Learn how to pick out important information in a news broadcast
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| Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 11 - It's Nothing But Bad News in the Netherlands! |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Kellie: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DutchPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 11 - It's Nothing But Bad News in the Netherlands! Kellie Here. |
| Jacob: Hallo, I'm Jacob. |
| Kellie: In this lesson, we’ll learn about picking out the most important information from a radio or TV news broadcast. We’ll be listening to a TV report. |
| Jacob: The report is by a Newscaster. |
| Kellie: He will use formal Dutch. Okay, let's listen to the report. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Nieuwslezer: Op de A4 van Amsterdam naar Den Haag heeft zich vanmiddag een ernstige kettingbotsing voorgedaan. |
| Nieuwslezer: Er zijn 12 doden en 42 gewonden, waarvan vier ernstig. De snelweg richting Den Haag is tot nader order gesloten. |
| Nieuwslezer: Vanuit de staat New York is gemeld dat er zeker 1 meter sneeuw is gevallen. Treinen rijden niet meer en het vliegverkeer is stopgezet. |
| Nieuwslezer: Steeds meer wetenschappers zijn bezorgd dat de huidige klimaatverandering het treinverkeer steeds meer zal hinderen. Ook het vliegverkeer zal beïnvloed worden. |
| Nieuwslezer: De Verenigde Naties hebben een resolutie aangenomen om grondtroepen naar het oorlogsgebied te sturen. |
| Nieuwslezer: Er is tevens een resolutie aangenomen waarin wordt bepaald dat meer bombardementen zullen worden uitgevoerd. |
| Nieuwslezer: Een waarschuwing voor morgen voor mensen die aan hooikoorts lijden: code oranje. |
| Nieuwslezer: Dit was het nieuws van dinsdag 17 mei. |
| Kellie: Listen to the news report with the English translation. |
| Newscaster: This afternoon, on the A4 between Amsterdam and The Hague, a serious pile-up occurred. |
| Newscaster: 12 people were killed and 42 wounded, four of them seriously. The motorway in the direction of The Hague is closed until further notice. |
| Newscaster: From the state of New York it has been reported that at least 1 meter of snow has fallen. Trains have stopped and air traffic has been suspended. |
| Newscaster: More and more scientists worry that the recent climate change will increasingly disrupt railway traffic. Air traffic as well, will be influenced. |
| Newscaster: The United Nations has adopted a resolution to send ground troops into the war zone. |
| Newscaster: A resolution stating that more bombings will be executed has also been adopted. |
| Newscaster: A warning for tomorrow for people suffering from hay fever—Code orange. |
| Newscaster: This was the news from Tuesday, May 17. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Kellie: Well, that was a depressing news broadcast. |
| Jacob: I think they usually are depressing. |
| Kellie: That’s true. What are news reports like in the Netherlands? |
| Jacob: For news broadcasts, things such as wars or the death of a famous person will be the headlines, or priority news. |
| Kellie: What other kinds of things are considered important in the news? How about domestic affairs? |
| Jacob: News from the parliament, such as blocking new laws are important too. As is business news, such as the merger of two companies. |
| Kellie: News has a tendency to focus on the negative though, doesn’t it? |
| Jacob: It does, and it’s the same in the Netherlands. You always hear about missing children, not the thousands that made it home safely. |
| Kellie: In a lot of countries, news reports often follow the pattern of being depressing, and then ending on a lighter note. |
| Jacob: News broadcasts in the Netherlands often do that too. They will throw in a light-hearted, nice story at the end. |
| Kellie: “And now for something completely different…” |
| Jacob: En nu iets heel anders! |
| Kellie: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Kellie: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jacob: kettingbotsing [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: pile-up |
| Jacob: kettingbotsing[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: kettingbotsing [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: ernstig [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: serious |
| Jacob: ernstig[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: ernstig [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: stopzetten [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to suspend |
| Jacob: stopzetten[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: stopzetten [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: wetenschapper [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: scientist |
| Jacob: wetenschapper[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: wetenschapper [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: klimaatverandering [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: climate change |
| Jacob: klimaatverandering[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: klimaatverandering [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: aannemen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to adopt |
