Radio reports: traffic jams, closures, and the weekend forecast
Radio English compresses: no wasted words, every sentence a new fact. The skill is switching anchors fast — road, lane, route, then temperature, wind, time. Advisory verbs mark the answers: drivers are advised, expect delays, stay tuned.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1You are listening to the morning traffic report on Radio Seven.
- 2Expect heavy delays on the riverside expressway after an earlier accident.
- 3The two right lanes are closed near the stadium exit.
- 4Drivers are advised to use the harbor tunnel as an alternative route.
- 5Downtown streets remain slow because of the ongoing road repairs.
- 6The city marathon will close several bridges this Saturday morning.
- 7Public transportation will run extra trains throughout the weekend.
- 8Now for the weather with our forecaster, Diane Wells.
- 9A cold front is moving in from the north tonight.
- 10Expect showers in the early evening, clearing after midnight.
- 11Tomorrow will be sunny with a high of around twenty degrees.
- 12Strong winds along the coast may affect afternoon ferry services.
- 13Air quality remains good despite the recent dry spell.
- 14Updates follow every thirty minutes throughout the morning.
- 15Stay tuned for international news after the short break.
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