Schools are now running remote (远程) lessons for more than 90 per cent of NSW students because of COVID-19 (冠状病毒) crisis, a situation likely to l1. for months. The NSW Department of Education says the lessons are designed to be done without parents' too much caring.

But parents are still under the pressure of trying to support their students' learning, saying they have been given an i2. task.

One parent said she spent the week working at her job, then the weekend catching up on all the work her children had missed, doing housework at night. Another single mother wakes at 3 a.m. to do her paid work so she can supervise (监督) her children d3. the day.

"Do they understand that parents are fighting for our lives, our jobs, and our companies as well?" another parent said. "I' m a working mum. If I don't do my job, I may l4. it. I know things had to be done in a hurry. But parents have been thrown in the deep end.

Yvette McDonald, from the inner west, has two young children at a public primary school, which issues (发布) written lessons and requires typed, o5. communication, such as being present for roll call (点名) at the b6. and the end of each day. She has asked the NSW Department of Education to relax those rules, saying they were difficult to carry out.

"Parents are already at breaking point and we haven't even gone into formal lockdown, "she said. "Many of us are managing crisis at work, but then on top of that we're schooling our children as well. We feel as though we're failing, but we're not failing-we've been a7. to do very difficult things. We want to know what's essential and what's not."

Most high school kids go from one class to the next, never getting a break from the books. What if kids had a chance to run a school radio station? Nathan Hill High School has a modern radio class that gives its students that very chance.

The students play the hottest music, produce ads and run testimonials. KNHC is known for playing up-and-down dance hits before any other station in the nation. KNHC-FM has 60, 000 listeners a week. Tim Green, the 18-year-old music director for KNHC, says, “For me, radio is a break from the usual school day. It is something I enjoy.”

Running a radio station is not all play. There is real work to do. The radio station stays on an exact timetable called an hour clock. The hour clock shows the time at which music and different announcements will be aired. The 17-year-old programme director, Shirley Smith, says, “All of that material airs within one minute, give or take, of the time that it’s written.”

Like any other job, hosting a radio programme should have special lingo, or language, for the students to learn. Below is a list of radio lingo used at KNHC.

1.The passage is most probably from ________.

A.a local newspaper B.a travel leaflet

C.a sports magazine D.a TV guide

2.Which kind of Radio Lingo do you think “Play inside, play for the world.” is?

A.Station I. D. B.P. S. A. C.Testimonial. D.C-Note.

3.Who of the following is the most suitable to be a director for KNHC?

A.A helpful teacher who can draw exact timetables.

B.An active designer who can produce creative ads.

C.A gentle pianist who is good at playing the classical music.

D.An energetic student who is always following the popular music.

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