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NEWS ITEM

1. Identitas
a. Nama Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
3.4. Membedakan fungsi sosial,
b. Semester : struktur
5 teks, dan unsur kebahasaan beberapa teks
c. Kompetensi Dasar
news item : dengan memberi dan meminta informasi terkait
lisan dan tulis
berita sederhana dari koran/radio/TV, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya
4.4. Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan
unsur kebahasaan teks news items lisan dan tulis, dalam bentuk berita
sederhana koran/radio/TV.
menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi
transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait teks news item , sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya. (Perhatikan unsur
kebahasaan be going to, would like to)
4.4. menyusun teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis pendek dan sederhana yang
d. melibatkan tindakan memberi
Materi Pokok : Teks dan meminta
news item informasi terkait teks news item, dengan
memperhatikan
e. Alokasi Waktu fungsi sosial,
: struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai
2 JP X 3 pertemuan
f. konteks
Tujuan Pembelajaran :

Melalui Pembelajaran Discovery learning dengan menggunakan

metode diskusi, tanya jawab, penugasan, presentasi dan analisis,
peserta didik dapat menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan
unsur kebahasaan dan menyusun teks interaksi transaksional
lisan dan tulis pendek dan sederhana yang melibatkan tindakan
memberi dan meminta informasi terkait teks news item sehingga
peserta didik dapat menghayati dan mengamalkan ajaran agama yang
dianutnya, mengembangkan sikap jujur, peduli, dan
bertanggungjawab, serta dapat mengembangankan kemampuan
berpikir kritis, berkomunikasi, berkolaborasi, berkreasi(4C).

g. Materi Pembelajaran
o Agar konsep dan teori yang akan Anda pelajari pada UKB ini dapat Anda kuasai
dengan baik, maka terlebih dahulu bacalah Buku Teks Pelajaran (BTP) berikut: (1)
Utami Widiati, Zuliati Rohmah, dan Furaidah. 2014. Bahasa Inggris SMA/MA,
SMK/MAK Kelas X. Jakarta: Kementrian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, hal 38 sd 49;
(2) http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit30_dialogue.htm; dan
sumberbelajar lain yang sekiranya Anda temukan berkaitan dengan materi teks
news item, untuk keperluan ini Anda boleh mencarinya di internet.

2. Peta Konsep
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Intention

Social Function Generic Strcture Language Features

Kegiatan Pembelajaran 1
Dear Students,
How are you today? I hope you are fine. Do you like reading? What do you like to read; a
book, a newspaper, a magazine or a journal? If you like reading those printed materials, do
they have same patterns and language style? Yes, that’s right. They have different styles of
telling the writer’s idea. The language they use is also different.
Now, take a look at an example below.

Growing Number of High School Student Smoking

(SUR.JP.). A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time

smokers in the country are junior high school students. It also
revealed 89 percent of young female employees were smokers.

The survey was conducted in five major cities across the country,
including Surakarta in Central Java.

Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health Agency’s

respiratory illness division, said that the finding of the survey showed
an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. "This situation is a
cause for concern,” he said. “It appears the country’s younger
generation is uneducated about the health risks of smoking.”

The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedly been deemed

as ineffective as the government refuses to sign the international
convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette producers
contributed to a large amount to state revenue and gave jobs to
thousands of workers.
[What reading material is it? Is it a book? Is it a journal? Is it news on a newspaper?
Of course, you are right. This is news on a newspaper.
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Now, still focus on the text above.

1. What is the headline of the news?
2. What topic is being informed?
3. Where did the event take place?
4. When did the event take place?
5. Who was the source of the text?
6. What does SUR.JP mean?
7. What tense is used in the text?
8. Do you find passive voice sentences?
9. Do you find direct – indirect sentences inNews
the Item
text?contains of:
10. In your opinion, what is the purpose of the journalist writes the news?
Newsworthy Event

