ASKING AND GIVING

INFORMATION ABOUT NEWS

English Grade 12
SMAN 1 Sanden
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Indonesia president asks coal, gas producers to prioritise domestic market

Newsworthy event

Background event

Resource of
Information

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Generic Structure of News Item

#Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in

summary form.
# Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what
happened, to whom, in what circumstance
# Resource of Information (Source) : it contains comments by
participants in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event

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 STRONG QUAKE HITS OFF TAIWAN'S EASTERN COAST
TAIPEI: A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Taiwan on Monday (Jan 3) evening, the Central Weather
Bureau said, with shaking felt in the capital Taipei but no immediate reports of damage.
The weather bureau said the quake measured 6.0 in magnitude and hit at the relatively shallow depth of 19km. The
United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude higher at 6.2.
The epicenter was given in the sea 56 km east of the coastal city of Hualien. The weather bureau said no immediate
reports of damage had come in. An AFP reporter in Taipei said buildings swayed violently when the tremor struck during
the rush hour commute at 5.46 pm.
"The shaking lasted for a good 20 seconds with the ground moving left and right," the reporter said.
Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as the island lies near the junction of two tectonic plates.
Some earthquakes of this magnitude can prove deadly, although much depends on where the quake strikes and at
what depth.
A 6.5-magnitude quake struck northeastern Yilan in October with minimal damage, in part because it was at a depth
of 67 km.
Hualien, a scenic tourist hotspot, was struck by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in 2018 that killed 17 people and injured
nearly 300.
Source: CNA/yb

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Purpose of News Item

❑to inform readers about events of the day which are considered
newsworthy or important.

❑to inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the

day

❑to present information the readers about newsworthy or important

events of the day

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 Language Feature of News Item

❑Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text)

❑Using saying verbs: “….”, She said, informed, told, reported.
❑Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned : Jakarta – … .. / Kuala
Lumpur – …
❑Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fact that until now still happen or
still in the form of fact, then can use simple present tense.
❑Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
❑Using adverbs: time, place and manner.
❑Uses of material processes to retell the event

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