Solar Eclipse Boosts TV Viewing in Spain
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A solar eclipse happened in Spain. Many people watched it on TV. TV watching went up a lot that day.
One TV show got very good numbers. The show is called 'Aquà la Tierra'. It is on RTVE, a TV channel in Spain.
The show got a 27.3% audience share. This is a new record for the show. Many, many people watched it.
A man named Jacob Petrus talked about the eclipse on the show. He is the presenter. People liked how he talked about it.
People online talked a lot about Jacob Petrus. Everyone said good things about his work. The audience agreed he did a great job.
This shows that big events in nature can bring people together. Many Spanish people watched the eclipse and the TV show together.
Vocabulary5 words
- solar eclipse
- when the moon covers the sun for a short time
- audience share
- the number of people who watch, shown as a percent
- presenter
- a person who talks and leads a TV show
- record
- the best or biggest number ever
- channel
- a TV company that shows programs
Quiz
Answer key
1. A solar eclipse 2. 27.3% 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ happened in Spain. Many people watched it on TV. TV watching went up a lot that day.
One TV show got very good numbers. The show is called 'Aquà la Tierra'. It is on RTVE, a TV _____ in Spain.
The show got a 27.3% audience _____. This is a new _____ for the show. Many, many people watched it.
A man named Jacob Petrus talked about the eclipse on the show. He is the _____. People liked how he talked about it.
People online talked a lot about Jacob Petrus. Everyone said good things about his work. The _____ agreed he did a great job.
This shows that big events in _____ can bring people together. Many Spanish people watched the eclipse and the TV show together.