Listening Report #5 : News Video with text
Name : Novita Wijianti
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NIM. : 112020036
Hello everyone this is my fifth listening report.
1. NASA Releases First Video and Color Photos from Mars Explorer
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Title : NASA Releases First Video and Color Photos from Mars Explorer
Link : Link News
Author : VOA Learning English
Date of listening : March, 19 2021
Description about the text
This news talks about NASA has released the first video, color photo, and sound capture from Mars planet. The videos show about the explorer or rover from Mars planet also in Jezero Crater. They make it with 25 cameras and have six colors. And the video and pictures have a good result.
Comment about the text
This news is good to listen to because it talks about science and technology it makes me interested when listening to it. The text helps me to understand the news, and the reporter speak slowly. So it makes me easier to understand it.
Something new
From this news, I get new vocabulary like, goosebumps, panoramic, lakebed, and rover. I get information about what Mars's looks like because I can see the pictures on Mars from the news. And from it, I can learn if we need to use technology as well as possible.
2. Bats and the Origins of Outbreaks
Title : Bats and the Origins of Outbreaks
Author : VOA learning English
Date of listening : March, 20 2021
Description about the text
This news talks about a virus from bats. That is especially possible in developing countries where human and animal contact is increasing. Studies have shown that bats are natural hosts many other viruses as well.
Comment about the text
I think this news is interesting. It has a topic that is new for me. This news has good information. The reporter talked very clear also the text help me. So it's make me more understanding about it.
Something new
From the news I get new vocabularies that are outbreak, intermediate hosts, and pollen. I get information about some viruses that trusted because bats. And I can learn if we need to always maintain our cleanliness and health.
3. Scientists in Greece Find 20-Million-Year-Old Tree
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Title : Scientists in Greece Find 20-Million-Year-Old Tree
Author : VOA learning English
Date of listening : March, 21 2021
Description about text
This news talks about Greek scientists have found a 20 million years old fossilized tree complete with branches and roots and still unbroken. It was found on the volcanic island of Lesbos that was petrified a million years ago.
Comment about the text
I think the news gives interesting information and it makes me want to listen to it. The reporter explain clearly and the text help me to understanding it. But some times I still confused with a new word that I never know before.
Something new
I get new vocabularies that are fossilized, petrified, and subtropical. I get information about the volcanic island of Lesbos that is protected site of the UNESCO. And also I can learn if we need to protect our nature.
Their voices matter, too
Novita : Hello, so right now I will interview some people with different profesi Kevin he is a teacher, Niken she is notary and Parjo he is farmer. I need they give opinion about this news. Hello guys I will ask to you all what your opinion about this news?
Kevin : Oh... I think the Greek scientists very work hard to found it. They amazing, it's difficult to find bone fossils, especially if it's tree fossil. That is a valuable discovery.
Niken : Same like Kevin, I think that is a valuable discovery. And it's hard to find fossil of tree in The forest is that result of a volcanic eruption 20 million years ago.
Novita : Oke, thank you Kevin and Niken. Next Parjo, what your opinion about this news?
Parjo : Oke, just be honest, I really don't understand about it, because I just a farmer. But I think if they say if that a valuable discovery, this news will popular and be appreciated by the government. Yeah, that's all for me.
Novita : Oke, thank you for your time guys.
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