MATERI & EXERCISE NEWS ITEM

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DEFINITION 


In English, " news " means news. Of course this is not foreign to us. Some English experts define news item text as follows:

“News items is a text that informs the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.”

News item text is a text that informs readers about newsworthy or important daily events. Newsworthy which means worthy to be reported, so not all events / events can be reported. Only important events or events are newsworthy. If the event / incident is not important then it is not worthy to be reported and known to many people.


THE PURPOSE

The purpose of the News Item Text is

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

The purpose of news items text is to inform readers about daily events that are newsworthy or important. And the events that are reported are usually the latest events or events.


Generic Structure

Similar to other types of English text such as narrative text, recount text, or procedure text, news item text also has a general arrangement or structure or is called a generic structure. The generic structure of news item text is as follows:

  • Main Event/Newsworthy Event: is the main story, the part that tells a summary of an important event or event that occurred.
  • Background Event/Elaboration: tells in detail the background of events or events that occurred, who was involved, where and how the events occurred.
  • Source: the last part of the news item text structure, is a news source that can be in the form of statements from sources, witness comments, expert opinions, or statements from related parties from an event.

Language Features News Item Text

In every English text of the News Item Text type , there are linguistic characteristics such as the following:

  • Brief information contained in the headline
  • Focus on the incident
  • Using action verbs
  • Using process materials

Example of News Item Text and its Structure

Below the author includes an example of News Item Text to add to your understanding of the explanation of News Item Text above.
Seven Killed in Accident on Jalan Sultan
Newsworthy 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.
Backgroud Event
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.
Sources
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.

News Item Text 2

Here is a sample news item from the latest news about aftershocks in Nepal

Earthquake aftershock hits Nepal and India, magnitude 6.7

A strong earthquake aftershock struck India and Nepal on Sunday, shaking buildings in New Delhi and triggering an avalanche in the Himalayas.
The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck the region on Saturday killing at least 1,900 people.
“Another one, we have an aftershock right now,” Indian mountaineer Arjun Vajpai told Reuters by telephone from base camp on Mount Makalu, 20 km (12 miles) from Everest.
Screams and the sound of an avalanche could be heard over the phone line Vajpai was speaking on. At Everest base camp, Romanian climber Alex Gavan tweeted that the aftershock had set off three avalanches.






EXERCISE 
 

Two state-owned lenders — Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI — will build temporary houses for 400 families displaced by the recent strong earthquake that hit Sigi District, Central Sulawesi ProvincE.

Second Assistant Secretary of Sigi District Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the temporary houses for 100 families will be constructed by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala area of Dolo Sub-district. Meanwhile, Bank BNI will erect the temporary shelters for 300 families in Jonoge Village of Sigi Biromaru Sub-district that severely suffered from soil liquefaction during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the area on Sept 28, he noteD.

The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land, owned by the sub-district government, village, and community members, he stated, adding that the Sigi district government will facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of agreement.

“We are going to provide a letter of agreement that will be signed by all related parties to avoid any unexpected eventuality in the future,” he explaineD. (Antara, 17th October, 2018)

 

1. What is the text about?

A. Building temporary houses for displaced family

B. Planning to displace the temporary house

C. Signing a letter of agreements to build a permanent house

D. New luxury house will be built by BNI

E. Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses

 

2. What can we infer from the text?
A. The temporary house will be build in the family lands
B. The displaced family will build 400 houses for two state banks
C. Shelters will be built by two state banks for the earthquake victims
D. Bank Mandiri will be built in the South Sibayala
E. Bank BNI will be built by the earthquake victims in Jonoge Village of Sigi

3. What makes 400 families displaced?
A. Local governement
B. 7.4-magnitude earthquake
C. Temporary shelters
D. 400 houses
E. Mandiri bank and BNI

4 . “The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of lanD..” The temporary word has antonym of ……..
A. Momentary
B. Transitory
C. Limited
D. Permanent
E. Seasonal

(Reuters Health) – Half of all heart patients made at least one medication-related mistake after leaving the hospital, and guidance from a pharmacist didn’t seem to reduce those errors, in a new study.

Consequences of mistakes – such as forgetting to take certain drugs or taking the wrong dose – can range from side effects like constipation to more serious drops in blood pressure. Two percent of errors were life-threatening.

Hospitals involved in the study were already taking steps to prevent medication mistakes in addition to the extra pharmacist intervention, said Dr. Sunil Kripalani, the study’s lead author from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

“We were surprised to see that in spite of these efforts that 50 percent (of patients) were still having these medication errors,” he told Reuters Health.

Although the pharmacist visits didn’t help the average patient, he added, certain ones seemed to benefit – such as patients who were on multiple drugs or had trouble understanding health information.

As for traditionally lower-risk patients, he said other strategies to prevent errors may be needed.

 

5.What does the text tell us about?

A. The patient’s medication errors

B. The hospital’s medical treatments

C. The doctor’s medical treatment

D. The uncontrolled medical treatment

E. The pharmacist’s medication mistakes

 

6.What is the effect of medication errors?

A. Bleeding on heart

B. Health information

C. Problem in healing

D. Life—long time

E. Life –threatening

 

7.“… and guidance from a pharmacist didn’t seem to reduce those errors ….” The “reduce” word is closest in meaning to ….

A. Improve

B. Upgrade

C. Decrease

D. Degrade

E. Increase




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