Rai 2 Cuts Ending of 'The Da Vinci Code' Film
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Rai 2 is a TV channel in Italy. On Monday night, it showed the film 'The Da Vinci Code'.
But something went wrong. Rai 2 did not show the end of the film. The channel cut the ending to start a new program called 'Il processo del lunedì'.
Many people watch films to see how they finish. Viewers were angry. They wanted to see the end of the story.
Rai 2 said it was a technical error. This means a machine or system problem, not a choice by a person.
The director of the channel said sorry. He gave an apology to all the viewers who missed the ending.
Vocabulary15 words
- channel
- a TV station; where you watch programs
- ending
- the last part of a story or film
- viewers
- people who watch TV
- technical error
- a mistake made by a machine, not a person
- apology
- saying sorry
- director
- the person in charge
- program
- a TV show
- cut
- to stop or remove a part
- film
- a movie
- night
- the dark part of the day, after evening
- story
- the events in a book or film
- angry
- feeling upset or mad
- missed
- did not see something
- channel director
- the boss of a TV channel
- start
- to begin
Quiz
Answer key
1. The ending 2. Because of a technical error 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rai 2 is a TV _____ in Italy. On Monday night, it showed the _____ 'The Da Vinci Code'.
But something went wrong. Rai 2 did not show the _____ of the film. The channel _____ the ending to start a new program called 'Il processo del lunedì'.
Many people watch films to see how they finish. Viewers were _____. They wanted to see the end of the _____.
Rai 2 said it was a technical _____. This means a machine or system problem, not a choice by a person.
The _____ of the channel said sorry. He gave an _____ to all the viewers who _____ the ending.