ANANOVA

Ananova is the world's first digital newsreader. She was created to front an Internet 24 hours a day news service by Digital Animations Group, a Scottish 3D digital entertainment company and PA New Media.

Mark Hird, Director of PA New Media said, 'We have given her a full range of human characteristics after researching the personality most people want to read news and other information. Ananova has been programmed to deliver breaking news 24 hours a day via the Internet, and later on mobile phones, televisions and other digital devices.

The Ananova character fronts a computer system, which is constantly updated with news, sport, share prices, weather and other information. This is converted into speech while another program simultaneously creates real-time animated graphics. This ensures that the virtual newscaster can be on top of the news as it breaks, with very little delay at all. People using the service can also tailor their own news bulletins by using search words to hear the latest information on their chosen subjects.

Mr Hird believes the invention will dramatically change the role of the traditional newscaster, ‘In 20 years time we could be seeing that type of job being replaced by computer-generated images.' But not everyone agrees. Professor Bill Scott said that people prefer people to teach them things and in a world where information was increasingly important, an established face was important in terms of public trust. 'You don't get that confidence with computer characters.'

II. Read the text and answer the questions.

	What is Ananova?
	What is Ananova used for?
	Who created Ananova?
	What does Ananova deliver?
	In what way does Ananova deliver breaking news?

III. Find the containing different opinions about this invention.

IV. Give the main points of the text in 5-6 sentences.

UNIT 2

Part A

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