NATALIE MORALES -- Interview a Broadcaster! -- American English Pronunciation

NATALIE MORALES -- Interview a Broadcaster! -- American English Pronunciation

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Interactive Video

English, Other

6th Grade - University

Hard

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In this video, Natalie Morales, a news anchor, discusses her background and how it influenced her accent. She shares insights into preparing news scripts, including tips on fact-checking and pronunciation. The video also covers idioms like 'hit the ground running' and 'wing it,' and Natalie talks about her favorite words and pronunciation challenges. The video concludes with resources for learning American English.

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Natalie Morales' role on the Today Show?

Weather Reporter

Entertainment Host

News Anchor

Sports Commentator

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is 'broadcaster English' often considered as?

The standard American accent

A formal writing style

A type of slang

A regional dialect

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Natalie Morales prepare for her newscasts?

By memorizing scripts

By fact-checking and making changes

By practicing in front of a mirror

By improvising on the spot

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'hit the ground running' mean?

To start quickly without much planning

To begin with a lot of preparation

To run a marathon

To start something slowly

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Natalie handle words she finds difficult to pronounce?

She skips them

She uses her multilingual background to help

She asks someone else to say them

She avoids using them

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Natalie's favorite word in American English?

Please

Goodbye

Hello

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the origin of the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'?

A historical phrase

A nonsense word from Mary Poppins

A scientific term

A word from Shakespeare