NEWS ITEM
A.
Pengerian News Item
News item text
adalah suatu teks yang menginformasikan pembaca tentang peristiwa/kejadian
sehari-hari yang layak diberitakan atau penting. Newsworthy yang berati layak
untuk diberitakan, jadi tidak semua kejadian/peristiwa bisa diberitakan. Hanya
kejadian atau peristiwa penting saja yang layak diberitakan. Jika
peristiwa/kejadian itu tidak penting maka tidak layak untuk diberitakan dan
diketahui banyak orang.
B.
Tujuan News Item Text
“The purpose of news
item text is to inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the
day.”
Tujuan news items
text adalah untuk menginformasikan pembaca tentang peristiwa/kejadian
sehari-hari yang layak untuk diberitakan atau penting. Dan kejadian yang
diberitakan biasanya adalah kejadian atau peristiwa terbaru.
C.
Ciri-ciri News Item Text
1.
Singkat, informasi tentang cerita yang ditangkap di judul
2.
Menggunakan action verbs
3.
Menggunakan
Past tense dalam menerangkan kejadian berita
4.
Menggunakan saying
verbs
5.
Menggunakan adverbs: waktu, tempat dan cara.
D.
Generic Structure News Item Text
1.
Main
Event/Newsworthy Event:
adalah
berita utama, bagian yang menceritakan ringkasan dari suatu kejadian atau
peristiwa penting yang terjadi.
2.
Background
Event/Elaboration:
menceritakan
secara rinci latar belakang kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi, siapa yang
terlibat, dimana dan bagaimana peristiwa terjadi.
3.
Source:
bagian
terakhir dari struktur news item text, merupakan sumber berita bisa berupa
pernyataan narasumber, komentar saksi, pendapat para ahli, atau pernyataan dari
pihak terkait dari suatu peristiwa.
E.
Contoh News Item Text
Example
1:
(Main
Event)
Tuesday,
November 04,2014 a great fire in the village Sukatinggi.
(Elaboration)
The tragic accident
happened when Mr.Masudin went to wedding party. The fire happened at 09:30 pm.
Fire allegedly originated from a short electricity at the home of local
residents. The spread of fire, and expose to gusts of strong winds that spent
of the home it burned to the Red si Jago devoured. Many of people watched the
accident and some of people put a water in bucket to watering the fire.\
(Source)
However , an hour
and a half from the fire , the residents asked for help from the local fire
Department. Unfortunately, because of the place was narrow to made the local fire
Department difficulty entering location. As a result a half an hour later the
fire was extinguished. Fortunately, there are no victims in this fire but the
huge losses. Masudin’s home was completely gone. No any thing which can be
saved. His wife continued to cry. She shocked with the tragic accident.
Example
2:
Seven Killed in
Accident on Jalan Sultan
(Main Event)
Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car
and a truck at 10:35 p.m. on Jalan Sultan last night.
(Elaboration/Background)
The dead were all passengers in the car. Police believe the
car may have been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck
coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car may not have been
using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
(Source)
The police said the car should not have been trying to pass
the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan. In addition, the
police reported that the car–a small Japanese car–should not have been carrying
more than five people. The names of the victims are not yet known.
Exercise:
Text 1:
Indonesia
wins 2-0, but falls short of qualifying
Rizal
Harahap
THE
JAKARTA POST/PEKANBARU
Indonesia put in an
impressive performance in their 2-0 defeat of Singapore, butstill failed to
qualify for next year's AFC U-22 soccer championship after finishing
a third place at the end of Group E matches in Pekanbaru, Riau on Sunday.
The two goals for
the home side, which welcomed Coach Aji Santoso back the sidelines from a four
matches suspension, both came in the second half from Agung Supriyanto.
He scored his first
goal from the penalty box before finding his second several minutes
later. He beat a defender with a swift maneuver from the right flank
and had the goalkeeper gasping as his thunderous goal blasted into the far
post.
The young
Indonesians collected 9 points, or just one point behind runner-up Australia,
out of a six strong field of competitors. Japan topped the standing with a
perfect collection 20-2 goal margin. Singapore came in fourth with 7 points
followed by Timor Leste with 3 points and Macau with no points.
In earlier matches
in the day, favorite Japan continued their dominant form with a 5-0 drubbing of
another tournament favorite Australia, while Timor Leste chalked up their first
victory, a 4-1 over last-placed Macau.
1.
