Match the extracts (1-3) to the items a-c. (Соотнеси отрывки 1–3 с пунктами a–c.)
a a news report b a sitcom c a weather forecast
1 "In the northwest part of the country, we are going to have gentle breezes. But as the week moves on there will be clouds and some light showers late in the evenings. In the north, it will be much colder with high winds and the possibility of storms. The weather, however, over the weekend will be mostly sunny."
2 "...And now for a special story. A Sumatran tiger cub has been born at Sydney Zoo. The birth of this special tiger cub is a major victory for the zoo's breeding programme. There are fewer than 500 tigers left in the wild in Sumatra, where they are threatened by habitat destruction and poaching...."
3 A: You look rather stressed. What's happened? B: I had an argument with my boss and he fired me. A: Try not to worry. Everything will be fine. B: That's easy for you to say. You still have your job! A: No, really, it will be OK. The same thing happened to me once and ....
- В отрывке говорится о ветре, облаках, ливнях, холоде и воскресной погоде (breezes, clouds, showers, sunny) — это weather forecast [ˈfɔːkɑːst] — прогноз погоды (c).
- «А теперь о необычном событии: в зоопарке Сиднея родился суматранский тигрёнок…» — сообщение о событии, диктор рассказывает новость → news report (a).
- Диалог двух героев, бытовая ситуация с юмористической интонацией (уволили с работы, «у тебя-то работа осталась») → sitcom (b) — комедийный сериал (situation comedy).
