- •Climate
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- •Environmental protection Warming-up questions
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- •Work and jobs Warming-up questions
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- •My future profession Warming-up questions
- •In the newspapers
- •Magazines
- •What’s on ‘the box»?
- •Let’s watch a video
- •Radio waves
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- •Geography of the usa Warming-up questions
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- •The american political system Warming-up questions
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- •The judicial system of the united states of america Warming-up questions
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- •Higher education in the usa Warming-up questions:
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- •Legal education in the usa Warming-up questions
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- •The american legal profession Warming-up questions
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- •The geography of the uk Warming-up questions
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- •The political system of the uk Warming-up questions
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- •The court system of the uk Warming-up questions
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- •The legal profession in great britain Warming-up questions
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- •The geography of the russian federation Warming-up questions
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- •The political set-up of the russian federation Warming-up questions
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- •Judicial system of the russian federation Warming-up questions
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- •Higher education in russia Warming-up questions
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- •Rostov academy of justice and legal training in russia Warming-up question
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- •The legal profession in russia Warming-up questions
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- •International law Warming-up questions
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In the newspapers
Eight out of ten Americans read a tabloid or standard newspaper every day. There’s something for everyone to read, because there are 1,700 daily and 6,300 weekly newspapers. Often newspapers are delivered early in the morning so people can read them before leaving home for the day to go to work.
Standard newspapers have long articles about local, national, and international news, while tabloid newspapers include short news articles and a lot of photos, stories about famous people, comic strips, advice columns, and horoscopes.
Most newspapers are regional rather than national, although some are distributed all over America. The New York Times, for example, is available in New York and in most big cities.
The paper with the largest circulation (1.9 million copies a day) is The Wall Street Journal, which specializes in business news.
On Sundays The New York Times has fourteen sections, and weighs up to five pounds! The table of contents for a Sunday edition includes: Arts and Leisure; Automobiles; The City; Editorials and Op-Ed; Magazine; Money and Business; Real Estate; Regional Weeklies; SportsSunday; Television; Travel; Week in Review.
Comprehension check
Do you ever watch any of the international news channels or get your news from the Internet?
Which news channels do you trust?
Is the increase in non-professional journalism a good thing?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of newspapers, TV and Internet news?
IN BRITAIN: THE MEDIA
Warming-up questions
Do you read newspapers?
Where do you usually buy newspapers and magazines?
What are your favourite TV programmes?
THE NATIONAL PRESS
British people like reading newspapers. They read more newspapers than in any other European country.
There are two types of newspaper in Britain: tabloid and broadsheet. Tabloids (The Daily Mirror, The Sun) have lots of stories about famous people; the photos are large; the headlines are big and there is not much text. Tabloids sell many more copies than broadsheets. Broadsheets (The Times, The Guardian) have long articles with lots of information; some pages report international news; the photos and the headlines are smaller than in the tabloids. A broadsheet newspaper is double the size of a tabloid newspaper. It is more difficult to hold. The differences between the tabloids and the broadsheets are breaking down. Broadsheets now have a tabloid section, and now have stories about famous people.
Sunday newspapers are a part of the British way of life. These newspapers only appear on Sundays and are more popular than the daily newspapers. They concentrate on general issues and famous people. Some people spend all day reading Sunday newspaper.
Magazines
There are thousands of weekly and monthly magazines in Britain. They can be divided into four main categories: specialist magazines, general magazines, women’s magazines and teenage magazines. Young people below the age of 18 do not buy newspapers, but they do buy magazines. Many more girls than boys buy magazines. Their main interests seem to be boys, pop music, clothes and makeup. Smash Hits is a music magazine which both girls and boys buy. Just Seventeen is one of the most popular girl’s magazines. Shout is popular with young teenage girls.