Listening to Comprehension Based on News Reports

12. LISTENING TO COMPREHENSION BASED ON NEWS REPORTS

By listening to the news and focusing it, one can summarize what is said in news. One can listen and fill in the blanks as well.

 

Example 21

Listen to the video on "Special Report: Hurricane Michael To Make Landfall In U.S. I NBC News"

This is an ------ news, special report on hurricane ------- category ---------- moving close to -------- . It is powerful storm ------------- It is still gaining strength to -------miles an hour. Thousands of people have already ------------ and many more will stay behind and will seek shelter.

(Ans: NBC, Michael, 4, 5, unoccurred, 150, evacuated)

 

Exercise

Listen to the following News Video and answer the questions given below:

Praveer Sinha Of Tata Power And Abhijit Roy Of Berger Paints On Markets And Inflation | IGM Dialogue

https://youtu.be/FhiojuLX84Y

Answer the following:

1. Who is the special guest mentioned in the beginning of the video?

2. Write about the availability of domestic coal?

3. What about the international coal availability?

4. How many countries imported coal in large quantities and what are they?

5. Will the war between Russia and Ukraine increase the demand for coal?

 

Exercise

Listen to the following documentary and answer the questions given below:

Big business with wildflowers - snowdrops from Georgia | DW Documentary

https://youtu.be/nL6JXO1Q5dU

Answer the Questions or Fill in the Blanks:

1. Harvesting on the mountain is ------- than harvesting on the terrain.

2. There are -------- species and over -------- varieties of snowdrops.

3. ------------ is popular in Europe.

4. ---------- is popular in Europe.

5. --------- and ------- are all growing in billions.

6. -------- import 220 millions of snowdrops.

7. -------- is the second largest city in Georgia.

8. Everything is done by hand in -----------

9. ---------- knows the hardship of cultivators.

10. ---------- has aggravated the already precarious economic situation.

11. People earn --------- or --------.