news item dilengkapi dengan general structure, deskripsi, dan contoh

1. GROUP 5
CLASS : XII SCIENCE 2
MEMBERS :
1. Fitra Rahmadania P
2. Iffah Azzah M
3. Mutya Eka
4. Putri Sagita U
5. Resta Astriana
6. Tia Uniarti

2. DEFINITION
News item is a text which informs readers
about events of the day. The events are
considered newsworthy or important.

3. The way to get news is by reading or
listening to the news.

4. PURPOSE
The purpose of news item text is to inform
the readers about newsworthy or important
events of the day.

5. GENERIC STRUCTURE
• Newsworthy event (Main event)
The main topic of the news.
• Background event (Elaboration)
Additional information related to the news.
• Source
The resource of the news.

6. FEATURES
• Use of Headlines:
short words, involve word play, and sometimes ambiguous.
• Straightforward language:
direct, not beat around the bush.
• Passive voice:
emphasizes the event or the action instead of the doer.
• Action verbs:
verbs that expresses something that a person, animal, thing,
or process can do.
• Reported/ Indirect speech:
used to report what someone said.
• Adverb:
used to add more detailed information about the event
reported.

7. Pamekasan student wins math contest
in Romania
Alyssa Diva Mustika, a student from Pamekasan Junior
High School, East Java, won the gold medal at the
International Mathematics Contest held in Romania between
March 22 to 29, Antara news agency reported. (main events)
Speaking to journalists, Diva said she was glad that she
had been able to win the competition, which she said had
been very tight. “Thank God I won. I will study harder,” she
said.
Indonesia sent 10 students to the competition in
Romania. Diva is not the first Pamekasan student to win an
international science competition. Oktavian Latief, a student
from SMA Negeri 1 Pamekasan won gold at the International
Physics Olympiad in 2006. Another student, Shohibul Maromi,
won the same award in 2010. (elaboration)
“I thank Diva for giving a good name to Indonesia and
Pamekasan on the international stage,” Pamekasan Regent
Kholilurrahman said as quoted by Antara. (Soucres)
Source: http://www.englishindo.com

9. QUESTIONS
1. What is the code of the airplane which has
fallen?
2. Which airport of departure and destination
of the lost contacted airplane?
3. When did the incident happen?
4. What time did the airplane lose contact?
5. Which countries have got involved in
rescuing the lose airplane?