Hello guys, Today i wanna explain about News Item.
• Definition of News Item
News Item Text is a type of text that provides up-to-date information about events that are important to you. News Item Text aims to provide information to readers or listeners. Usually, News Item Text provides information that is the latest event.
• The Characteristics of News Item Text
News Item Text features The characteristics of this text are as follows:
• The language used is short but concise and focuses on an event
• This text also includes the main information in the title of the text (headline).
•Usually use verbs to indicate activities (action verbs) such as push, hit, jump, crash, and so on.
• The tenses commonly used in this text are Past Tenses because the events being told have already happened. However, it is possible to be able to
• use the Present Tense.
•This text also uses saying verbs such as said, stated, reported, and so on.
• General Structure of News Item
• Main Event/Newsworthy Event: is the main story, the part that tells a summary of an important event or event that occurred.
• Background Event/Elaboration: tells in detail the background of events or events that occurred, who was involved, where and how the events occurred.
• Source: the last part of the news item text structure, is a news source that can be in the form of statements from sources, witness comments, expert opinions, or statements from related parties from an event.
EXAMPLE Of News Item Text
Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan
Newsworthy Event
Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck at 10:35 p.m. on Jalan Sultan last night.
The dead were all passengers in the car. Police believe the car may have been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car may not have been using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
The police said the car should not have been trying to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that the car–a small Japanese car–should not have been carrying more than five people. The names of the victims are not yet known.
Exercise
Page (9-15)
Practice 1
Vocabulary Mastery:
Try to enrich your vocabulary mastery related to news media sources. Match Column A to Column B. (Silahkan Anda gunakan kamus untuk menjawab ertanyaan ini, Anda bisa menyalin tabel ini kemudian gunakan tanda panah untuk menjodohkan dengan tepat makna kata dari kolom A.
A
B
1. Printed material
2. Social Media
3. Up to date
4. Voice
5. Pictures
6. Studio
7. Live show
8. Broadcast
9. To inform
10. To entertain
11. Web-based
12. Hoaxs
13. Headline
14. News anchor
15. Reporter
A. Suara
B. Gambar
C. Menghibur
D. Menginformasikan
E. Siaran langsung
F. Mutakhir
G. Menyiarkan
H. Pembaca Berita
I. Berita Bohong
J. Judul Berita
K. Berbasis Jaringan ( Internet )
L. Wartawan
M. Bahan cetak
N. Media Sosial
O. Tempat Siaran
Answer
1.M
2.N
3.F
4.A
5.B
6.O
7.E
8.G
9.D
10.C
11.K
12.I
13.J
14.H
15.L
Practice 2
Newspaper Radio
Televisi Social Media
Printed material, to inform
Up to date, voice/sound, to inform, studio
Live, video, to entertain, news anchors Up to date, digital, web-based to entertain, hoax
Practice 3
Exercise : Read the text below. Then decide the generic structures and language
features of the text. Write on your book
Text
Singer Yopie Latul Dies after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yopie Latul, a singer popular in Indonesia in the 1990s, died today, September 9. He was 65 years old. The day before, the singer was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19.
Yopie, a Maluku native, died in a hospital in Cibinong, West Java. Fellow musicians have taken to social media to express their grief over the loss of the veteran singer.
The day before his death, Yopie's son Carllo Latul posted to his personal Instagram account about his father's condition. The post confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The Instagram story post said that his father showed no symptoms and none of his family members were infected.
Headline: Singer Yopie Latul Dies after Confirmed Positive with Covid-19
Newsworthy Event: Yopie Latul, a singer popular in Indonesia in the 1990s, died today, September 9. He was 65 years old.
Background : The day before his death, Yopie's son Carllo Latul posted to his personal Instagram account about his father's condition. The post confirmed reports that Yopie had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The Instagram story post said that his father showed no symptoms and none of his family members were infected.
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