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Growing Number of High School Student Smoking A survey has found about 13 percent of first ti!e s!o"ers in the country are #unior hi$h schoo% students& It a%so revea%ed '( percent of youn$ fe!a%e e!p%oyees )ere s!o"ers& The survey )as conducted in five !a#or cities across the country* inc%udin$ Sura"arta in +entra% ,ava& Muha!!ad Syahri% Mansyur* the Sura"arta -ea%th A$ency.s respiratory i%%ness division* said that the findin$ of the survey sho)ed an a%ar!in$ $ro)th rate of Indonesian s!o"ers& /This situation is a cause for concern*0 he said& 1It appears the country.s youn$er $eneration is uneducated about the hea%th ris"s of s!o"in$&0 The Indonesian anti tobacco ca!pai$n has reported%y been dee!ed as ineffective as the $overn!ent refuses to si$n the internationa% convention on tobacco contro%& It said that ci$arette producers contributed to a %ar$e a!ount to state revenue and $ave #obs to thousands of )or"ers&

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Town (ontaminate Newsworthy events: "oscow # A $ussian %ourna&ist has uncovered evidence of another Soviet nuc&ear catastrophe' which (i&&ed 1) sai&ors and contaminated an entire town. Backgroun !vents: *e&ena Va+rshavs(ya is the first %ourna&ist to spea( to peop&e who witnessed the exp&osion of a nuc&ear submarine at the nava& base of sh(otovo # 22 near V&adivostoc(. The accident' which occurred 1 months before the ,hernoby& disaster' spread radioactive fa&&-out over the base and nearby town' but was covered up by officia&s of the Soviet Union. $esidents were to&d the exp&osion in the reactor of the Victor-c&ass submarine during a refit had been a .therma&/ and not a nuc&ear exp&osion. And those invo&ved in the c&ean up operation to remove more than 0)) tones of contaminated materia& were sworn to secrecy. Source Sources A board of investigators was &ater to describe it as the worst accident in the history of the Soviet Navy.

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December 11, 2008

Dear student.. Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, kalian pasti mau tau tentang berita yang lagi up to date. Makanya kalian pasti sering menonton T yang menya!ikan berita, baik itu berita "aktual ataupun hanya gosip belaka. #alian mungkin !arang membaca koran, tapi saya yakin kalau setidaknya kalian akan melirik headline yang terpampang !elas di emperan !alan. $dalah manusia yang mau tau tentang segala hal. %e&s 'tem adalah !enis teks yang berhubungan dengan berita. #ita bisa menemukan teks %e&s 'tem dalam acara liputan berita, yang berupa listening te(ts, baik itu di radio maupun di tele)isi. *ntuk teks tertulis bisa kita temukan di koran atau ma!alah. Trus apa tu!uannya teks %e&s 'tem+ To in"orm the reader or listener. ,ang !elas tu!uan %e&s 'tem adalah untuk mengin"ormasikan berita ke pembaca or pendengar. Tu!uan kalian baca or denger berita kan untuk mendapatkan in"ormasi dari sumber yang !elas. $gar teks yang dihasilkan dapat dengan mudah dimengerti pembaca atau pendengar, ada - tahapan yang harus ada dalam teks tersebut, yaitu. 1. Menuliskan inti berita atau peristi&a yang dianggap penting /%e&s&orthy 0)ent1. 2. Menuliskan latar belakang atau sebab ter!adinya peristi&a tersebut /2ackground 0)ent1. -. Menuliskan sumber berita, biasanya berisi tentang kutipan dari nara sumber yang biasanya saksi mata, ataupun pe!abat terkait yang berhubungan dengan peristi&a tersebut /3ources1.

