NEWS ITEMS
Social function/Purpose : To inform the readers, listeners, or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. (Untuk memberitakan kepada pembaca, pendengar, atau penonton tentang peristiwa/kejadian sehari-hari yang dianggap penting atau layak diberitakan).
Generic strutures of text:
- Newsworthy Event : Recounts the even in summary form. (Kejadian inti diberitakan secara singkat).
- Background Event: Elaborate what happened, to whom, in what circumstances. (Latar belakang yang meliputi elaborasi kejadian, orang yang terlibat, tempat kejadian, dan sebagainya).
- Sourses : Comments by participans in, witnesses to and authorities expert on the event. (Sumber komentar saksi kejadian, pendapat para ahli, dsb).
Language focus of text:
- Simple Past Tense (Verb-2)
- Short, telegraphic information about story captured in headline
- Using action verbs
- Using saying verbs
- Using adverbs : time, place and manner.
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