English Task

News Item

Arranged By:

Name : Aqila Shifa Bilbina (05)

Class : XII Science 3
Teacher : Sucipto,S.Pd,M.Si

SMA NEGRI 4 PALEMBANG

TAHUN AJARAN 2020/2021
A Boy Hidden in Wheel Well of Airplane Survived

News Item – How stowaway hide in wheel plane: dailymail.co.uk

A 16-year-old boy has survived a dangerous journey hidden in the wheel well of airplane. It
was a 5-hour flight from California to Hawaii.
The boy had run away from home and climbed a fence at the airport in San Jose, California.
He crossed the tarmac and crawled into the wheel well of Hawaiian Airlines flight 45.
According to FBI special agent Tom Simon, The boy quickly lost consciousness as
temperatures in the compartment sank as low as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit. It was 62
degrees Celsius below zero.
The boy got an apparent miracle. After he had been unconscious for most of the journey,  the
boy regained his consciousness about an hour after the plane landed on Sunday morning. The
boy hopped down from the wheel well. He started wandering around the airport grounds,
where was spotted by ground crew.
The boy was turned over to local child protection officials. A medical examination showed
that he appeared to have been unharmed.
Since records began in 1947, about 100 wheel well stowaways are thought to have attempted
to board flights. Around three-quarters of them died.
“Our primary concern now is for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to
have survived” Hawaiian Airlines said in a statement.

Generic Structure
1. Newsworthy Event: 
A 16-year-old boy has survived a dengerous journey hidden in the wheel well of airplane. It
was a 5-hour flight from California to Hawaii.
2. Background Event 1: 
The boy had run away from home and climbed a fence at the airport in San Jose, California.
He crossed the tarmac and crawled into the wheel well of Hawaiian Airlines flight 45.
3. Background Event 2: 
According to FBI special agent Tom Simon, The boy quickly lost consciousness as
temperatures in the compartment sank as low as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit. It was 62
degrees Celsius below zero.
4. Background Event 3: 
The boy got an apparent miracle. After he had been unconscious for most of the journey,  the
boy regained his consciousness about an hour after the plane landed on Sunday morning. The
boy hopped down from the wheel well. He started wandering around the airport grounds,
where was spotted by ground crew.
5. Background Event 4: 
The boy was turned over to local child protection officials. A medical examination showed
that he appeared to have been unharmed.
6. Background Event 5: 
Since records began in 1947, about 100 wheel well stowaways are thought to have attempted
to board flights. Around three-quarters of them died.
7. Source: 
“Our primary concern now is for the well-being of the boy, who is exceptionally lucky to
have survived” Hawaiian Airlines said in a statement.
Herbal medicine for dengue has been discovered

News item – dengue mosquitoes: Flickr

A study conducted by the Institute of Tropical Disease (ITD) at the University of Airlangga
(Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, has found a new herbal medicine to cure dengue fever.
The medicine, called Malaleuca Alternifolia Concentrate (MAC), is claimed effective to kill
96 percent of dengue viruses in a patient body.
ITD head Nasronudin said that until now dengue fever medication had been focused only on
strengthening the immune system of a patient infected with dengue.
He said previously dengue had been handled by increasing the platelet count of patients and
purging the localized environment of the two species of carrier mosquitoes (aides aegypti and
aides albovictus).
“There has been no medication proven effective to kill dengue virus; however a string of
clinical trials both to animal and humans has shown a significant decrease of virus in patient
bodies after consuming MAC,” Nasronudin said on Monday

Generic Structure

1. Newsworthy Event:
A study conducted by the Institute of Tropical Disease (ITD) at the University of Airlangga
(Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, has found a new herbal medicine to cure dengue fever.
2. Backgroun Event 1:
The medicine, called Malaleuca Alternifolia Concentrate (MAC), is claimed effective to kill
96 percent of dengue viruses in a patient body.
3. Backgroun Event 2:
ITD head Nasronudin said that until now dengue fever medication had been focused only on
strengthening the immune system of a patient infected with dengue.
He said previously dengue had been handled by increasing the platelet count of patients and
purging the localized environment of the two species of carrier mosquitoes (aides aegypti and
aides albovictus).
4. Source
“There has been no medication proven effective to kill dengue virus; however a string of
clinical trials both to animal and humans has shown a significant decrease of virus in patient
bodies after consuming MAC,” Nasronudin said on Monday
 North Sulawesi Volcano Erupts in North Sulawesi

