Italian TV Power Couple: Mentana and Fagnani's Future in Question
Enrico Mentana is a famous Italian TV journalist. He works for a channel called La7. Now, people say he may leave La7.
Francesca Fagnani is also a TV journalist. She and Mentana are a couple. People call them a 'power couple' because they are both famous and successful.
Fagnani may go to work for a show called Report. This is just a rumor right now. Nothing is sure yet.
There are also rumors that Mentana could go back to Mediaset. Mediaset is another big Italian TV company. He worked there before.
This summer, Mentana and Fagnani took a vacation in Cortina. Cortina is a town in the mountains in Italy. Soon they will go back to work on TV.
Many people are asking: where will they work next? Right now, no one knows for sure.
Vocabulary6 words
- journalist
- a person whose job is to find and share news
- couple
- two people who are together, like a boyfriend and girlfriend
- power couple
- two famous or successful people who are together
- rumor
- something people say that may or may not be true
- vacation
- time away from work to rest or travel
- channel
- a TV station, like La7 or Mediaset
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1. TV journalist 2. Cortina 3. No, it is just a rumor
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Enrico Mentana is a famous Italian TV _____. He works for a channel called La7. Now, people say he may _____ La7.
Francesca Fagnani is also a TV journalist. She and Mentana are a _____. People call them a 'power couple' because they are both famous and successful.
Fagnani may go to work for a show called _____. This is just a _____ right now. Nothing is sure yet.
There are also rumors that Mentana could go back to _____. Mediaset is another big Italian TV company.
This summer, Mentana and Fagnani took a _____ in Cortina. Soon they will go back to work on TV.
Many people are asking: where will they work next? Right now, no one knows for _____.
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