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What's the news today?

What's the news today?

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English

12th Grade

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Desi Rahmawati

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


Good morning listeners. It's ten o'clock in the morning and you are listening to Special Report. I'm Yudha Iskandar from KWX Radio. The first report today is about floods hitting Jakarta. Jakarta, one of the largest business (1) ____ in South East Asia, (2) _____ with rising floodwaters. Cars and motorcycles broke down (3) _____ their journeys as water (4) _____ almost all parts of the city. Jakartans were left (5) ______ because most public transport could not (6) ______ on roads that turned into rivers. Also, government offices have been (7) _____ to close and business activities are (8) _____ . Some schools told their students to study at home. Floods happen in Jakarta every year, but non-stop, severe rain this year (9) ______ the central business district. Residents in low-lying regions said that the floodwaters has reached 2-3 meters high. Jakartans regularly criticize the government for its slow action to upgrade (10) _____ to avoid disaster. Listeners, that's the first news for today. I'll be back soon with some other important news. So stay tuned to KWX Radio.

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