Transcript NEWS ITEM

NEWS ITEM
• NEWS ITEM
Function: to inform readers, listeners or
Social
viewers about events of the day which are
considered newsworthy or important.
Generic Structure:
Newsworthy Event
Background Event
Source
: recount the event in summary
form
: elaborates what happened, to
whom, in what circumstances
: comments by participantsin,
witnesses, and authorities
expert on the event.
Headlines
in
newspaper
are
usually
• written in short, telegraphi information.
This means that they are not written in
complete sentences.
Some
words
such
as
articles
(a,
an,
the),
• be (is, am, are, was, were) are often
omitted as people still can understand.
And their meanings will be clear as soon
as you read the news stories.
Example:
MAN JAILED FOR STRIKING RI MAID
Newsworthy Event
SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for
repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back
with a television remote control, news report said on Thursday.
Background Event
Muhamad Shafiq Woon Abdulah admitted in a Singapore
court he physically abused the woman on several occasions between
June and October 2002, The Strait Times said.
The magistrate’s court hear that Shafiq, 31, began striking
Winarti, 21 about a month after she started working for him.
He hit her on the head with theTV set’s remote control
because he was unhappy with her work. On one occasion, he
punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.
Sources
S.S. Dhilon, Shafiq’s lawyer said his client lost his ‘better
senses’ when he saw his daughter’s face covered as she lay in bed.
He said his client thought the maid had put the child in
danger. - DPA
Opening the interview
Good afternoon
Excuse me, I didn’t quite catch your
name.
Have a good time
Thanks for your ….
It is a big surprise.
I congratulate you on ….
The expression of believe or not believe
Do you believe it?
Wouldn’t you believe it?
Can you imagine that?
You don’t believe it, do you?
Don’t you think it’s odd that …?
No, I don’t believe it.
Are you serious?
Are you joking?
Are you kidding?
You must be joking/kidding!
Oh, no! That’s not true!
You don’t say!
Seeing is believing.
Expressing surprise
What a surprise/That’s a surprise!
(Well), that’s very surprising!
Really?
What?
Are you serious? You must be joking!
You’re kidding!
Fancy that!
I must say … surprises me.
I find that hard to believe.
Expressing thanks
When speaking English, you say “thanks” very
often.
Please say “thank you” when
people give you
something, help you do something, wish you
something, give a compliment, etc.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for your help.
I’m really very grateful to you.
Many thanks.
Thank you for your kindness
Thanks for everything
Thanks a lot
You’re welcome.
Don’t mention it.
It’s a pleasure.
My pleasure.
Making an appointment
I’d like to make an appointment with … (Dr.
Jones)
I want to make an appointment to see… (Dr.
ames)
I’d like to make an appointment to see…(Dr.
Yeni)
I’d like you to come and see me.
Can I come and see you?
What about …(Thursday)?
Accepting an appointment
All right, see you there.
No problem. I’m free on
…(Tuesday).
Be there on time
I’ll wait for you there.
It’s a deal.
Canceling an appointment
I’m sorry. I’m very busy.
I’m terribly sorry I have to put off my appointment.
I’m afraid I have to postpone my appointment with
…(Dr. Jones) tomorrow morning.
Changing an appointment
What about …(Thursday at 14:00 p.m)?
Is that O.K. if we meet at 10 tomorrow morning?
Do you have another time this afternoon?
Could we change the day (time) of the meeting?
Would you mind if we change the day (time) of the
meeting?
PASSIVE VOICE
Pattern: S + Be + V3 (past participle)
We use the passive when the person who
does
something (the agent) is not
known or is not
important.
Examples:
PMI was founded on September 17,
1946.
This palace was built in 1923.
My purse was stolen in the shop.
When the person (the agent) is interesting or
important, after the passive verb we put by
+ the person/thing.
Examples:
Hadian is send to Japan by his company.
The robber was arrested by the police.
The passive is often used in the present
continous and in the past continous.
Be + being + past participle (V3)
The present continous passive shows that
something is taking place now.
Examples:
The car is being re-fuellled.
The shoes are being repaired.
The past continous passive shows that
something
was taking place at a stated or
known time in the past.
Examples:
The children were being trained when we arrived .
She was being hit by her master when we saw her.
Modal verbs (can, may, must, have to, should, might, etc) often come
before the passive infinitive with be + past participle.
Modal verb + be + past participle (V3)
Examples:
Her voice cannot be heard.
