audio file for listening English exercise. The announcement text is one of functional texts which students of high school should learn in English. If you want to listen to example of procedure text, you can learn some examples of procedure text with audio listening. The topics of the the announcement are mostly about school activities but it may be other topic such as an example of announcement of employee leaving, an example of announcement in airport, and other topics.

After reading the short example announcement texts, students are expected to understand how to answer some questions announcement whether an essay or multiple choice questions. To gain the achievement, students first should learn the purpose and the generic structure.  The purpose and function of announcement is giving some information to certain people. The information is about what has happened or what will done.  

Commonly, the generic structure, how the writer arrange his paragraphs of announcement sentences is listed below
1. Expressing purpose: The text that contains what event will be held
2. Stating time: The text that contains when the event will be held
3. Stating place: The text that contains where the event will be held
4. Informing the sender: The text that contains name of the person who will be in charge

Listening to 4 Examples of Announcement Text about Various Topics

We provide the announcement text samples and the audio listening for English exercise. They are about various topics. They are about school information, airport announcement, and shopping attention.

1. Example of Announcement Text with Audio Listening about Pre-school Annual Holiday

Dear Parents,
Jupiter First Pre-School presents the 5th annual holiday boutique bazaar. It's on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Meet us at Indian Park way Jupiter Florida. Please join us and bringing your friends for a  farm day of shopping for designer accessories, handbags, clothing, home decor, baby gifts, jewelry and so much more.

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2. Example of Announcement Text with Audio Listening about Sociology Lecture

Before I start today’s Sociology lecture, I'd like to talk with you about the papers that you should be working on. As you know, the topic for the paper is The Relationship between Gun Control and Violence. The paper itself is due in two weeks. But, I would like to see your outline by Friday of this week so that I can be sure that you are on the right track with the assignment.

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3. Example of Announcement Text with Audio Listening about Flight Delay in Air Port

Hello passengers of flight 17 lands for Caracas which stops at Atlanta and Miami. The Depart Gate has been changed to 30 B. Also there will be a slight departure delay due to inclement weather. The ground crew is in the process of de-icing the wings in preparation for departure, we should be boarding soon. Thank you for your patient.

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4. Example of Announcement Text with Audio Listening about Turning in Purse in Shopping Department

Attention shoppers, someone has just turned in a leather purse. It was found on the floor of the women’s cloth department. If this purse is yours, please come to the customer service counter to claim it.

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Those are examples of announcement text for listening English exercise. We hope, you can increase your English listening and reading skills. The two competencies are often assessed in various school examinations. Happy learning announcement text in English!