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Task: Read the lede given below and identify the components and name them in the space

given. The first is done for you.

1. “WILMINGTON, NC.—The first punch of Hurricane Irene (WHO) landed (WHAT) here
(WHERE) on Friday (WHEN), foreshadowing what is to come as this vast storm, its most forceful
winds stretching outwards for 90 miles, churned north towards New York City
(CONTEXT/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION).”

2. “New York City officials (_who__) issued what they called an unprecedented order
(__what__) on Friday (___when__) for the evacuation of about 250,000 residents of the low-
lying areas of the city’s edges (__where__).”

3. “The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke (_who_), said Friday (__when__) that the
political battle this summer over the federal government’s borrowing and spending had
disrupted financial markets ‘and probably the economy as well.’” (_how__). Note that, to avoid
awkwardness, the WHEN comes between the first word of the WHAT—“said”—and the rest of
it.)

4. “The State Department (_who__) gave a crucial green light (__what__) on Friday (__when__)
to a proposed 1,711-mile pipeline that would carry heavy oil from oil sands in Canada across
the Great Plains to terminals in Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast (_where_).”

5. “ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Gunmen (__who__) abducted the son of a slain former governor


from the eastern city of Lahore (__where__) on Friday (_when__), relatives and police officials
said (__how__).”

6. “ABUJA, Nigeria—A suicide bomber (_who__) detonated a vehicle packed with explosives
(WHAT) outside the United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital of Abuja (_where_) on
Friday (_when__), destroying several floors in a thunderous blast that left at least 18 people
dead (__why__), witnesses and officials said (_how_).TWO DIE IN MORNING CAR CRASH.
1. From the following facts, write a lede/lead.

Who: a nuclear weapon with a yield equivalent to 150,000 tons of TNT

What: detonated

Where: 40 miles from a meeting of pacifists and 2,000 feet beneath the surface of Pahute
Mesa in the Nevada desert

When: Tuesday

Why: to test the weapon

How: not applicable

Other information: Department of Energy officials are the source; 450 physicians and peace
activists were gathered to protest continued nuclear testing by the United States.

 On Tuesday, a nuclear weapon with a yield equivalent to 150,000 tons of TNT was
detonated 2,000 feet beneath the surface of Pahute Mesa in the Nevada desert, just 40
miles from a gathering of 450 physicians and peace activists protesting continued
nuclear testing by the United States,

2. From the following facts, write the first two paragraphs of a news story.

Who: 40 passengers

What: evacuated from a Northwest Airlines jet, Flight 428

Where: at the LaCrosse, Wis. Municipal Airport

When: Monday following a flight from Minneapolis to LaCrosse

Why: A landing tower employee spotted smoke near the wheels

How: not applicable

Other information: There was no fire or injuries; the smoke was caused by hydraulic fluids
leaking onto hot landing brakes, according to Bob Gibbons, a Northwest spokesman

 On Monday, 40 passengers were evacuated from Northwest Airlines Flight 428 at


LaCrosse, Wis. Municipal Airport after a landing tower employee spotted smoke near
the wheels. According to Northwest spokesman Bob Gibbons, the smoke was caused by
hydraulic fluids leaking onto hot landing brakes. Fortunately, there was no fire or
injuries reported.
Task 1
Two unidentified men died when their car hit a pole and flipped over near Bambis center on
Haile Gebreselassie Avenue at 7:30 A.M today.
The driver apparently lost control while trying to avoid an obstacle on the road, according to
Captain XX, city police spokesperson.
Police found 45-foot skid marks leading to where the late model car left the roadway.
The vehicle traveled up an embankment before striking a telephone pole & overturning.
These fatalities bring Addis Ababa's traffic death toll to 46 this year.
Task 2
The victims' names are being withheld until relatives are notified.FREE MEASLES SHOTS DRAW
THOUSANDS
Yetkur Anbesa Medical Center administered free measles vaccinations to 5,023 people today,
with another session planned for next Monday in Addis Ababa.
The four-hour immunization program, which ran from 8:00 a.m. to noon, primarily served
children under 12, though college-age students made up one-third of recipients.
The initiative comes as Addis Ababa University requires incoming freshmen to show proof of
measles immunization before registration.
"We've pretty much got measles under control, but we still have to be sure everyone has been
immunized," said Dr. Alemu, director of Yetkur Anbesa Medical Center.
The medical center funded the program internally, demonstrating its commitment to public
health after five measles cases were reported in the city last year.
"We feel it's important that we do our part to keep Addis a healthy place to live and work," Dr.
Alemu added.
The next free vaccination session will begin at 8:00 a.m. next Monday at the same location.

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