These windows should be cleaned.
Be born is a passive verb and usually in the past.
Examples:
Where were you born?
I was born in Pontianak.
BUT
How many babies are born in this hospital everyday?
Use get instead of be in the passive.
Examples:
There was a fight but nobody got hurt.
Did you get offered the job?
PAST CONTINOUS TENSE
Past continous indicates an action that was already
happening at a particular time in the past.
The past continous tense is usually used:
When one action began before another, and finished
after it.
S + be (past) + V-ing + when + S + Verb (past)
Example:
Mrs Candra was cooking when Vita arrived.
I was walking to school when the accident happened.
The students were studying when the headmaster
arrived.
When we talk about an action that had already
started and was still continuing at a
particular time.
Particular time + S + be (past) + V-ing
Examples:
At five o’clock, Vito was watching TV.
At 6 o,clock, I was reading a novel.
At midnight, Rio and Ana were still doing
their homework.
To describe two actions that were both continuing
at the same time in the past.
S + be (past) + V-ing + while + S + be (past) + V-ing
Examples:
Mr. Candra was seading a newspaper while
Vita was writing a letter.
The boys were playing football while the
girls were playing volleyball
I was doing my homework while my father
was reading a newspaper.
Edward was having lunch while his brother
was watching TV
PHRASAL VERBS
A phrasal verb refers to a verb and preposition which
together have a special meaning. It is also called twoword verbs or three-word verbs
The following is some of phrasal verbs:
Ask out bring up call back catch up(with)
Drop by fill out
find out get along
Give up hand in keep out (of) look after
Pass away pick up
put away
put off
Show up turn on turn off
turn down
Check out
get in/into
make up
throw away
check in
get back
look out
put on
turn up
run into
In a sentence, a phrasal verb may be either
separable or non separable.
Examples:
I have called
appointment.
I have called
appointment.
You should put
dustbin.
You should put
dustbin.
up Shinta to cancel our
Shinta up to cancel our
away the paper into the
the paper away into the
PHRASAL VERBS are especially common in
informal English.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
We use the present perfect tense to express:
A recently completed action.
e.g.: He has just gone out.(He is still out)
Past actions whose time is not definite.
e.g.: I have seen it. (So I know it)
An action beginning in the past and still continuing to the
present.
e.g.: He has worked with us for more than a
year. (he still works with us)
A repeated action in the past.
e.g.: I have visited them several times.(Possibly, I
will visit them again).
Pattern
Positive statement
S + have/has + adverb* + V3(past participle) + O +
adverb*
Examples:1. I have just written a letter for my
uncle.
2. The family has just eaten dinner.
3. My uncle has arrived.
Negative statement
S + have/has + not + V3(past participle)
+ O + adverb*
Examples:1. I have not met John
before.
2. They have not done the
work yet.
3. She has not locked the door
yet.
Interrogative statement
Have/has + S + adverb* + V3(past participle) + O +
adverb* + ?
Examples: 1. Have you ever gone to Bali?
2. Has Tom understood the lesson
yet?
* A sentence using the present perfect tense
usually has only one adverb of time, either
in the middle or at the end of the sentence.
Adverb in the present perfect
Before the main verb:
Already (+,?)
Already (=to say that something has happened
sooner than expected)
e.g. I’ve already posted the letter this morning.
Just (+)
Just (=a short time ago)
e.g. I’m not hungry. I’ve just had lunch
Ever (?)
e.g. Have you ever seen “The Matrix”?
Never (-)
e.g. They have never had a computer.
At the end of the sentence:
Already (+,?)
Already (=to say that something has happened sooner
than expected)
e.g. I’ve already posted the letter this morning.
Yet (-,?)
Recently, lately (+)
In the last few years (+)
Since+a particular time (+)
Since (=the beginning of the perion) is to say how long
something has been happening.
e.g. I haven’t seen him since Monday . (=from
Monday until now)
For+duration of time
(+)
For (=the period of time) is to say how long something
has been happening.
e.g. I haven’t seen him for three days.
Headlines
in
newspaper
are
usually
 written in short, telegraphic
information. This means that they
are not written in complete
sentences. Some words such as
articles (a, an, the), be (is, am, are,
was, were) are often omitted as
people still can understand. And
their meanings will be clear as soon
as you read the news stories.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
HAVE A NICE DAY!!
SEE YOU IN THE NEXT MEETING