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Lesson Plan: How to Make Announcements

Published on July 21, 2025

Today we are going to learn more about making written and oral announcements in English

Let’s get started


Schema: Quizziz Game(30 Mins)

Task 1A

Time to test what you know about the parts of the speech

Instructions


Pre-Task #1: Types of Announcements (30 Mins)

Task 2A

Let’s analyze types of announcement

These are the different types of announcements in English

#1Personal Announcements
#2Academic Announcements
#3Emergency Announcements
#4Upcoming Events Announcement
#5Recruitment announcements
#6Work Announcements

Task 2B

Read and classify the announcements

NumberSegment
#1“Examination Starts October 2nd”
#2“Art Exhibition Opening Night – September 10th”
#3“We’re Hiring! Apply Now for Marketing Specialist”
#4“Enrollment for Summer Courses Now Open”
#5“School Talent Show – Tomorrow night”
#6“Spring Festival Celebrations Begin Next Week”
#7“Work Suspended Due to Severe Weather”
#8“Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching”
#9“New Office Hours Effective Starting August 1st”
#10“Baby on the Way!”
#11“Welcome Our New Team Member, Sarah Johnson!”
#12“Earthquake Drill Today at 10 AM – Participate”
#13“Join Our Team: Customer Service Positions Available”
#14“Moving to a New Home!”
#15“Job Opportunities – Submit Your Resume Today!”
#16“We’re Engaged!”
#17“Staff Meeting Scheduled for Friday at 3 PM”
#18“Measles Case Confirmed – Follow Health Protocols”

Pre-Task #2: Part of an Announcement (30 Mins)

Task 3A

Let’s analyze the parts of an announcement

These are the parts of an announcement:

Contact InformationOpening
BodySignature
Closing StatementHeadline

  1. A brief greeting or direct address to the audience ________________
  2. It Grabs attention and summarizes the main message ________________
  3. It Provides the essential information ________________
  4. A polite sign-off, encouragement, or next steps ________________
  5. It tells who to contact for more information ________________
  6. It helps validate the announcement and indicate authority. ________________

Task 3B

Fill in the blanks

1. The office will be closed on December 25th =

2. The announcement is addressing customers =

3. Employees are encouraged to work from home =

4. The manager issued the announcement =

5. The announcement indicates when the office will reopen =

6. This announcement is signed by multiple managers =

7. The text says the office will be closed for the entire week =

8. The announcement is directed only to employees =

9. The announcement includes contact information for urgent matters.

10. The office closure is due to weather conditions.


Break (30 Mins)

Task4A

Take some time off and be back on time

I need a break

Main Task: Writing an Announcement

Task5A

Create an announcement

  1. Make sure it has (1) a headline, (2) an opening, (3) the body (4) closing statement (5) contact information (6) signature.
  2. Using Artificial Intelligence, create the announcement with the information you gave it.

Post Task: Writing Task

Task6A

Write an announcement with all its parts based on the instructions given


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Manuel Campos

Manuel Campos

I am Jose Manuel, English professor and creator of EnglishPost.org, a blog whose mission is to share lessons for those who want to learn and improve their English