3alah satu !enis teks yang rutin nongol di *% adalah %e&s 'tem. 2iasanya beritanya mengenai kecelakaan, namun ada !uga tema yang lainnya. *ntuk membedakan !enis teks %e&s 'tem dan teks yang yang lainnya sangat mudah karena %e&s 'tem punya ciri yang unik yaitu diawali dengan nama kota atau tempat. 4iri lainnya yaitu adanya kutipan dari nara sumber. 4ontoh. Te(t 1 3'%5$6780. $ super)isor &as !ailed "or t&o months "or repeatedly striking his 'ndonesian maid on the head and back &ith a tele)ision remote. /'ni namanya ne&s&orthy e)ent, inti berita ini adalah tentang seorang super)isor yang dipen!ara1 Muhammad 3ha"i9 :oon $bdullah &as brought to court in 3ingapore because he had physically hurt the &oman on se)eral occasions bet&een ;une and 7ctober 2002, the 3traits Time said. /'ni bisa !uga termasuk ke dalam source, ada kata <the 3trait Time said=, sebagai sumber berita1 The magistrate>s court heard that 3ha"i9, -1, began striking :inarti, 22, about a month a"ter she started &orking "or him. /6aragra" 2 dan - adalah background e)ent, karena menyebutkan latar belakang penyebab ke!adian tersebut1 ?e hit her on the head &ith the T sets remote control because he &as unhappy &ith her &ork. 7n the occasion, he punched her on the back a"ter accusing her o" daydreaming. 3.3. Dhillon, 3ha"i9>s la&yer, said that his client had become mad &hen he sa& his daughter>s "ace co)ered as she &as lying in bed. ?e said his client thought the maid had put the child in danger. /paragra" ini !uga merupakan source, ada kata <la&yer, said= Te(t 2 20';'%5 /$@61. 4hina denied yesterday that any dispute e(isted bet&een itsel" and 'ndonesia o)er the 3outh 4hina 3ea>s %atuna 'sland, but said it &as &illing to hold talks &ith ;akarta to settle demarcation. /ne&s&orthy e)ent1 There is no dispute bet&een 4hina and 'ndonesia on possession o" the %atuna 'slands,> said "oreign ministry spokesman 4hen ;ian &hen asked about reports o" gro&ing concerns in ;akarta o)er 4hinese interest in a gas-rich Aone near the archipelago. /source1 <:e>re &illing to hold talks &ith the 'ndonesian side to settle demarcation o" this area.= 4hen added, &ithout elaborating. 4hina is one o" the si( nations &hich claims all or part o" the 3pratly 'sland in the 3outh 4hina 3ea and its interpretation o" that claim includes part o" the large 'ndonesian maritime Aone o" %atuna, bet&een 2orneo and the Malaysian 6eninsula. *nited 3tates oil giant 0((on signed a contract in %o)ember &ith the 'ndonesia state o&ned "irm 6ertamina to e(ploit a natural gas "ield, 2B0 kilometres northeast o" %atuna, in a Aone apparently claimed by 4hina. /background e)ent1 4hina has lodged no o""icial protest o)er the deal. 'ndonesia has sent a diplomatic note to 2ei!ing e(pressing its condemn the moment it "ound out that the latest 4hinese o""icial map sho&ed %atuna as &ithin dotted line o" its boundary. Te(t ,ogyakarta. T&o chidren in ,ogyakarta died o" dengue "e)er at 3ard!ito ?ospital Monday, raising to 12 the number o" deaths caused by the disease in the last "our moths. <They &ere )ery ill &hen they arri)ed. :e did our best.= The head o" the hospital>s pediatric &ard, 'da 3a"itri, said on Tuesday. 3ad!ito spokesman Trisno ?eru %igroho said there had been a signi"icant increase in the number o" dengue "e)er patients at the hospital in recent months. 'n ;anuary, CD patients &ere treated at the hospital, 88 in @ebruary and 102 in March. :ell, sudah !elas kan in"o tentang %e&s 'tem. ;angan lupa tuk latihan terus ya.

which is composed daily news has generic structure; newsworthy event, background, and source. As the news item about Camp Rock 2 premiere bellow, we can see the generic structure. Newsworthy event is what event happened which considered as newsworthy. Commonly newsworthy event is place in the first paragraph. The announcement of the Camp Rock 2 remiere is the newsworthy event. Background event can be the detail information of the stated newsworthy event or the outside background which closely relates to newsworthy event. The information about the soundtrack songs of Camp Rock 2 !inal "am and the plot of movie is the background events. Source is the closing statement which can be from the participants, witness, or the official authorities. The statement of "oe to #T$ that songs were really cool is the source of this e%ample of news item te%t. &ow see the

following e%ample of news item about the premiere announcement of se'uel Camp Rock 2, The !inal "am Camp Rock 2 The final Jam will Premieres on Disney Channel It was announced on Tuesday that Disney Channel movie with tourmate Demi Lovato, "Camp Rock 2: The Final am," will premiere on !eptem"er # at $ p%m% &T% 'n uly 2(, lon) "e*ore they watch the se+uel to the 2,,$ *lick, *ans can pick up the soundtrack, *eaturin) -. ori)inal son)s that a press release promises will span )enres *rom hip/hop to rock to pop% The *lick will not only have more summer lovin0 "etween real/li*e couple Lovato and oe onas as 1itchie and !hane, "ut there will also "e a little *riendly rivalry "etween the Camp Rockers and a )roup o* musicians at another summer camp, Camp !tar, includin) a love interest *or 2ick onas, played "y Chloe 3rid)es% The o3ros promise the movie0s music will "e every "it as entertainin) as its plot, which has "een kept a secret since the movie was shot% "The son)s are really cool," oe told 1T4 2ews%