News item

· is to inform readers, listener or viewers about events of the day which are considered news worthy or important.

· The news item begins with news worthy events, then background events and sources.

· A news item text is a factual text which informs readers of daily newspaper about events ofn the day which are regarded as nems worthy or important.

· The sturcture of the text consist of three parts :

1. News worthy events

Recount the events in summary form

2. Background events

Elaborate what happened, to whom and in what circumstances

3. Sources

Comments by participans in winesses to and authorities expert on the events.

Narrative Text

· is a text that purpose to amuse or to entertain the reader or the listener and deal with actual or vicarous experiance in differant ways to the reader or the listener.

· The general structure of narrative text are :

a) Orientation

Set the scene and introduces the participans

b) Complication

The problem happened in story

c) Resolution

The crisis is resolved, for better or worse

d) Re-orientation

The ending of story

e) Evalution

A stepping back to evalute the story or the moral mesagge of the story.

· The narrative text is used the temporal conjuction

e.g

once upon a time.

Before.

After.

· The narrative text is used the simple past tense

· Example of narrative text are :

1) Fable : Mousedeer and Crocodile,etc.

2) Legend :Sangkuriang, Malin Kundang, Tangkuban Perahu,etc.

3) Fairy tale :Cinderella,Snow white, Pinocchio,etc.

· is a kind of text to saying congratulation for someone

· e.g :

§ Congratulations !

§ Congratulations on your succes!

§ Happy brithday

§ Happy new year

· e.g

Juminten : Hi, Jang I have a good news

Ujang : What’s that?

Juminten : I won a singing contest

Ujang : That’s great. I’m happy to hear that, congratulations !

“Compliment”

· is a kind of text to praise a someone or something

· complimenting :

v What a nice dress !

v You look so great

v You look very nice

v I really must express my admiration for your dance

v Excellent !

v Nice work !

· Respons :

Ø Thank you

Ø Thank you very much

Ø Really?

“Gratitude”

· is a kind of text express to saying Thank You

· e.g

Thank you very much

Thank you for your help

· Respons

You’re welcome

Don’t mention it

It’s pleasure

My pleasure

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