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LIVE REPORT, It is an on sight narration of, an event or incident., GUIDELINES, . Introduce the reporter., Example: I am Maria from, Asianet News, standing at, Kadavu in Namuana with, cameraman, Ajith Sam., . Introduce the place., 1
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. Use live reporting usages…, as you can see, here, You can, see … Oh, wonderful, See., . Get reaction quotes from, people in the crowd during, and after the event., . Use details like number of, people attending, the, location, the time, the theme, as well as anything else that, stands out or makes the, event distinct., 2
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COMMON EXPRESSIONS THAT, CAN BE USED IN A LIVE TV, REPORT:, . Hello I am ……. from Global, TV channel., . Now I am at …., . I am here to report………..., . It’s really unbelievable ……, 3
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. Thousands of people are, gathered here …..., . It’s really amazing/, interesting/ touching, . What a wonder!, , 4
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Question:, Imagine that you are a news, channel reporter and you, visited the Namuana Village to, witness the strange ritual of, turtle calling. Draft a Live TV, report of the event., Answer:, Hello friends! I am Gopan, from Fiji. I am here at the, 5
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Namuana seashore. The, women of Namuana village, still preserve a very strange, ritual – that is ‘turtle calling’., Thousands of people including, foreigners have gathered here, to watch and enjoy the, strange ritual. The maidens of, this village have assembled on, the seashore. They are in, black dress with a tattooed, club in their hands. They are, singing a strange chant. Now, , 6
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look carefully down into the, water of the bay., Wow! We can see giant turtles, rising one by one on the, surface listening to the music., It is very amazing to find that, the turtles would not rise up, in the presence of any, member of the nearby village, of Nabukelevu. The entire, village is in a festive mood to, see the descendants of the, princess, Tinaicoboga and her, 7
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daughter, Raudalice. This is, not a fairy tale. It actually, takes place. There is an, interesting legend behind the, ritual. We will get back after a, short break with the details of, the legend behind the turtle, calling., Till then … bye from Gopan, with cameraman Shyam., , 8
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2. Draft a live TV report of, Le Horla’s take off., Hello! This is Ganga, I am, reporting from the gas works, of La Villette where Le Horla is, about to take off. Almost, three hundred people have, arrived to witness this, mesmerizing event. Here as, you can see, the crowd is, roaring. The passengers are, ready for the ride. You can see, their excitement. See, they are, 9
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arranging barometers,, eatables, raincoats, overcoats,, siren and two trumpets with, them. There Captain Jovis calls, everyone to get in the basket., Let’s ask the opinion of the, crowd here. “Hello, you have, come to see the take off,, haven’t you? What do you, think of the balloon journey?’’, It’s going to be a fantastic, journey’., , 10
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Yea… there Lieutenant Mallet, jumps abroad and the rest of, them too. Oh my God, the, basket is not moving. Don’t, know why. M. Eyries get out, from the basket. Won’t he, join? No, I think. Now Le Horla, is ready for the ride. The, passengers are waving at the, crowd. The weather is good., Under M. Jovi’s command, the, rope that connects the balloon, with the ground has cut., Wow! What a marvelous sight, 11
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to see! Like a bird, Le Horla is, flying very majestically in the, sky. Le Horla is heading to, Paris, as you can see in the, visuals., That’s all from here. This is, Ganga with Cameraman Ajith., signing off. Bye., ……………………………………….., , 12