Background
Okay,
of themy beloved students,
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Sources
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1. Thegets
Surakarta headline of the news is the number of students smoking in Surakarta gets
increased
increased.
lately.ge style? Yes, that'
2. The topic being informed is the number of students smoking in Surakarta.
3. The event takes place in Surakarta, Central Java.
4. The event happens before the news published.
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exactSchool
time; date andSmoking
Student day are not
mentioned in the text. Yet, since it is reported in a newspaper, the event usually
(SUR.JP.). A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time
occurred before being published.
Headline smokers in the country are junior
5. The source of the text is Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, thehigh schoolHealth
Surakarta students. It
Agency’s
of the
respiratory also revealed 89 percent of young female employees were
illness division.
newss smokers.in Surakarta and it is published on Jawa Pos (the
6. SUR.JP means this news happens
name of the newspaper).The survey was conducted in five major cities across the
country, including Surakarta in Central Java.
7. Newsworthy
The tense used in the news is Simple Present Tense, Present Perfect Tense and
event
Simple Past Tense.
Muhammad Syahril Mansyur, the Surakarta Health
8. Yes, there are some passive voice sentences.
Agency’s respiratory illness division, said that the finding
“The survey was conducted of in five
the major
survey citiesan
showed across the country,
alarming including
growth rate of Indonesian
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the news
9. Yes, there are some direct and indirect
appears sentences.
the country’s younger generation is uneducated
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health risks Agency’s
of smoking.”
respiratory illness division, said that the finding of the survey showed
an alarming growth rate of TheIndonesian
Indonesiansmokers. (Indirect
anti-tobacco Sentence)
campaign "This situation
has reportedly been is
a cause for concern,” he said.
deemed(Direct Sentence)as the government refuses to sign the
as ineffective
international convention
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tobacco
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is It said that
To inform the readers that cigarette
the numberproducers contributed
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state
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Source of the
news
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Alright, dear…
The text like what you have before is called NEWS ITEM.

Reading

Social Function Generic Structure Significant Lecsicogramatical

News item is meant for Headline. Short telegraphic

giving news to audience, information about story
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or readers about the (Pokok berita) captured in headline.

events which are
Newsworthy Event(s):
regarded important
(News in brief)
- short news in headline
Background Events:
- action vet•bs - kill,
elaborate what
happen, sweep, etc
happened, to whom,
in what circumstances. - saying verbs - say, tell, etc

Sources: comments by
participants in,
witnesses to and
authorities’ expert on
the event..

1. The … of the newspaper is usually short, simple and catchy. This is soon encourage
readers to read the newspaper report.
2. The … usually answers the questions “who”, “what”, when and where. If the
newspaper talks about more than one event, the most recent event is reported in the
paragraph.
3. There is a series of short paragraphs that provides the details of …
4. The … tells us when the newspaper report appeared in the newaspepers.
5. Sometimes, there is a … that shows who or what the newspaper report is about.
6. The photograph in a newspaper is usually accompanied by a …
7. A newspaper report may contain … that are comments made by people involved in
the event.
8. The newspaper report may end with an … or comment on the events reported.

KEGIATAN PEMBELAJARAN 2
Match these headlines to the appropriate news.
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Jamu : from Generation Kick – boxing

Orangutans Return to
to Generation
Jungle

Jazz Forecast All weekend, Don’t Epicenter of Diversity Found

forget your umbrella

Reog Dance : Battle

between Man and Beast

1. It takes an enormous amount of strength and concentration to be able to throw the

crown around and to make the peacock feathers wave.
2. The secret of preparation has been passed on from generation to generation by word
of mouth. Along the way, several new recipes have been added and old ones revised.
3. They are the survivors of one of the biggest cases of great ape smuggling ever
detected.
4. In addition to Marina and Coco, there is an impressive line –up ready to greet fans in
Jakarta.
5. They urged more protection for seas around the Bird’s Head peninsula at the western
end of New Guinea island from threats including mining and dynamite fishing that
can smash coral reefs.

KEGIATAN PEMBELAJARAN 3

Comprehend the text.

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Read the following news item.

Then, answer the questions to
check your comprehension.

Tenants advised to obey regulations on apartment

Jakarta: A building architect has advised families planning to live in an apartment to study all
the relevant regulations prior to moving in to help prevent unexpected security-related
occurrences. “Tenants must obey certain regulations when living in an apartment, which is far
different from living in a landed-house,”
Fendhi Ibuhindar said. “Tenants of an apartment should abide by regulations set by the owner
of the high-rise building,” he added. “This is important, especially for a family that has a
young child,” he was quoted as saying by okezone.com. According to him, the trend of living
in an apartment in Jakarta started only 10 years ago. Living in an apartment has increasingly
become popular. “Most of Jakarta’s residents are more accustomed to living in a landed house
and when they live in an apartment, many are not ready for apartment-living habits and
regulations. They have to abandon their mindset of living in a landed-house,” he said. Read
the following news item. Then, answer the questions to check your comprehension He said
that an owner of apartment should also consider aspects of design and building materials that
are safe for children. “The quality of building materials should be prioritized,” he said.
“Children’s safety should be the main concern with regards to the building materials that are
used,” he said. (Source: from The Jakarta Post, May 9, 2014, p. 18 – with adaptation)

Exercises Task 2. 1

Answer the questions briefly.

1. What is the source of the text?

2. What is the text about? What is the social function of the text?
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3. Which one is the headline? Write it down.

4. Why do you think living in an apartment is getting popular?

5. Can you identify some regulations of living in an apartment?

6. Who sets the regulations?

7. Did you find any information about who in the text?

8. Did you find any information about where in the text?

9. Did you find any information about what in the text?

10. Did you find any information about why in the text?

3. Grammar Review

Task 3.1 : Observe the reported speech.

