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2. A survey has found about 13 percent of first-time smokers in the country b. Juanda Airport
are junior high school students. It also revealed 89 percent of young Reopens Following
female employees were smokers. The survey was conducted in five Lion Air Mishap
major cities across the country, including Surakarta in Central Java.
3. The Jakarta Police have have that the driver of motorcycle taxi hailing c. Women’s Train
app Go-Jek, who was attacked by an unknown assailant on Saturday Launched
(13/02), had not been shot as previously reported, but struck in the head
with the butt of a gun. d. Growth rate of
4. Currently, only Indonesians aged 17 years or above or minors who are Indonesian smokers
already married are required to have an identification card known as the
KTP. But Tjahjo said this year his ministry is introducing the Child e. Children, Teens to
Identification Card or KIA. Require ID Cards

Activity 3.
Understand the explanation of News Item below.
1) Watch the explanation of news item text from the video. Please write some notes related with the
definition, the social fuction, the structure, the language features and the examples of news item
text in the video

2) After watchig the video, you can add your understanding about the news item text from the
explanation below.

a) Definition
News item is a text which informs readers about events 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 this event deserves
news. Well, the news text is called the news item text. However, if there are events that people do not
deserve, then they are not definitely worth to be news.
b) Social Function
News Item Text is used :
• To inform readers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.
• To inform the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day.
• To present information the readers about newsworthy or important events of the day

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