NEWS ITEM

is a text that informs the readers about

newsworthy or important events of the day,
THE PURPOSE OF NEWS ITEM

TO INFORM THE READERS ABOUT EVENTS OF THE

DAY
 Generic Structure: NEWS ITEM

• NEWSWORTHY EVENTS
Tell the main event in summary form.

• BACKGROUND EVENTS/ELABORATION
Elaborate what happened,tell what cause the
incident,it can be a background,participant,time
and place relating to the news.

• SOURCE
Comment by
participants,withnesses authorities
and expert involved in the events.
 Language feature of news item

Focusing on circumtances

Using past tense in explaining news

events

Using adverbs : time,place and manner