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NEWS ITEM PART (1)
What is News Item Text?
The definition of news item text is an English text that tells an important event or event in a form resembling news, or is worthy of being made news (news). News items are divided into two types, namely news items that are delivered orally and in writing. Of course, for the written type we often find it in various print media such as tabloids or daily newspapers. For oral news items, we often listen to them from electronic media such as radio and television.
Purpose or function
News item text aims to provide information to readers about an important event or event of value.
Generic Structure of News Item Text
Main events/Newsworthy events
Taking from the word "main" which means main, then "event" which means incident, then the main event is a paragraph that contains a summary of an event, aka an important event that is a highlight to be conveyed to the reader.
Elaboration/Background Event
This event background contains the background of the events that occurred. Starting from what and who was involved, where, when, why, and how the incident happened.
Resources of Information (Source)
The source is the section that contains the opinions of experts or eyewitnesses. In addition, it can also be in the form of comments from various other parties involved.
Language Features of News Item Text
Using simple past tense
Simple past tense is a form of sentence to express an event in the past. You see, new news is written when the incident has occurred.
Using saying verbs
Saying verbs are identical verbs that occur in conversational activities. Examples of saying verbs are, respond, say, answer, ask, reply, inquire, tell, etc.
Using action verbs
Action verbs or dynamic verbs are verbs that refer to an action that is visible to others. As explained in the article 11 Types of English Verbs (Verbs) and Examples, action verbs are also known as dynamic verbs.
Using adverbs: time, place, manner
Adverbs are adverbs that describe verbs, adjectives, or other words. In this case, the adverbs used are time, place, and manner.
NEWS ITEM PART (2)
Hundreds of thousands affected by floods, landslides as heaviest rain in 60 years hits southern China
Main Events:
Almost half a million people have been affected by floods and landslides in the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to authorities, after parts of southern China were hit by the heaviest downpours in 60 years over the weekend.
Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate, destroyed 1,729 houses, damaged 27.13 hectares of crop and caused losses of more than $250 million, Guangdong's Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday.
Backgrounds:
Guangdong is one of at least seven provinces where the record rainfall has caused severe erosions and flooded roads, according to state media. In southwestern Guizhou province, swollen rivers spilled over roads, sweeping away cars and homes, videos on social media showed. The downpours come amid warnings by experts that extreme weather is becoming more frequent.
Precipitation in Guangxi, Guangdong and Fujian reached its highest since 1961, local weather bureaus said on Saturday, as those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches) in the 46 day period from May 1 and June 15, according to state news Xinhua agency.
That figure is equal to more than 90% of the countrywide average of 672.1 millimeters for the whole of 2021, based on data by the National Climate Center. Weather experts say conditions are ripe for further heavy rainstorms in the south of the country and heatwaves in the north.
Sources:
"Cold and warm air has converged over southern China, and the two sides have entered a deadlock and a tug of war," Wang Weiyue, an analyst at weather.com.cn, an arm of the China Meteorological Administration, told Reuters.
From the example above, the following analysis is related to the language rules used (indicated by bold):
1. Simple past tense
Swollen rivers spiraled over roads
Videos on social media shown
Those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches)
After parts of southern China were hit by the heaviest downpours in 60 years over the weekend.
2. Saying verbs
Wang Weiyue, an analyst at weather.com.cn, an arm of the China Meteorological Administration, told Reuters.
Weather experts say conditions are ripe for further heavy rainstorms in the south of the country and heatwaves in the north.
3. Action verbs
Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate
Sweeping away cars and homes
As those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches)
4. Adverbs: time, place, and manner
Time: As those areas recorded an average rainfall of 621 millimeters (24.4 inches) in the 46 day period from May 1 and June 15, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Place: Chinese province of Guangdong
Manner: Flooding caused by the torrential rain has forced 177,600 people to relocate, destroyed 1,729 houses, damaged 27.13 hectares of crop and caused losses of more than $250 million, Guangdong's Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday.
NEWS ITEM PART (3)
Summary
Definition of News Items
News item text is a text which informs readers about events are considered newsworthy or important.
Purpose of News Items
News Item Text is used to inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.
Generic Structure of News Items
Main Events / Newsworthy event(s): it recounts the event in summary form.
Elaboration / Background event(s): they elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstances
Resource of Information (Source): it contains comments by participants in,witnesses to and authorities expert on the event
Language Feature of News Items
Focusing on circumstances (using a simple language in writing the text)
Using saying verbs: "....", She said, informed, told, reported.
Sometimes at the beginning of news, the scene is mentioned: Jakarta -...../London-/Bogor
Using Past tense in explaining news events. But if it is a fact that until now still happen or still in the form of fact, then can use simple present tense.
Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
Using adverbs: time, place and manner.
Uses of material processes to retell the event
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