Italian TV Journalist Ranucci at Centre of Rai Dispute
Listen to the story
Sigfrido Ranucci works for Rai, the Italian state TV company.
He makes a TV show called Report. It is a famous show.
Report looks at big problems and important stories.
Now there is a problem inside Rai about Ranucci.
A Rai manager named Corsini talked with Ranucci about it on TV.
The party FdI wants Ranucci to leave his job.
FdI is a political party in Italy.
A politician named Calenda talked about this problem too.
Calenda said there is a big shadow over a famous Italian TV show.
A shadow here means a bad problem or doubt.
Calenda said he does not see another good choice now.
Many people are watching this story closely.
Report is important because it checks facts and finds problems.
People want to know what will happen next.
This story is about TV, politics, and free news.
Vocabulary15 words
- Rai
- the state TV company in Italy
- Report
- a famous TV show that checks facts and finds problems
- shadow
- a bad feeling or doubt about something
- FdI
- a political party in Italy
- investigative
- looking closely to find hidden facts
- broadcaster
- a company that sends out TV or radio shows
- manager
- a person who leads part of a company
- journalist
- a person who writes or talks about news
- politician
- a person who works in government
- public
- open for everyone to see
- programme
- another word for a TV show
- state
- run by the government
- alternative
- another choice
- historic
- old and important
- dispute
- a strong disagreement
Quiz
Answer key
1. Report 2. Ranucci to leave his job 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Sigfrido Ranucci works for _____, the Italian state TV company.
He makes a TV show called _____. It is a famous show.
Now there is a _____ inside Rai about Ranucci.
A Rai manager named Corsini talked with Ranucci about it on _____.
The party _____ wants Ranucci to leave his job.
A politician named _____ talked about this problem too.
Calenda said there is a big _____ over a famous Italian TV show.
Calenda said he does not see another good _____ now.
Report is important because it checks facts and finds _____.
This story is about TV, politics, and free _____.