A teleprinter is a machine that automatically prints
news received from a news agency via an aerial. It is important to point
out the different typography for an item coming in on a teleprinter and
an item in a newspaper. News stories coming in on a teleprinter are
always printed in capital letters.
Read below the opening of this news item about
CRIME which has been taken from a teleprinter. You are going to
listen to Michael Robson -a newsreader from a local radio in London-
broadcasting the full news. Don't worry if there are some words you
don't know: you should be able to get the general idea.
At this first step, click on the speaker, relax and
just listen for general comprehension while you read the opening
news:
The news - Part 1b
Now, listen again while you check Michael Robson's
comments with the audio transcription. You will have to do an activity
after listening and reading.
The parents of missing schoolgirl Susan
Marlowe are pleading for Brian Jackson to lead police to her
body. Jackson, who's suspected of murdering the teenager, was
captured while hitchhiking in France last night.
He's now being held at a village near the Swiss border where
he'll be interviewed by British detectives later today.
From the village police station, Rob Luscombe:
ROB LUSCOMBE: Jackson came quietly when stopped and asked for
his papers. It was his twelfth day on the run. He's the only
prisoner being held in the cells of the village station at
Marles. This morning he'll be taken before a magistrate in a
nearby town and handed over to Interpol.
Two detectives from Kent are on their way to serve Jackson with
an extradition warrant and they'll want to thank the two
policemen whose chance encounter with a scruffy hitch-hiker
ended a huge manhunt across France.
Rob Luscombe,
Independent News, Marles, France.
MICHAEL ROBSON
The news - Part 1c
ACTIVITY 197:
Listen again to the news and answer these questions.
In question # 2, if the answer is FALSE, correct any mistakes
you find. Then check the answers.
1.
How long was the suspected murderer missing?
A. a fortnight on the run B. 12 days trying to escape from the
police C.
20 days on the run
2.
The body of the missing schoolgirl has been found.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Escalofriante noticia !!!
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lecto-comprensión ...
