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NHK Announcers Comment on On-Air Moment

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NHK is a TV company in Japan.

Miri Michigami works there. She is an announcer.

She talked about her work on TV. She said, 'Never mind how I did...'

Another NHK announcer is Umihiko Ito.

He also talked about the same show. He said, 'We did not notice it.'

This means something happened on the show. The announcers did not see it happen.

We do not know more details yet.

People want to know what happened on the show.

Vocabulary5 words

announcer
a person who talks on TV or radio
broadcast
a show on TV or radio
notice
to see or understand something
comment
to say what you think
moment
a short time

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1. Where do Miri Michigami and Umihiko Ito work?
2. What did Umihiko Ito say about the moment?
3. True or False: The story gives many details about what happened.

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Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

NHK is a TV company in _____.

Miri Michigami works there. She is an _____.

She talked about her _____ on TV.

Another NHK announcer is Umihiko _____.

He also talked about the same _____.

He said, 'We did not _____ it.'

This means something happened on the _____.

The announcers did not _____ it happen.

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