Listening: Overall Listening Mastery C2 - Lesson 1: Understanding with Ease Virtually Everything Heard, Whether Live or Broadcast

C2 Listening: Breaking News
LIVE
Breaking News
ការស្តាប់ព័ត៌មានបន្ទាន់
🚨 Scenario: A massive power outage has hit the capital.
Anchor: Trying to maintain order.
Reporter: On the ground, chaotic.
Expert: Analyzing the cause.
A
News Anchor
Analysis: Uses "passive voice" ("receiving reports") and "hedging" ("unconfirmed", "not yet corroborated") to avoid legal liability while conveying urgency.
R
Field Reporter
Analysis: Hearsay ("People are saying"). This is speculation, not fact. High emotional load ("Panic", "Gridlock").
E
Security Expert

Decode Broadcast Terminology:

Corroborate To confirm or give support to a statement (Verify).
Attribution The act of establishing who is responsible for an act (e.g., a cyber attack).
Systematic Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.
Hallmarks Distinctive features or characteristics of something.

Separate Fact from Speculation:

Statement: The power infrastructure has failed.
[Click to Verify]
Statement: It was a cyber-attack.
[Click to Verify]
Statement: A state actor is responsible.
[Click to Verify]

Task: Write the Breaking News Ticker.

Requirement: Synthesize the situation into a 10-word headline. Be accurate. Do not report speculation as fact.

BREAKING: __________________________

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