What is a news item?
A text that informs readers about events which are considered newsworthy or important.
Give three examples of saying verbs
say, state, express
What is newsworthy event?
tells the event in a summary form
What are the structure of news items?
newsworthy events, background, sources
What is background event?
elaborate what happened, tell what caused the incident
Give three examples of action verbs
drive, catch, run
What is reported speech?
speech which tells you what someone said without quoting the person's actual words
What is sources?
comments by participants, witnesses, authorities and experts involved in the event