Manado: After several days of increased activity, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency
(BNPB) has announced that North Sulawesi’s Mount Lokon erupted at 10:20 a.m. on
Tuesday.
The height at which lava shot out of the volcano was unknown as clouds blocked the full
view. The agency declared areas within a 2.5-kilometer radius from the mountain’s peak
dangerous and urged nearby residents to stay alert.
There are no residential areas within that zone. “There might be other eruptions. We call on
the residents to stay calm,” agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a statement
sent to The Jakarta Post. The agency said that the residents living outside the zone did not
need to evacuate yet.

Genric Structure

1. Newsworthy event:
the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has announced that North Sulawesi’s
Mount Lokon erupted at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday
2. Background events:
The agency declared areas within a 2.5-kilometer radius from the mountain’s peak
dangerous and urged nearby residents to stay alert
3. Source:
The agency said that the residents living outside the zone did not need to evacuate yet.
Monkey Forest gets Kalpataru Nomination

Ubud: The sacred Monkey Forest of Padangtegal in Ubud, Gianyar, has been nominated for
the Kalpataru Awards 2012 along with other 13 nominees across Indonesia.
Kalpataru Awards are the highest distinction for environment-related achievements by
individuals, businesses and places. The Awards are usually presented by President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono in conjunction with World Environment Day, which falls every June 5.
The Monkey Forest is owned by the village of Padangtegal and is currently under the
management of Padangtegal Wenara Wana Foundation. It is home to rare and endangered
flora and plants. It is also home to around 605 Balinese long-tailed macaques (Macaca
fascicularis).
Together with Udayana University, the foundation identified a number of rare plants in the
forest. There are around 115 species of plants, while some of the trees are considered sacred
and holy, only being used for spiritual and religious purposes.
Tas Diantoro Hadi, chairman of the Kalpataru Awards National Committee, said that the
Monkey Forest was the only candidate from Bali this year. “We will categorize the Monkey
Forest as a forest conservation nominee,” he said.

Generic Structure

1. Newsworthy event :
The news worthy in that above text is clearly said that the monkey fores in Ubud has been
nominated to receive Kalpataru Award.
2. Background events :
Background event are elaborating the news worthy event stated in the first paragraph.
How the event happens or why the event takes place. It is firstly supported by the second
paragraph which explain shortly about kalpataru award. Second elaboration is short
information what and who keep and manage monkey forest. Then the background event
again states that monkey forest is a place for more and less 115 species of plants
3. Sources :
The source in news item text can the witness of event, authority and the participants. Here
the authority is as the source as the chairman of kalpataru Award goes to the only one
nomination, that is monkey forest in Ubud
 People Killed and Injured in Blast at Nightclub

Three people have been killed and eight others injured in a hand grenade blast at a packed
village nightclub.
The explosion in Idvor, north of Belgrade, occurred at 2:30 a.m. Sunday (0030 GMT Sunday;
8:30 p.m. EDT Saturday) when a man activated the grenade at the entrance to the club. About
150 customers were inside at the time.
Such incidents aren’t unusual in Serbia since the wars in the Balkans in the 1990s when many
hand grenades and firearms were taken home from warfronts.
Serbia’s state TV says the man was angry because he and three of his friends were refused
entry by the club’s security. He and one of his friends were killed in the blast.

Generic Structure
1. Newsworthy event: There is blast in night club
2. Background events:  There are 15 customers inside the club.  The explosion is not usual in
Serbia since Balkan war finished.
3. Source: According to TV, an angry man activated a grenade