NEWS ITEM

 The Meaning of News Item

News item is a text which inform the readers about events of the day. The events are considered
newsworthy or important. News item forms include news in newspapers, magazines, internet etc.

 Purpose of The Text

To inform the readers about event of the day.

 Generic Structure

Newsworthy events : recounts the event in summary form

Background events : elaborate what happend, to whom, and in what circumstances.

Sources : are comments by participants in, witnesses to, and authorities expert on the event.

 Language Features of News Item

➥The use past tense

e.g. : Alyssa Diva Mustika won the gold medal at the International Matematics Contest held in
Romania.

➥The use of action verbs

e.g. : go, walk, run, drive, ride, kill.

➥The use of saying verbs

e.g. : tell, reply, say, answer

➥The use of passive sentences

e.g. : The three victims were found by SAR team in Banda Aceh.

The whole village was swept away by tsunami last year.

➥The use of direct and indirect speech

e.g. : The victims were taken to hospital

➥The use of adverbs of manner

e.g. : happily, fast, hard, slowly.

➥The use of adverbs of time and place

e.g. : one day, yesterday, after the lesson, in the classrom, at school.

➥Adjectives to form noun phrases

e.g. : a beautiful, sunny day, a large green field, asoft, white sandy beach.

➥Conjunctions to link sentences

e.g. : and, but, so, because, for, or.

➥The use of time connectives

e.g. : after that, meanwhile, then, finally, next, the next morning.

➥Pronouns

e.g. : he, she, they, them. his, it.

🔖 The tenses in hedlines

➥The past participle is used for passive sentences.

e.g. : Agreement is signed today

Agreement Signed today

➥The invinitive is used for feature events.

e.g. : The president will open the ASEAN summit.

President to Open ASEAN Summit.

➥The present participle is used for happening events.

e.g. : English teachers are having a TEFLIN seminar

English Teachers Having TEFLIN Seminar

➥To be and pronouns omitted in headlines

e.g. : People are free to choose their leader People Free to Choose Leader.
EXAMPLE NEWS ITEM

Tornado that occurred in russia moscow city yesterday has devastated the whole town in a matter
of hours. The storm that occurred during the 39 minutes it has swept at least 49 buildings, four
important buildings and swallowed dozens of casualties.

The storm that occurred this time worse than the worst storm ever recorded occurred in moscow
since 1973, it can be said that this storm is the worst storm that ever occurred in moscow for 100
years.

To respond to this disaster, the local response agencies have been exerting all his strength to help
evacuate victims of the storm. Although the weather has not improved but aid has been
channeled to the victims. Not only from the Russian government, but in the form of material aid
has been granted by various countries as an expression of their concern.

 Gereric structure news item text

Newsworthy events: Tornado are wrecking the whole city, many people and building are lost.
Background Events: In moscow russia
Source: News report in television.

 Language Features of News Item

 The use of action verbs
= exerting, devastated

 The use past tense

= Tornado that occurred in russia moscow city yesterday has devastated the whole town in a
matter of hour

 The use of saying verbs

= Tornado that occurred in russia moscow city yesterday has devastated the whole town in a
matter of hours

 Conjunctions to link sentences

= Although,but

 Pronouns
= It

 The use of adverbs of time and place

= In russia moscow city yesterday, since 1973

 The use of passive sentences

= The local response agencies have been exerting all his strength to help evacuate victims of the
storm
QUESTION!

ANCIENT ARTIFACT TO BE RETURNED TO INDONESIA Sanggurah Stone, or more

commonly the Minto stone, is expected to be returned to its home in Indonesia from Scotland.
The historical artifack, which originated from Malang, East java weighs around three tons and
is two meters tall. It is held in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It has been part of a family collection
belonging to the former British Governor General of india, Lord Minto, after being presented to
him by british Governor Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, The stone tablet bears an ancient
inscription dated 982 AD along with the name of a Javanese king, Sri Maharaja Rakai Pangkaja.
"This stone is an important historical artifact and crucial source of information. It contains the
history of the Mataram kingdom," Culture and Tourism Ministry director general of history and
archeology Hari Untoro Drajat announced at a media. The return of the artifact was facilitated by
the hasyim Djojohadikusumo Foundation(YKHD). The stone will be placed the National
Museum.

1. Why is the Minto stone an important artifact? Because...

A. It was a Sanggurah Stone
B. It held in Roxburghsire
C. It has been a part of an important famili collection
D. It is a crucial source of historicel information
E. It is facilitated by YKHD

2. Who facilitated the artifacts return to Indonesia?

A. Lord Minto
B. Indonesian government
C. British Governor general of India
D. Hasyim Djojohadikusumo Foundation
E. British Governor Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

3. Who announced about Sanggurah stone at a media?

A. Hari Untoro Drajat
B. Sri Maharaja Rakai Pangkaja
C. Hasyim Djojohadikusumo Foundation
D. Culture and Tourism Ministry of British
E. The Director general of History and Artifact

4. Where was sanggurah placed before?

A. Scotland
B. ndia
C. Surakarta Museum
D. National Museum
E. Malang East Java

5. How did Lord Minto get the Minto stone?

A. The Governor send it to him
B. From The Scotland museum
C. Sri Maharaja Rakai was his family
D. He got it by following the sale in Scotland
E. It was a gift from Sir Thomas Stamford

A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country are junior high school
students. It also revealed 89 percent of young female employees were smokers.
The survey was conducted in five major cities across the country, including Surakarta in Central
Java.
Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agency’s respiratory illness division, said
that the finding of the survey showed an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. "This
situation is a cause for concern,” he said. “It appears the country’s younger generation is
uneducated about the health risks of smoking.”
The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedly been deemed as ineffective as the
government refuses to sign the international convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette
producers contributed to a large amount to state revenue and gave jobs to thousands of workers.

6. The text mainly tells you about ….

A. The increase of Indonesian smokers

B. The health risks of smoking

C. Large amount of cigarettes

D. Young female smokers

E. The danger of smoking

7. Why does the growth of Indonesian smokers have to be concerned?

A. It decreases the selling of cigarette

B. It cannot make people work at cigarette factory

C. There are increasing younger smokers in Indonesia

D. It cannot make the large amount of cigarettes be distributed

E. It is likely that younger generation is uneducated to the risks of smoking

8. One of the advantages of cigarette industry is ....

A. To cause people addictive

B. To contribute a little amount to state revenue

 C. To make sellers rich

D. To give a great job chance

E. To give jobs for certain people

9. What is the generic structure of the text above?

A. Orientation-Backgroud Event-Source

B. Newsworthy Event-Backgroud Event-Source

C. Background Event-Elaboration-Source

D. Main Event-Newsworthy Event-Source

E. Main Event-Source-Backgroud Event

10. "This situation is a cause for concern”(par 2)

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….

A. restful

B. calm

C. worry

D. pernicious

E. profitable