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Activity 5.
Listen to a radio broadcaster hosting a radio program. While you are listening to the news, please pay
attention to the news typescript provided. Then, complete the table with the information from the
monolog.

Good morning, I'm Gusti Madeswara and this is Morning Report on National Radio. Dear listeners,
Morning Report will bring you interesting news over the next half hour. The first news comes from
Jakarta. The Government has warned officials against holiday hangovers. The Administrative Reforms
Minister said that all civil servants across the nation must return to work on Monday after having nine
days off to celebrate Idul Fitri. Civil servants began their days off on Saturday, August the third. The
Idul Fitri public holidays fall on August the eighth and ninth. Many private companies will also resume
business on Monday. “Nine days is quite a long holiday. Civil servants should be fully recharged by
then to provide maximum public services on Monday. There will be no tolerance for missing work that
day,” the Minister said in a statement released by the Cabinet Secretariat on Sunday. Listeners, we’ll
be back with Morning Report after the following advertisement. Stay tuned to 101.99 kilohertz National
Radio.

a. The name of the radio station
b. The radio frequency
c. The name of the host
d. The name of the radio program
e. The topic
f. The informant

Activity 6.
Listen to recording again and imitate the radio broadcaster reading the news. Remember! // is for a
pause / for a short pause.

Good morning, // I'm Gusti Madeswara / and this is Morning Report on National Radio. // Dear listeners,
/ Morning Report will bring you interesting news / over the next half hour. // The first news comes from
Jakarta. // The Government has warned officials against holiday hangovers. // The Administrative
Reforms Minister said / that all civil servants across the nation must return to work on Monday / after
having nine days off / to celebrate Idul Fitri. // Civil servants began their days off / on Saturday, August
the third. // The Idul Fitri public holidays fall on August the eighth / and ninth. // Many private companies
will also resume business on Monday. // “Nine days is quite a long holiday. // Civil servants should be
fully recharged by then / to provide maximum public services on Monday. // There will be no tolerance
for missing work that day,” // the Minister said / in a statement released / by the Cabinet Secretariat on
Sunday. // Listeners, / we’ll be back with Morning Report / after the following advertisement. // Stay
tuned to 101.99 kilohertz / National Radio. //

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