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

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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 during their journeys as water (4) ________________ almost
all parts of the city. Jakartans were left stranded because most public transport could not operate on roads
that turned into (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.
Opening Greet your listeners/viewers, mention your name and the program you are
hosting and tell them how long the program will last.
Introduction Mention where the news comes from and the topic.
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
Closing Say when you’ll be back with the program and ask your listeners/viewers
to stay tuned to you station.

Being a newsreader is not as easy as you might imagine.
You have to pay attention to:
- Pronunciation (the way a word is spoken); - Clarity in speaking; and
- Intonation (the rise and fall of the voice in speaking); - Pause ( a temporary stop in a news reading).

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