Example :

Direct : He said "Tenants must obey certain regulations."

Reported (indirect) :He said "Tenants had to obey certain regulation."

Rewrite all of the direct speeches in the text then change to reported (indirect) speeches.
Direct Speech
1. …..

2. …..

3. …..
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4. …..

5. …..
Indirect Speech
1. …..

2. …..

3. …..

4. …..

5. …..
Task 3.2 : Observe the past verbs.

Look through the text again. You will find many verbs in the
past form (e.g. said, added, etc.). The verbs are used in the past form to
report events in the news item because the events actually
happened. Please underline the past verbs in the text.
Observe the verbs of saying to report what the participant in
the news said. Then, compare the differences between direct
speech and reported (indirect) speech.

Direct – Indirect Speech

Activity 1:

Study the following sentences

1. He says that Jakarta is bigger than Bandung.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. He said that earthquake in Biak is terrible

…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. The geologist said that the volcano of Bromo Mountain had exploded twice.
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…………………………………………………………………………………………

4. They asked if she had been retired since the year before.

………………………………………………………….. …………………………

5. I wanted to know whether she got the money from him.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

The change of Tenses.

DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH

Simple Present Simple Past
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Present Perfect Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Simple Past Past Perfect
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

Using IF/ WHETHER

Direct Indirect

He asked, “Do you have a present for me in He asked me IF/WHETHER I had a

your bag?” present for him in my bag.
Ali asked me, “Why do I have to give a Ali asked me why he had to give a
present for you in my bag?” present for me in his bag.

He ordered/commanded me, “Bring my bag He ordered me to bring his bag

here!” there then.

He ordered me, “Don’t bring your bag here!” He ordered me not to bring my bag
there.

Using Modal

Direct Indirect
Will Would
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Can Could

Must Had to

Shall Should

May Might

The change of Adverbs of Time

This (evening) That evening

Today Yesterday/that day

These (days) Those (days)

Now Then

A week a go A week before

Last weekend The weekend before

Here There

Next week The following week

Tomorrow The next/following day

Write the sentences into reported speech.

1. The fish man caught many kinds of fish.

2. I will buy a book on fishery tomorrow.

3. Ronald read a novel titled The Old man and The sea.

4. Next holyday may family and I will go to Bali.

5. Some tourist sailed along the coast.

6. Yola really enjoyed her vacation in Bali last January.

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7. The country consumed about 50 kg. per capital last year.

8. My mom cooked vegetable soup for dinner.

9. The government will carry out a new policy on fishery.

10. Hadi has learned the techniques of catching fish for five years.

Put the remarks into indirect speech

1. “I work for a radio station.”

Did Haura tell you that

………………………………………………………………..………………………………………….

2. “I spent most of the time in the studio”

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. “My mother is always angry when I come home late”

Did she complain that…………………………………………………………………………….

4.”I don’t work till one or two in the morning.”

Did she deny that ….…………………………………………………………………………...

5. “I play records and tell jokes”

Did she tell you ……………………………………….…………………………………………

6.”What time does the bank open?”

Mother asked me ……………………………………………………………………………….

7.”Where are you going?”

The policeman asked ……………………………………………..…………………………..

8. “Why didn’t you lock the door?”

Tomy asked angrily ………………………………………………………….…………………

9. “Who wants something to eat?

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She asked me …………………………………………………………………………………….

10. Who did you telephone?”

Siti asked Umar …………

c. closing
after learning gradually and continuously through learning activities 1,2,and 3,
measure yourselves by using the following table

Self reflection Table for Material Comprehension

No Question Yes No

1. Do you know what News item text is?

2. Have you known the parts of News item text??

3. Do you know the language features a News item ?

4. Can you understand the chronological of events?

5. Can you write a news chronologically?

6. Do you know reported speech?

7. Can you find reported speech in those texts?

If you answer NO on one of the above questions, learn again the material in the text book (BTP)
and learn again the learning activity 1,2, and 3 and if needed, you ca consult your teacher or
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your friends. Don’t give up! And if you answer YES for all questions, you can continue to the
following

What is your position?

Measure yourselves in material mastery in procedure text in the range of 0 - 100

After writing your mastery in procedure text, continue to the next activity to evaluate
yourselves.
Do it in your own book
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FORMATIVE TEST
I.Choose the correct answer.
Text 1 is for number 1 - 5

JAKARTA (AP): Domestic flight at one of Indonesia’s busiest airports Sunday after a fire destroyed the
terminal and left one person injured, an official said.
Polonia Airport is located in Indonesia’s third-largest city, Medan, the regional capital of
Sumatra Island. It handles about 4.5 million passengers a year and has been criticized in the past for
reportedly operating far beyond its capacity.
The cause of the fire, which broke out late Saturday, was believed to be a short circuit on the
domestic terminal’s second floor, North Sumatra police chief Maj. Gen. Nurudin Usman told
reporters. Forensic teams were investigating.
The main terminal was closed “because almost the entire infrastructure was razed”, said Yuli
Sudoso, the top airport administrator, adding that one firefighter was hospitalized for burns.
Tents were set up for check-in add boarding and domestic flights were running with delays
from the international terminal and a nearby air force base, Sudoso said.
Air travel is a major form of domestic transportation in Indonesia, a sprawling nation of 235
million people spread over 17,500 tropical islands.

