NEWS IN BRIEF

Disusun Guna Memenuhi Tugas Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris

OLEH :

1. Elmaliana Karismatik
2. Ida Safitri
3. Iis Ismawati
4. Bintang Pratama Santoso
5. Devan Aditia Wiguna
6. Yogi Saputra

KELAS XII MIPA 2

SMA NEGERI 01 BANTARKAWUNG

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2019-2020
Jl. Raya Bantarkawung no 15.Kode Pos 52274.(0289)5104323
Website:www.smansa-bantarkawung.sch.id
 NEWS
A. NEWS ITEM

IN
News item artinya pokok berita. Berita itu bisa jadi ada di televisi, radio, koran, majalah, dsb.
Berita itu jika di koran, majalah, atau tabloid disajikan oleh seorang journalist sedangkan jika di

BRIEF
media elektronik disajikan oleh seorang penyiar (broadcaster). Jadi News items itu adalah teks
yang memberikan informasi tentang kejadian/peristiwa harian yang disajian oleh seorang
jurnalist atau broadcaster.

Social Function     
     To inform readers, listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered
newsworthy or important. (Untuk menginformasikan pembaca, pendengar atau pemirsa tentang
kejadian hari itu yang dianggap layak untuk diberitakan atau penting).
Definition of News Item Text

News item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered
newsworthy or important. (News item adalah teks yang memberikan informasi tentang kejadian /
peristiwa harian. Peristiwa harian ini dianggap pantas dijadikan berita atau [bisa dibilang]
penting). Definisi lain, News item is news presented by a journalist, in print or broadcast
medium.

Generic Structure of News Item Text

# Main Events : Kejadian utama yang pantas dijadikan berita.

# Elaboration : Penjelasan mengenai latar belakang adanya peristiwa tersebut; orang-orang yang
terlibat dalam peristiwa tersebut; tempat dan waktu peristiwa terjadi; dan lain-lain.
# Resource of Information (Source) : Sumber berita; komentar para saksi; pendapat para ahli;
dan lain-lain.

The Characteristics / Language Feature of News Item

– Focusing on circumstances (bahasanya singkat padat dan tidak bertele-tele)

– Using material process

– Using action verbs (kata kerja yang menunjukan aktifitas)

– Using saying verbs (diberitakan, dikatakan, dikutip, mengatakan, memberitakan, mengutip)

– Using adverb of time, adverb of place, adverb of manner.
Example news item

Arthropods formed orderly lines 480 million years ago

Date:
October 17, 2019
Source:
CNRS
Summary:
Researchers studied fossilized Moroccan Ampyx trilobites, which lived 480 million years
ago and showed that the trilobites had probably been buried in their positions -- all
oriented in the same direction. Scientists deduced that these Ampyx processions may
illustrate a kind of collective behavior adopted in response to cyclic environmental
disturbances.
:
FULL STORY

Researchers studied fossilized Moroccan Ampyx trilobites, which lived 480 million years ago
and showed that the trilobites had probably been buried in their positions -- all oriented in the
same direction. Scientists deduced that these Ampyx processions may illustrate a kind of
collective behavior adopted in response to cyclic environmental disturbances.

Though our understanding of the anatomy of the earliest animals is growing ever more precise,
we know next to nothing about their behaviour. Did group behaviour arise recently or is it
primeval? To answer this question, researchers from the CNRS, the University of Poitiers, UBO,
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University*, Cadi Ayyad University (Marrakech, Morocco), and the
University of Lausanne (Switzerland) studied fossilized Moroccan Ampyx trilobites, which lived
480 million years ago. They showed that the trilobites had probably been buried in their positions
-- all oriented in the same direction, in orderly lines, maintaining close contact with each other
through their long spines -- during storms.

By comparing this observation with the behaviour of living animals such as North American
spiny lobsters, the scientists deduced that these Ampyx processions may illustrate a similar kind
of collective behaviour -- adopted in response to cyclic environmental disturbances like storms
or to chemical signals associated with reproduction.

This example would seem to suggest that group behaviour is of ancient origin and, from an early
date, likely conferred an evolutionary advantage on the first animals, allowing them to survive
environmental stress and improve their reproductive chances.

*From the Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon: Terre, Planètes, Environnement (CNRS / ENS de
Lyon / Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), the Laboratoire Géosciences Océan (CNRS /
Université Bretagne Occidentale / Université Bretagne Sud), and the Institute of Chemistry of
Materials and Media of Poitiers (IC2MP (CNRS / Université de Poitiers).
B. DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Direct Speech (Kalimat Langsung) ialah kata-kata kalimat yang diucapkan langsung oleh
si pembicara.
Indirect Speech (Kalimat Tak Langsung) ialah kalimat yang diucapkan untuk melaporkan
kata-katansi pembicara kepada orang lain. Jadi, Indirect Speech (Reported Speech) digunakan
bila kita ingin melaporkan kata-kata seseorang kepada orang lain secara tak langsung.
 
Direct & Indirect Speech terdiri dari 3 jenis yaitu :
I.         Statement (pernyataan)
II.      Command (perintah)
III.   Question (pertanyaan)
Perubahan-perubahan yang perlu dari Direct ke Indirect Speech :
1.        To be & Auxiliary Verbs
Direct                                       Indirect
Am/is/are                    -             was/were
Shall/will                     -             should/would
Can                             -             could
May                            -             might
Must                          
Have/has to                 -             had to
Ought to
 
2.        Time & Place (keterangan waktu & tempat)
Direct                                       Indirect
now                                 -           then
tomorrow                         -           the following day
next week                        -           the following week
tonight                             -           that night
today                               -           that day
yesterday                         -           the day before
last night                          -           the night before
last week                         -           the week before,
                                                    the precious week
here                                  -           there
this                                   -           that
 these                                -           those
 
3.        Tenses
Direct                                       Indirect
Simple present                   -        simple past
Simple past
                                           -        past perfect
Present perfect
Present continous              -        past continous
Present perfect continous  -        past perfect continous
Simple future                     -        past future

B. SKILLS
We have discussed about social function, structure and language features of news
item. Besides news paper.
We also listen to the news on the radio or television. The following are some terms
that you must know.
1. Newscaster or newsreader. Someone who reporting news or a presenter of a news
bulletin
2. News anchor; a presenter pf news broadcasts
3. Anchorman or anchormowan: a television person who present material prepared
for a news program and at times must improvise commentary for live presentation
4. News presenter: a person that presents a news show on TV, radio or the internet.

in this part, you are going to be tested how well you understand spoken and written
news