NATALIE MORALES -- Interview a Broadcaster! -- American English Pronunciation

In this video, Natalie Morales, a news anchor, discusses her background and how it influenced her accent. She shares insights into preparing news scripts, including tips on fact-checking and pronunciation. The video also covers idioms like 'hit the ground running' and 'wing it,' and Natalie talks about her favorite words and pronunciation challenges. The video concludes with resources for learning American English.

What is Natalie Morales' role on the Today Show?

• Weather Reporter

• Entertainment Host

• News Anchor

• Sports Commentator

What is 'broadcaster English' often considered as?

• The standard American accent

• A formal writing style

• A type of slang

• A regional dialect

How does Natalie Morales prepare for her newscasts?

• By memorizing scripts

• By fact-checking and making changes

• By practicing in front of a mirror

• By improvising on the spot

What does the idiom 'hit the ground running' mean?

• To start quickly without much planning

• To begin with a lot of preparation

• To run a marathon

• To start something slowly

How does Natalie handle words she finds difficult to pronounce?

• She skips them

• She uses her multilingual background to help

• She asks someone else to say them

• She avoids using them

What is Natalie's favorite word in American English?

• Please

• Goodbye

• Hello

• Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

What is the origin of the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'?

• A historical phrase

• A nonsense word from Mary Poppins

• A scientific term

• A word from Shakespeare