1. The news is about ….

A. Polonia as Indonesia’s busiest airport
B. strategic location of Polonia airport
C. the burned firefighter in Polonia
D. the fire at Polonia airport
E. criticism to Polonia airport for bad operation

2. To keep running, Polonia airport ….

A. closed its service completely
B. provided tents for check-in and boarding
C. delayed domestic flights from nearby air force base
D. asked help from reporters and forensic teams
E. renovated the second floor of domestic terminal

3. What caused this incident?

A. The airport was beyond capacity
B. The terminal was too busy to hold passengers
C. A short circuit on the domestic terminal’s second floor
D. A fire on the domestic terminal’s second floor
E. the entire infrastructure that was razed badly

4. … in Indonesia, a sprawling nation of 235 million people spread over 17,500

tropical islands. (Paragraph 6). The underlined word means ….
A. developing
B. moving
C. changing
D. amazing
E. stretching

5. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To entertain the readers
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B. To persuade the readers

C. To inform the readers a newsworthy event
D. To explain a process of how Polonia Airport gets delayed
E. To tell a past experience in Polonia airport.

Text 2 is for Number 6 - 10

European Warned Over Terrorist Attack

BELGIUM : EU and US officials warned Europeans to expect more

terrorist attacks in the years ahead like the Madrid train bombings,
saying closer cooperation between Washington and the 25-nations
European Union (EU) was the only way to counter the threat.
Speaking at a security conference on Thursday, William pope, acting anti-terrorism
coordinator at the U.S. State Department, warned that Europe remained a staging ground for
terrorist cells loyal to Al-Qaeda, despite a crack-down after the Sept, 11 , 2001, terrorist attack. “We
must all face the fact that we all now find ourselves at risk, “Pope said. – AP

(Taken from: The Jakarta Post, Saturday, February 5, 2005)

6. Budi: What is the newsworthy in the news

above?
Aris : It is about …………
a. possibility of terrorist attack in USA
b. Possibility of terrorist attack in Europe
c. USA an UE cooperation in countering terrorism
d. Madrid train bombing.
e. Al Qaeda leaders

7. David : Who is the source of the news above ?

Powell : …….
a. Officials
b. Coordinator of Europe anti terrorism
c. Americans
d. Europeans
e. William pope

8. Rudi : How many nations joined in EU?

Yanti : There are … countries
a. twenty five c. twenty there
b. twenty six d. twenty four
f. twenty six

9. Anton : What is the genre of the text above?

Susi : ……..
a. review c. discussion
b. description d. news items e. narrative

10. What is the goal of the text?

a. How to do something
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b. Giving explanation about people

c. Describing natural phenomena.
d. To inform readers, listeners, viewers about event of the day.
e. To entertaining the people.

Text 3 is for number 11 – 15

PUTTING IT BRIEFLY

Holyfield to Fight Oquendo

NEW YORK, Sept 22 – Evander Holyfield, the first four – time heavyweight
champion, wants to become the first to win five. The 43 year – old – Holyfield
resumes his long comeback Nov,10 when he fights Fres Oquendoat the
Alamodeme in San Antonio.

According to AP, in his most recent bout,

“I am asked all the time why I still fight,” Holyfield said at a news conference
Thursday. “My answer is always the same. I want to reach my goal. And that goal
is to become a world champion one more time.

Oquendo, a Puerto Rican who fights out of Chicago, is a 26 – 3 with 16 KOs. In

Februar y, he returned from a two – year layoff to stop Brazil’s Daniel Bispo in the
ninth round.

He won his first 22 fights and lost a controversial decision to Chris Byrd in 2003.

11. The text above can most probably be found …

a. in a science book
b. in billboard
c. in a newspaper
d. on a wall
e. on science journal

12. Holyfield has won the heavyweight championship for …

A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
E. five times

13. The match between Holyfield and Oquendo will be held in …

A. New York
B. San Antonio
C. Chicago
D. Brazil
E. Puerro Rico
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14. Holyfield will likely stop fighting after …

A. winning the champion
B. fighting Oquendo
C. beating Chris Bird
D. beating Daniel Bispo
E. the news conference

15. The synonym of the word “recent” is …

A. current
B. old
C. late
D. early
E. fast