Unit 5

News Item
• There are three kinds of text in genres of
narration. They are narrative, recount and news
item text.
• The three kinds of text have similar social function.
• They are composed or written to inform about
something which happened in the past.
• What make different among them is the generic
structure how they are composed.
• Due to informing about the past events, the three
types of text commonly use pattern of simple past
tense
• Specifically news item text inform publicly
about the thing happened which is considered
as newsworthy. It is important to be known
publicly as it often happens in one part of
region and that the function of news item text
to socially spread the news.
• Social Function
Factual text which informs readers events of the
day which are considered newsworthy or
important

• Generic Structure
 Headline
 Newsworthy Event
 Background Events
 Sources
• LINGUISTIC FEATURE
 Short, information about story summarized in
one-sentence headline.
 Use of action verb
 Use of circumtances of place
 Use of circumtances of time
 Use of saying verb
example

Car bomb kills 3 near KFC in northwest Pakistan

A car bomb exploded Saturday near a KFC fast-food restaurant

in Pakistan's main northwestern city, killing at least three people
and leaving others trapped in a blazing building where many
lawyers have offices, officials said.
The attack in Peshawar was the latest in a wave that has
underscored the resilience of militant networks in the country as
the army wages a key offensive against the Taliban in the lawless
tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. An attack Friday on a mosque
frequented by army personnel killed 37 people in the garrison city
of Rawalpindi.
Saturday's explosion damaged vehicles and shattered windows
along a wide stretch of a major road. At least three people died
and seven others were wounded, police official Gohar Zaman said.
Car bomb kills 3 near KFC in northwest Pakistan
Headline

A car bomb exploded Saturday near a KFC fast-food

restaurant in Pakistan's main northwestern city…
newsworthy event

The attack in Peshawar was the latest in a wave that has

underscored the resilience …
background events

At least three people died and seven others were

wounded, police official Gohar Zaman said. source
A car bomb exploded Saturday
circumstances of time

near a KFC fast-food restaurant in Pakistan's main

northwestern city circumstances of place

Saturday's explosion damaged vehicles…

action verb

… police official Gohar Zaman said. saying verb

Let’s analyze the texts
 Malaysian Women Suggested to Carry Condoms

Malaysian Deputy Health Ministry urged every woman to carry a condom to

protect against HIV, a news report said.
“This is not to debate them but to protect them. Women are the first ones to
get exploited by their partners (whom are infected by HIV-positive)”. Abdul Latiff
Ahmad was quoted as saying by Sunday Star Newspaper. “But this just a
suggestion, it’s up to them”.
Abdul latiff made remark to coincide with the International Aids Memorial
day, which was celebrated openly for the first time in Malaysia, in bid to reduce
stigma for HIV-victim. In the past the event was held behind closed door.
Last year, 745 Malaysian women were identified as HIV-positive and 193 were
diagnosed with AIDS, he said in the report. Officials have said nearly 81000
Malaysian have been infected with HIV, less then 10 percent are woman, but the
number is steadily rising.
Malaysian Aids Council president, Adeebah Kamarulzaman, was quoted as
saying besides sex workers, many women who contract HIV are housewives,
were infected unknowingly by their husbands. “It’s not that people don’t know
that condoms can protect them. But there are some men who don’t care to take
precaution, even though they know they have HIV” she said.
 Winning Award for Airport Toilet

Surabaya's Juanda International Airport has won the Culture and

Tourism Ministry's 2009 toilet award, beating out 2007 winner
Denpasar's Ngurah Rai Airport, which now drops to fourth. Indonesia's
main gateway, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, just outside
Jakarta, moves up from fourth in 2007 to second, in the biennial
"Sapta Pesona Clean Public Toilet Award".
The award was first handed out in 2007, and has so far involved only
international airports. Acting Culture and Tourism Minister
Muhammad Nuh said he expected the award in future to also cover
public toilets at tourist sites across the country.
"Granting the award to those running public toilets at tourist sites is
expected to improve the quality of products and services, particularly
in term of cleanliness . as part of efforts to enhance the image of
national culture," Nuh said during the award presentation ceremony.