News Item Text

To inform the readers/listeners about a newsworthy event.

• Source (s)

• definition

• Language Features

• Social Function

• structure

The news 'Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters block airport' mainly discussed about an issue that happened in ... .

• America

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

What can you infer in the Aare river from the statement in the text?

• It is the local custom to refer to the police before swimming

• Children and pet are not allowed to swim in Aare River

• Aare River is a dangerous river to swim

• There are not many information to be accessed by the tourists

Statements from the people, witnesses, or experts related to the events.

• Source

• Background event

• Newsworthy event

• Headline

What is News Item?

• a text that informs the readers about news worthy or important events of the day

• a text which not informs readers about events of the day.

• a text that follows an image, graph or other visual media to informs the readers.

• a text that tells about sequence of events in the past

Purpose of the news item is for?

• to clarify the meaning of an image, graph or visual media

• not to inform the readers, listeners or viewers about an event of the day, which is considered newsworthy or important.

• to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

• to inform the readers, listeners or viewers about an event of the day, which is considered newsworthy or important.

To inform the readers/listeners about a newsworthy event.

• Source (s)

• definition

• Language Features

• Social Function

• structure

Events in the form of a summary. Usually in paragraph one about who, what, and where.

• Newsworthy event (s)

• Background of the event (s)

• Generic Structure

• Saying Verbs

Why do you think people want to read this headline?

• to inform the news about Aare River's current

• to give information about Eril

• to inform the reader about the missing of Eril

• to get information about the updated news of Eril

What did the the Indonesian Ambassador state about the Aare River?

• It takes 2 days to declared if a person is missing in Aare River

• A number of people become the victim of Aare River current every year

• The missing persons in Aare River are mostly children

• Nobody drowned in Aare River every year