| Jacob: aannemen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: aannemen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: uitvoeren [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to carry out |
| Jacob: uitvoeren[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: uitvoeren [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: Next we have.. |
| Jacob: bepalen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: to determine, to decide |
| Jacob: bepalen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: bepalen [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: And lastly.. |
| Jacob: hooikoorts [natural native speed] |
| Kellie: hay fever |
| Jacob: hooikoorts[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jacob: hooikoorts [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Kellie: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Jacob: zich voordoen |
| Kellie: meaning "to occur" |
| Kellie: What can you tell us about this? |
| Jacob: voordoen has many different meanings. It’s also a reflexive verb, so it will always be used with zich. |
| Kellie: And what does that word mean? |
| Jacob: It means “oneself”. |
| Kellie: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Er heeft zich iets ernstigs voorgedaan. |
| Kellie: ...which means "Something serious has occurred." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Jacob: aannemen |
| Kellie: meaning "to adopt" |
| Kellie: Do you have anything else to add to this explanation? |
| Jacob: Again, aannemen has different meanings. In this case, it means “to adopt” in a juridical way. |
| Kellie: Oh, such as “to adopt a law”? |
| Jacob: That’s right. |
| Kellie: What other meanings does it have? |
| Jacob: It can also mean “to accept”. |
| Kellie: Can you use it in a sentence? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Er is eindelijk een wet tegen gebruik van een mobiele telefoon in de trein aangenomen. |
| Kellie: ... which means "A law against the use of a mobile phone on a train has finally been adopted." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Jacob: lijden |
| Kellie: meaning "to suffer" |
| Kellie: Is there anything special about this word? |
| Jacob: You have to be careful with this! |
| Kellie: Why’s that? |
| Jacob: There’s another verb, leiden, that has the same pronunciation but a totally different meaning. |
| Kellie: What does that verb mean? |
| Jacob: “To lead” |
| Kellie: Okay then, can you give us an example of how to use it? |
| Jacob: Sure. For example, you can say... Hij lijdt nog steeds na zijn scheiding. |
| Kellie: ... which means "He is still suffering after his divorce". Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Kellie: In this lesson, you'll learn how to pick out the most important information from a radio or TV news broadcast. |
| Kellie: Before we get into news reports though, let’s look at transitive and intransitive verbs in Dutch. |
| Jacob: In Dutch, transitive verbs are called overgankelijk werkwoord. And an intransitive verb is an onovergankelijk werkwoord. |
| Kellie: Thank you! It’s good to know the proper names for things. |
| Jacob: I think so too. With transitive verbs, a direct object is needed. |
| Kellie: Take the transitive verb “to bring”. You have to say what you’re bringing - it needs an object. |
| Jacob: Yes, just “I bring” isn’t a sentence. It must be “I bring something”. |
| Kellie: Intransitive verbs don’t need that object though. “I’ll walk” is fine. Now that we’ve explained the concept with some English examples, let’s hear some Dutch examples. |
| Jacob: Here’s a sentence with a transitive verb - De bakker bakt het brood. |
| Kellie: “The baker bakes the bread.” |
| Jacob: And with an intransitive verb - Hij snurkt altijd. |
| Kellie: “He always snores.” Some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive, right? |
| Jacob: That’s right. Take ik ren. |
| Kellie: “I run”. That’s an example of a transitive sentence. |
| Jacob: And Ik ren een marathon. |
| Kellie: “I run a marathon.” That’s an intransitive sentence. Okay, now let’s go back to the main topic of this lesson. |
| Jacob: Happy news reports? |
| Kellie: Yes… ‘happy’ news reports. Using real media, such as TV, newspapers, and the radio can be a great way to learn new words and improve your Dutch. |
| Jacob: It doesn’t feel like studying, and it exposes you to Dutch as it’s used in real life. |
| Kellie: What kinds of things can we expect to hear on real Dutch news reports? |
| Jacob: De regering in Tokio heeft besloten de slachtoffers van de aardbeving financieel bij te staan. |
| Kellie: “The government in Tokyo has decided to support the earthquake victims financially.” |
| Jacob: In Peru is een vliegtuig neergestort. Alle inzittenden zijn omgekomen. |
| Kellie: “In Peru, an airplane has crashed. All those on board have perished.” |
| Jacob: Tyfoon Miranda zal vermoedelijk rond negen uur ‘s avonds de kust bereiken. |
| Kellie: “Typhoon Miranda will probably hit the shores at nine PM.” And on that happy note, let’s finish up for this lesson! |
Outro |
| Kellie: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Jacob: Tot ziens! |
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