Lampiran 1 (Rangkuman materi ajar)

1. Description
News Items are examples of authentic materials that can be used in the teaching and learning process.
Through News Item Text students can easily engage with the material because they see the news that is
happening today. Before students try to make News Item Text, it's good to know the definition, social
function, generic structure, and language features of News Item Text.
2. Learning Materials and Learning Activities
a. Social Function
Each text has a different function. The function of the text will be different depending on the
purpose of the text. The following explanatory video is a social function of the news item text.
Video 1
News item – Bahasa Inggris kelas XII

Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAFW3WE_Mbw

TASK 1
The video discusses about function of news item text. After watching the video, discuss the following
questions.
1. What was the video talking about?
2. What is news item text?
3. Why people read, watch, or listen to a news item text?
4. Why do people make a news item text?
5. Where can a people find a news item text?
After answering the questions, in your opinion, what is the social function of a news item text?
b. Definition
To make the students realize what news item text is, let’s watch the following video.
Video 2
Hundreds of Australians protest against lockdown.

Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69-Wij7SGl8

Video 3
Joe Biden plays down chances of UK-US trade deal

Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9P-MXmIvbI

TASK 2
Video 1 and 2 provide the example of news item text. After watching video, discuss the following
questions.
1. What was happening in the video?
2. When did it happen?
3. Why did happen?
4. How did it happen?
After answering question 1 – 4, in your opinion, what is the best definition to describe a news item
text?
c. Generic Structure
Every text has different structures. The structure of the text will be different depending on the goal
of the text. The following video explanations are generic structure of news item text.
Video 4
News item – Bahasa Inggris kelas XII

Taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAFW3WE_Mbw

d. Language Feature
In this section, the students will be learning about the language feature of news item text.
 Using action verb  Using adverb
 Using saying verb  Using present and past tense
 Using passive voice
e. Example
Amazon Prime Day will actually be two days this year
Amazon’s Prime Day will return for the fifth time next month, and this year the discount
holiday will run for two entire days. (Newsworthy Event)
Amazon announced that Prime Day this year will start at midnight on Monday, July 15, and
run for 48 hours. The company boasts that the event will include more than a million deals around
the world, such as steep discounts on Alexa-enabled devices. (Elaboration)
In 2018, Prime Day lasted 36 hours, which was longer than in prior years. Amazon tested
out its inaugural Prime Day in July of 2015 to celebrate its 20th anniversary. It designed the day to
replicate Black Friday for Amazon die-hards. (Source)
Sumber: CNN
Taken from: https://www.ef.co.id/englishfirst/kids/blog/contoh-news-item-text-dalam-bahasa-
inggris/

TASK 3
Read the following text and identify the generic structure, the language feature and social function of
the text.
Indonesian cargo plane crashes into mountain, 3 missing
15 Sep 2021 06:21PM(Updated: 15 Sep 2021 06:21PM)
JAKARTA: A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in
Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on Wednesday (Sep 15), police said.
The Rimbun Air flight lost contact with air control authorities shortly before it was due to land at
an airport in Papua's Intan Jaya regency, police and transport officials said.
"The weather at the airport was not supportive, it was predicted that the plane would land but the
runway was not clearly visible," Papua police spokesman Ahmad Mustofa Kamal said, adding a search
operation for the three-man crew was underway.
The wreckage of the Twin Otter 300 aircraft was found by locals more than three hours later near
a village in the highlands, Papua police said.
Images released by the rescue team on Wednesday showed the debris strewn on the jungle floor.
Indonesia's fast-growing aviation sector has long been marred by safety concerns, with its airlines
once banned from US and European airspace.
A Boeing 737-500 operated by Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air plunged roughly 3,000m in less
than a minute before crashing into waters off Jakarta earlier this year, killing 62 people on board.
In October 2018, 189 people were killed when a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX jet crashed near
Jakarta. Source: AFP/zl
Taken from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-cargo-plane-crashes-rimbun-air-
papua-2179736
Social Function

Social Function

Generic Structure

Language Feature

Said

Crashed
Shortly

It was predicted

It was due to land at

an airport in Papua's
Intan Jaya regency
3. Summary
In this learning activity, the students have learned about the definition of news item text, how to
analyze social function in news item text. The students also have learned about how to conclude the social
function of news item text and categorized the language features of news item text.
News item text is a text which informs readers about even of the day. The events are considered
newsworthy or important. It means if there is an important event that should be known by many people,
then if there are events that people do not deserve, and then they are not definitely worth to be news.
a) Generic structure of news item text:
 Newsworthy event (Main Event)
 Ellabration (Background Events)
 Source
b) Language feature of news item text:
 Using action verb
 Using saying verb
 Using passive voice
 Using adverb
 Using present and past tense

