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1 Complete these news stories using the words in the box LEN Understanding ews stories rested evacuated firefighters injured involved law motorists offences oppose police residents scene Story 1 1 Becligatees were called out to a warehouse in Calder Street, when fire broke out there early this morning, They have now brought the fire under control, but are ne. Local? hal to be“ Giscunieel_ from nearby ice are advising © wao% to avoid the area as the street is still. still at the * builaings, and pot closed ta traffic. Story2 Two youths were & steal _ after a fight broke out in @ night club last night. Three other people were 7_iaws\sicl in the incident, in which one man was seriously "sajvcl__. The youths were later charged with three” 2 ,ineluding ‘assault and possession of drugs. Story3 Arford City Councils planning to intraduce a new "™_\o. designed to reduce noise and disturbance in the city centre. " would be given powers to stop anyone making noise in the streets between the hours of 11 p.mn. and 6 a.m. The Liberal party says it will " apea%e the new law. a Put the words in the correct arder to complete these reactions to news stories. Reacting tothe 1 ig/what's/that/geod Whois gece! -s last neath is being taken seriously a“ 2 that (she [thing Canary Lme/ makesihc i, Wut gastes.ne “is thatthe clubs don't do more to stop these incidents. 3. thing /the.dme/.worres Jesh Thine Mat ureses wes thatthe bad weathers forecast tocentine for another thre days | 4. is/what's funny wha fomy Cs ___ that there's @ report in the paper at all- nothing really seems to have happened! 5 je/thet/ depresses ( what / me thot depressesweeis rst so few people went to the protest. © what's/is important, that Wists: osdont s lst he wasn't seriously hurt Match newspaper headlines a-fwith the reactions (1-6) in Exercise 2. Man arested after § °—$——_—_—_——__—. righiubfight _, Peace demonstrators say no to war 5 ° 0 Snow and ice cause havoc on roads ‘Man suffers cuts and bruises Ra ° motorcycle accident — Find some real s az @ headlines or news ‘Smoking ban to be introduced _ stories and write your af) anes woman arrested but released without change | temmemin mtn ittetanee onan Higa il (Giteidtne correct form, active or passive, in these stories from local radio news. Fire Grok oles broken out ato Sanders Street address ast nah Firefighters “called [ere callad tothe scene and the situation was soon under control. No one ‘hurt was hurDin the fire, but the building was badly damaged Aman has died in a diving accident. His body “found ‘was fountbon West B Bay beach. "It thinks (dg thought that he lost consciousness after hitting his head on an underwater rock. The man’s wife &called / was called the police after her husband failed to return home yesterday ‘And finaly, the pane of judges inthis year's Melton prize for children's literature ‘aye announee’ / have been announced the winner. They ‘was 9 dificult decision, out te prize wil give [GG Ge giv tne young writer Ben O Kea for his book Angel OF The Waves 5 Complete these extracts from other news stories using the correct passive form of { the verbs in brackets. 1 Awoman was iy-e in a motorcycle accident yesterday. ci 2 Over $3,000 26 ben close! since the charity appeal two days ago. Te add your contribution, call the creditcard hatline 800 300 300. (donatel 3 Scientists have made @ breakthrough in the early detection of some forms of cancer. The new test can by vse! in complete safety on patients of any age. {use i & its telinee that a body found yesterday in Skippers Wood is that of a ‘man wha diseppeared from his home five months age. (believe) 5 Preparations. Jutta and Let are talking about a newspaper article Gelb the correct words to ample thelr conversation, ura aaa ta ! Talking about news stories

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