Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

I. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following words and word-combinations.

To get information; public figure of the past; to carry articles on industry and agriculture; weather forecast; brief account; literary work; to specialize in advertising; freedom of press; investigation; nation of newspaper readers; the most widely read tabloids; expensive; guide to radio and TV programmes; emotive reporting; colour magazine; daily papers.

II. Say if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements to make them true.

1. The majority of newspapers carry information about the events that have taken place in this country or abroad.

2. Newspapers never give weather forecasts.

3. There are specialized newspapers that give TV programmes, brief accounts of new films and the films that one can see on TV.

4. “Kyiv Weekly” is the first Ukrainian newspaper.

5. Quality newspapers concentrate on emotive reporting of stories about the Royal family and pop stars.

6. “The Times”, “The Independent”, “The Guardian”, “The Financial Times” and “The Daily Telegraph” are British tabloids.

7. Reading a Sunday paper has become an important tradition in many British families.

8. Britain is a nation of newspaper readers.

III. Insert the missing words from the list given below. Entitle the text.

In America … entitled “Public Occurrences” appeared in Boston in 1690. Its … didn’t have any official permission from authority that’s why he was immediately arrested and all … were destroyed. In 1845 the only surviving example was discovered in … . The first successful newspaper was … . It … in 1704. It had … circulation and was heavily controlled by the … . By the beginning of … 24 newspapers were published at all the colonies. New York and Pennsylvania remained the centers of … for many years. … became a major force that influenced public opinion in America.

(The British Library; very limited; publisher; the first newspaper; The Fourth Estate; colonial government; “The Boston News-Letter”; American printing; the Revolutionary War; copies; appeared)

IV. Insert articles where necessary.

1. It is ... scientific journal. It is ... journal I told you about.

2. On … Sundays … my father usually buys … tabloid which he likes most of all.

3. Are there … interesting articles in … women’s magazine, … mummy?

4. Both my … sister and … her husband are … journalists.

5. In … September 2004, … first issue of … this newspaper appeared.

6. … editorial offices of “… Times” work in many countries of … world: … Great Britain, … Germany, … France, …USA, etc.

7. He carried out … journalistic investigation in … spring.

8. My uncle worked as … deputy editor in … summer of 2009.

9. From … time to …time I look through … sport fans newspapers.

10. It is such … interesting information about … British Royal family!

4

Grammar Exercises

Direct Orders	Indirect Orders
The editor said to his assistant, “Prepare the article about the WHO, please.” The editor said to the secretary, “Don’t be late.”	The editor asked his assistant to prepare the article about the WHO. The editor ordered the secretary not to be late.

I. Transform the following sentences into Indirect Speech.

1. The girl said to her mother, “Buy me this children’s magazine, please.”

2. The doctor said to the journalist, “Don’t disturb the patient.”

3. The lecturer said to the students, “Prepare the information about the first Ukrainian newspaper”.

4. The women said to the press stall-keeper, “Give me the last issue of “Halychyna”, please.”

5. The teacher said to the student, “Don’t read the magazine during the lesson!”

6. The journalist said to the politician, “Answer my questions, please.”

7. My mother said to me, “Arrange your magazines right now!”

8. The editor said to the deputy, “Be ready to the routine check.”

II. Transform the following sentences into Direct Speech.

1. Nick asked his friend if he had already read that article.

2. The girl asked the press stall-keeper whether the last issue of “Natali” would be on sale the next day.

3. My friend said she was preparing a report about the history of the USA press at that time the day before.

4. The journalist said he had finished his article by Monday.

5. The doctor ordered the patient not to read. He told him that reading overstrained the patient’s injured eyes.

6. Mary said she had been studying the list of the most popular British newspapers for half an hour already.

7. The secretary told the visitor the editor-in-chief was absent because he was interviewing a famous politician at that time.

8. He said he would have graduated from the department of journalism by the next year.