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Activity 3 Listen to the news and complete the following text with the words you hear

Good morning viewers. It’s ten o’clock in the morning and you are
listening to Special (1) __________ . I’m Yudha Iskandar from KWX Radio.
The first report today is about (2) ___________ hitting Jakarta. Jakarta,
one of the largest business cities in South East Asia, is paralyzed with
rising (3) _____________ . Cars and motorcycles broke down midway Scan me
during their journeys as water (4) ________________ if you want to
almost all parts of the city. Jakartans were left stranded because most listen the radio
public transport could not operate on roads that turned into
news
(5) ____________ . Also, government offices have been forced to close
and business activities are (6) _________________ . Some schools told their
students to study at home. Floods happen in Jakarta every year, but
non-stop, (7) _________________ rain this year has

affected the central business district. Residents in low-lying regions said
that the floodwaters have reached 2‒3 meters 8) ____________ .
Jakartans regularly criticize the government for its slow action to
upgrade infrastructure to avoid (9) ____________ . Listeners, that‘s the
first news for today. I’ll be back soon with some (10)
_______________news. So, stay tuned to KWX Radio.

Activity 4 Study the following explanation about how a newsreader commonly hosts a program.

1. Opening
Greet your listeners/viewers, mention your name and the program you are
hosting and tell them how long the program will last.

2. Introduction
Mention where the news comes from and the topic.

3. News
News consists of three parts.
Headlines/lead: answer the elements of what, where, when, and who
News feature: tells why and how
Reminder: gives additional important information

4. Closing
Say when you’ll be back with the program and ask your listeners/viewers to
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