Rafael Serrano

Name: _______________________

Score: ____/20

Project: The Media

Phase 1: Summary/Comprehension
Exercise A: Multiple Choice
Watch the ABC News report, “Record-breaking cold spreads across much of the US”, and complete the
multiple choice questions.

1. In which state is the first reporter?

a) Iowa
b) Idaho
c) Montana
2. In what way has Milwaukee suffered from the effects of the cold weather?
a) There have been huge waves crashing on the coastline.
b) There has been a lack of electricity.
c) It has had 25cm of snow.
3. The second reporter is reporting from a/an …
a) Place normally used for open markets.
b) Green area where people can walk their dogs.
c) Area where people normally leave their vehicles.
4. In some parts of New York state it is…
a) Forbidden to go out in your car.
b) Flooded so much that houses are inundated with water.
c) So windy that a stadium has been damaged.
5. The American Football game between Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins…
a) Was cancelled due to the freezing conditions.
b) Was the coldest game in the history of American Football.
c) Was the coldest game that both teams have ever played in.
6. According to Victor Oquendo, the weather in Miami was…
a) Exceptionally cold.
b) Much warmer than it is in Des Moines, Iowa.
c) The coldest it has ever been recorded there.
7. The coldest part of the country the day before was…
a) In Montana.
b) In Iowa.
c) In Milwaukee.

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 Exercise B: Gap-Filling
Watch the news report about the Volcano in Iceland. Fill in the gaps with the missing information.
scene
1. The Icelandic volcanic eruption is similar to a __________________ from the Lord of the Rings
movie series.
capital
2. The volcanic eruption is occurring only twenty miles from Iceland’s ________________ Reykjavik.
noxious
3. People are not deterred by the _________________ gasses
__________________ emitted by the volcano,
still trying to get as close as possible to it.
close
4. The tourists and volcanologists are happy that they could get so ____________________ to the lava
without too many restrictions.
civil defense
5. It is the job of the ____________________ ____________________ to make sure that enthusiasts
don’t get too close to the volcano.
last year
6. The Reykjanes Peninsula erupted _________________ __________________, so there has been a
lot of volcanic activity in recent times.
7. Despite the recent volcanic activity, the peninsula had stayed dormant for hundreds of years, and
slumber
has only recently woken up from its __________________.

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Exercise C: Summary
Write the script for a short news report summarizing either the Icelandic Volcano story or
the Cold Weather story from the US. (150 words)
Any use of Artificial Intelligence (chatbots, etc) or copy and pasting of an article will receive a score of ‘0’.

"Good morning, Rafael reporting from the outskirts of the Volcanic eruptions here in Iceland. We can observe really
impressive images from here; tons of smoke, lava and magma. The situation here is stressing, as these eruptions are
ocurring very close to the urban areas. The people here are not prepared for these situations; the volcanic eruptions
haven't happened for hundreds of years.

We are going to talk with a citizen to know his point of view about the situation. Good morning sir, what are your thoughts
about what is occurring here? "Good morning. What I can see is really impressive, I have never seen anything like this
before. Although it looks beautiful and incredible, these eruptions may be dangerous for us citizens, as they are
happening really near to our urban areas. However, these eruptions are happening because of something, and we cannot
judge the mother nature." Thank you very much sir, and you already heard what he said.

At the moment, we are waiting for the civil forces to appear and try to control the situation in any way. We hope this
situation changes quickly. Thank you very much, and we return to the studio with my coworker Javier."

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