20 ! отмечу ! ! задайте 5 вопросов разных типов к данномутексту.millions of people tune into the weather forecast each evening on television. most ofthem imagine that the presenter does little more than arriving at the studio a few minutesbefore the broadcast, reading the weather, and then going home.in fact, this image is far from the truth. the two-minute bulletin which we all rely onwhen we need to know tomorrow's weather is the result of a hard day's work by thepresenter, who is actually a highly-qualified meteorologist.every morning after arriving at the tv studios, the first task of the day is to collectthe latest data from the national meteorological office. this office provides up-to-theminute information about weather conditions throughout the day, both in britain and aroundthe world. the information is very detailed and includes predictions, satellite and radarpictures, as well as more technical data. after gathering all the relevant material from thisoffice, the forecaster has to translate the scientific terminology and maps into images andwords which viewers can easily understand.the final broadcast is then carefully planned. it is prepared in the same way as otherprogrammes. the presenter decides what to say and in what order to say it. next a "storyboard" is drawn up which lays out the script word for word. what makes a weather forecastmore complicated than other programmes are the maps and electronic images which arerequired. the computer has to be programmed so that the pictures appear in the correctorder during the bulletin.