CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
1.1 Background
English is the international language. With master English well, then we will be able to communicate with other nations in the world. In addition, we will be able to add insight and our knowledge for the betterment of our nation and state, because we will be able to read literature in English, listen to radio broadcasts abroad, as well as watching movies science others. Thus, in the end we can master the knowledge-knowledge in all fields. In addi additi tion on to incr increa easi sing ng unde unders rsta tand ndin ing g abou aboutt the the inte interna rnati tion onal al lang langua uage ge,, learning English is at least will be easier for us to get a decent job, or for the provision of our science in the future. B understanding and mastering the international language properl certainl provide e!cellent benefits for us all. To that end, it is necessar to first understand grammatical e!ist in English. In addition to smooth pronunciation, we will also understand how to construct word wordss to be spok spoken en so that that it beco becom mes a cohe cohere rent nt sent senten ence cess and and corr correc ectt according to his tenses.
1.2 Problem Formula!on
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%rom the formulation of the above problems, then I would aim to e!plain or describe these points, in accordance with the knowledge that I received, both from the book and the sources of teachers. &opefull everthing benefit us. If there are errors or words written in this paper, I apologi'e profusel.
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CHAPTER II
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$ews item is a te!t which informs readers about events of the da. The events are considered newsworth or important. B. ,ener!c -rucure o* Ne(& Iem+
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$ewsworth Events / 0oscow 1 + 2ussian journalist has uncovered evidence of another oviet nuclear catastrophe, which killed "3 sailors and contaminated an entire town. Background Events / 4elena a'rshavska is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the e!plosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of shkotovo 1 (( near ladivostock. The accident, which occurred ") months before the 5hernobl disaster, spread radioactive fall-out over the base and nearb town, but was covered up b officials of the oviet *nion. 2esidents were told the e!plosion in the reactor of the ictor-class submarine during a refit had been a 6thermal7 and not a nuclear e!plosion. +nd those involved in the clean up operation to remove more than 833 tones of contaminated material were sworn to secrec. ource / ources + board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the histor of the oviet $av.
Tomb& (! Mumm/ Found !n Eg/
5+I29 1 +rchaeologists have unearthed :; ancient Egptian tombs, most of which hold an ornatel painted wooden sarcophagus with a mumm inside, Egpt7s upreme 5ouncil of +ntinast, which ruled Egpt during the second millennium B.5. The "=th >nast includes such well-known pharaohs as Tutankhamun, +khenaten and ?ueen &atshepsut. The discover throws new light on Egpt7s ancient religions, the council said. 3
$ewsworth Event / the news of finding of tombs with mumm in Egpt Background / the tombs has the oldest date around (;:3 B.5. It was the period of Egpt7s first and second dnasties. ource / the council said that the finding of the tombs threw new light on Egpt7s ancient religions
,ro(!ng Number o* H!g -cool -uden -mok!ng
$ewsworth Events / urakarta 1 + surve has found about ") percent of first-time smokers in the countr are junior high school students. It also revealed =@ percent of oung female emploees were smokers.The surve was conducted in five major cities across the countr, including urakarta in 5entral Aava. Background Events / 0uhammad ahril 0ansur, the urakarta &ealth +genc7s respirator illness division, said that the finding of the surve showed an alarming growth rate of Indonesian smokers. This situation is a cause for concern,C he said. DIt appears the countr7s ounger generation is uneducated about the health risks of smoking.C The Indonesian anti-tobacco campaign has reportedl been deemed as ineffective as the government refuses to sign the international convention on tobacco control. It said that cigarette producers contributed to a large amount to state revenue and gave jobs to thousands of workers.
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REFERENCE-
www.thejakartapost.comnews(33@"""(growing-number-school-studentssmoking.html
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