Why did Indonesia fail to qualify for next
year's AAFC U-22?
a.
They
defeated Singapore.
b.
They
got disqualified.
c.
They
finished in the third place.
d.
They
did not have the chance.
2.
How
did Agung Supriyanto get his second goal?
a.
He
let the goalkeeper keep the ball.
b.
He
beat a defender with a swift maneuver.
c.
He
welcomed Coach Aji Santoso back.
d.
He
kicked the ball from the penalty box.
3.
What
is the main idea of paragraph 1 ?
a.
Indonesia
failed to qualify next year's AFC U-22 despite their winning over Singapore.
b.
Indonesia
and Singapore participated in the AFC U-22 in Pekanbaru, Riau.
c.
Indonesia's
impressive performance has trounced Singapore by 2-0.
d.
Indonesia
did not perform well but could defeat Singapore by 2-0.
Text 2:
UN:
Indonesia records 117th human case of bird flu
Geneva (AP):
Indonesia has recorded another human case of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu,
raising its world-leading total to 117 cases, according to the World Health
Organization.
The agency said
Friday night that the Indonesian Health Ministry had reported that a
16-year-old girl from West Java Province has been hospitalized since Jan. 4
with symptoms of the disease. It said the strain had been confirmed as H5N1.
Of the total number
of human cases in Indonesia, 94 have been fatal. WHO says that globally 349
people have been infected with H5N1 since the 2003 outbreak of the disease. Of
those, 216 have died.
After Indonesia the
country with the next highest number of cases in Vietnam with 101, followed by
Egypt with 43, according to the U.N. health agency
4.
Which
of the following statement is true according to the text?
a.
Egypt
ranked second as the highest number of bird flu cases
b.
Indonesia’s
117th human case of bird flu was found in West Java
c.
The
article is taken from the UN report
d.
Since
2003, it has been reported that all 117 Indonesians died of bird flu
5.
In
the WHO release, the country ranked second in number of bird flu case found is
….
a.
Indonesia
b.
Vietnam
c.
Egypt
d.
USA
6.
The
word “fatal” in the third paragraph has the closest meaning to ….
a.
Harmless
b.
Poisonous
c.
Tedious
d.
Deadly
Text 3:
Residents assessed the damage
after a tornado damaged 150 houses in the district of Tembalang in Semarang,
Central Java late on Saturday after-noon.
Three people were injured
and at least five of the houses in the Sendangguwo and Tandang
neighbourhoods were destroyed, while many others were seriously damaged as the
tornado ripped off their roofs. Tohirin aka Jayeng, 40, a resident whose house
was levelled at the Sendang Asri housing complex, said the winds hit about 4
p.m.
"I saw this black wind
coming and becoming pointed into a funnel. It suddenly approached and hit my
house," he said.
Tohirin's wife, two children and
mother-in law were in the kitchen at the time when the tornado known locally as
"Ulur-ulur" passed over their home,destroying the guest and bedrooms.
"It was as if the wind had
lifted my home up," Tohirin said.
The disaster also destroyed the
walls of four neighbouring houses.
Many other homes in the area lost
their roofs and residents and neighbours had started rebuilding on
Sunday.Tembalang district head Dayat said the tornado also damaged a small
mosque and felled power lines and about 50 trees. His office was still collecting
data on the damage, he said.
Villagers said the tornado was
the worst to hit the district in living memory.
Semarang Mayor Sukawi
Sutarip and his wife, Sinto Sukawi, visited the scene on
Sunday, accom panied by senior officials.
"We will provide the victims
with assistance immediately," the mayoral spokesman Achyani said.
(Taken from The Jakarta Post,
December 20, 2004)
7.
When
did the tornado hit the district of Tembalang in semarang?
a.
On
December 17, 2004.
b.
On
December 18, 2004.
c.
On
December 19, 2004.
d.
On
December 20, 2004.
8.
How
many houses were destroyed by the tornado in the Sendangguwo and Tandang
neighbourhoods?
a.
Less
than five houses.
b.
More
than five houses.
c.
Five
houses.
d.
Three
houses.
9.
The
tornado hit the district.
a.
in
the morning
b.
in
the afternoon
c.
in
the evening
d.
at
midnight
10.
Which
parts of Tohirin's house were destroyed?
a.
The
kitchen.
b.
The
guest rooms.
c.
The
bedrooms.
d.
The
guest and bedrooms.
Kunci Jawaban:
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. D