Task 4
Analyses the generic structures and language features of the text below, then find out the important
information of the text.
Generic
Seven killed in Indonesia landslide Language Features
structures
01 Oct 2021 06:18PM
PADANG: Seven people were killed in a landslide
triggered by torrential storms on the Indonesian island
of Sumatra, authorities said, as they warned that
continuing rainfall could cause further ground
movement on Friday (Oct 1).
A day after the landslide hit two adjacent houses in
Padang Pariaman district on Wednesday, seven bodies
were pulled out of the mud, while another person was
rescued alive with broken bones.
"All victims have been found after we were able to use
heavy equipment yesterday afternoon," local disaster
 mitigation agency official Rumainur, who like many
Indonesians only has one name, told AFP on Friday.
Authorities warned residents to stay vigilant because
heavy rains in the area will continue until Saturday.
"Please beware of the danger of ground movement
triggered by the rainfall," spokesman for the National
Disaster Mitigation Agency Abdul Muhari said in a
Friday statement.
More than 300 houses and 80ha of rice fields in Padang
Pariaman have been inundated. Strong winds also
damaged houses, kiosks and vehicles, and knocked
down trees. One person died and four others were
injured when one fell on them as they were visiting a
graveyard on Wednesday. Local authorities have
announced a state of emergency for 14 days and opened
public kitchens. In the West Sumatran provincial capital
Padang, more than 400 people have been evacuated
after heavy rain caused flooding in the city.
Fatal landslides and flash floods are common across
Indonesia during the rainy season, which started in
September in Sumatra. The disasters are often caused by
deforestation and poor mitigation planning, according to
environmentalists.
In April this year more than 200 people were killed in a
cluster of far-eastern islands in Indonesia and
neighboring Timor-Leste as Tropical Cyclone
Seroja turned small communities into wastelands of
mud and uprooted trees.
Source: AFP/kg
The important information of the text is:

Taken from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/seven-killed-indonesia-landslide-2215451

Activity 5
Task 5
Re-arrange the paragraph that you have given. Analyses the generic structures and language features of the text below, then find out the important
information of the text. Write down your answer on a mind map and present it with your group! You can redraw the mind mapping below.
Text for task 5
'Korean wave' sweeps Oxford English Dictionary as new words are added
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Updated 1527 GMT (2327 HKT) October 5, 2021

(CNN)Korean exports seem to be sweeping the world's screens, headsets and

runways -- and now more than 20 words of Korean origin have been added to
the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its September update.
Over the past two decades, South Korea has churned out entertainment coveted by
millions of fans, from K-pop -- added to the OED in 2016 -- to "Squid Game," the
South Korean fictional drama billed by Netflix as possibly its "biggest show ever."
Koreans use the term "hallyu" to describe the phenomenon, which refers to the
"Korean wave" of entertainment that has swept across Asia and now much of the
world -- and now this word has been added to the OED.
Food is also prominent in the update, including "banchan," a small side dish of
vegetables, served along with rice as part of a typical Korean meal, "bulgogi," which
are thin slices of beef or pork that are marinated and grilled or stir-fried, and
"dongchimi," a type of kimchi made with radish and typically also containing napa
cabbage.
"Hanbok," the traditional Korean costume worn by both men and women, "aegyo,"
a type of cuteness or charm considered characteristically Korean, and "mukbang," a
video featuring a person eating large amounts of food and talking to an audience,
were also included in September's additions.
"K-drama," a Korean language television produced in South Korea, was also added.
But not all of the recently added words are "borrowings, reborrowings, or loan
translations from Korean," the OED said, adding that several words are either new
formations, or "new senses of existing English words."
The interjection "fighting!" is used to convey encouragement, incitement, or support
-- much like "go for it!," the OED said. Meanwhile, "skinship" is a blend of the
English words "skin" and "kinship," referring to the touching or close physical
contact between parent and child or between lovers or friends.

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"We are all riding the crest of the Korean wave, and this can be felt not only in film,
music, or fashion, but also in our language, as evidenced by some of the words and
phrases of Korean origin included in the latest update of the Oxford English
Dictionary," the OED said in a statement.
"The adoption and development of these Korean words in English also demonstrate
how lexical innovation is no longer confined to the traditional centers of English in
the United Kingdom and the United States -- they show how Asians in different
parts of the continent invent and exchange words within their own local contexts,
then introduce these words to the rest of the English-speaking world, thus allowing
the Korean wave to continue to ripple on the sea of English words," the OED added.
Taken from: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/05/asia/korean-words-oed-intl-
scli/index.html

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