Reporting Live

Grade 8

Reporting Live

The Nail-Biting Match

Sana loves to play badminton. She wants to play for India when she grows up. Her favourite sportsperson is PV Sindhu, the famous badminton player. “Oh, I’m so excited to watch PV Sindhu play in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK!” Sana said to her best friends, Tanya and Neil. “Didn’t PV Sindhu lose a hard-fought first-round match against the former world No. 1 and London Olympics silver medallist, Yihan Wang, in the Australian Open in 2015?” asked Neil. “Yes! I remember reading about it too,” said Tanya. “You know, after that defeat, PV Sindhu’s coach, Pullela Gopichand, handed Sindhu a letter with some dos and don’ts. Among them was a rule that she would have to surrender her phone for three months.” “Are you serious? I can’t imagine that — a 20-year-old without a phone!” said Neil in disbelief.

“That’s true,” Sana replied. “However, this discipline showed results. Sindhu won India a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. This win made PV Sindhu the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympics silver medal. She received the highest sporting honour of India, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.” “Wow! Let’s wait and watch what happens in the Commonwealth Games 2022,” Tanya said. Finally, the day of the match arrived, and the three friends decided to watch it at Sana’s house. They made popcorn and sat in the TV room, all set to watch PV Sindhu play.

The match began, but it was not looking so good at the beginning. PV Sindhu, now ranked seventh in the badminton world rankings, had to play with some strapping on her left ankle. Her movements were slightly stiffer than usual, and she was playing against world No. 13, Michelle Li.

“Oh, dear! What will happen now?” Sana said worriedly. The tide seemed to turn suddenly in favour of Michelle Li. A 57-stroke rally won by Michelle Li when PV Sindhu was leading 13–9 turned the momentum towards the Canadian shuttler for a brief phase. “Let’s just keep our fingers crossed for PV Sindhu, as she’s lost to Michelle Li before!” Neil said anxiously. There seemed to be a hush in the stadium now. The spectators also watched with bated breath to see what would happen next. Suddenly, the audience cheered, and Tanya was so startled that she dropped a whole bowl of popcorn.

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PV Sindhu had snatched the game back, and with it, she won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, making it her third win over Michelle Li this year. The spectators in the stadium were also standing and clapping for the athletes. “What just happened?” Sana and Tanya exclaimed together. “Did PV Sindhu win this match? Oh, this was such an exciting match!” Later, Sana watched as an interviewer asked PV Sindhu some questions regarding her badminton journey. Here is what she said: “You win some and you lose some. It’s all part of the game. You have to take it in a very positive way. Win or lose, I always focus only on giving my 100 per cent.” “PV Sindhu is so amazing. I want to be just as strong and determined as her,” Sana said ecstatically to her friends.

bated breath(bayt·uhd breth): in a nervous and excited state, anticipating what will happen ecstatically(uhk·sta·tuhk.lee): in a very happy, excited, and enthusiastic way hush(huhsh): a sudden silence, especially after noise startled(staa·tld): shocked or frightened because of a sudden surprise stiffer(stif·uh): lacking in ease and flexibility

Speak on the Spot

Boost your speaking!

Live Updates from the Sports Carnival

Imagine you are a news reporter for your locality. You are covering the weekend sports event in the neighbourhood. Choose ONE of the following images to give an update about it to your audience. Use the tips to share the report.

• First, introduce yourself and the sporting event you are covering. • Then, tell the place, date, and time. • Finally, tell 1-2 key highlights of the event! • Complete in 1-2 minutes.

Event 1: Yoga Challenge Event 2: Free Race

Event 3: Carrom Championship Event 4: Cricket Tournament

E-Speak

Practise at home!

Coverage of Painting Exhibition

Project 3

Your school has organised a painting exhibition. You have been chosen as a news anchor for the day. Listen to a piece of the live coverage. Then say it aloud as a news reporter.

Local News!

Report about a super exciting event that has taken place in your neighbourhood. Keep it short and sweet!

Project 4

Catchy Caption

Look at the pictures below. Write catchy captions for them!

The Prime Time!

Plan and Speak

The final show!

Some exciting events are happening in your city. Pick an event that you want to report about.

A Brand-New Water Park

UFO Spotted in the Sky Blackout in the City

Waterlogging Crisis

2Write: Now, draft a short news report for the event you have chosen. Go through the format carefully.

Headline:

Opening lines:

(Think of a catchy title that captures the news)

(Summarise what the news is about in 1-2 sentences)

Factual details:

(What happened? When and where? What is the impact? What can happen next? etc.)

Closing lines:

(End on a catchy note - ask a question / give a quote / Re-state the main idea)

Signing off:

(Tell your name, date, and place; sign off)

Practise: Rehearse to read aloud this report as a news reporter. To get a better idea of presentation, you can listen to some TV news reports and E-Speak Project 11.

Present: The stage is all yours now! Put on your journalist hat and report the event with great energy. Refer to your notes.

Use plenty of hand gestures and voice modulation as you report the event. Use the classroom space to roam around while reporting the event.

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