Parts of the paper: News and Features

Home news Foreign news Sports news Business and money news

Regular Features

Health, Fashion, Food Editorial and readers’ letters Reviews Obituaries Classified Personal TV and entertainment guide Weather forecast

1) the football results

2) what has been happening in the Middle East

3) a big fire in York

4) what readers think

5) the paper’s opinion about something in the news

6) a new job

7) what is on at the theatre tonight

8) where to invest your money

9) the life of a famous actor who has just died

10) the temperature in Tenerife

11) finding a new partner

12) what a newly published book is like

Exercise 17.Use these words to complete the sentences below.

Talking about newspapers

front page headlines privacy circulations supplement article

1. Did you see that really interesting _____________________________about India in the paper last Sunday?

2. – Have you watched the news today? Somebody broke into the Queen’s bedroom.

– No, but I’m sure it'll be on the _____________________________of all tomorrow’s papers. I can see the ___________________________ already!

3. – The tabloids are full of absolute rubbish.

– I know. I’m amazed they have such big ___________________________________.

4. – I feel sorry for these film stars. Reporters seem to follow them everywhere.

– No, they don’t get much, ______________________________ do they?

5. I love the Sunday papers. There are so many sections and usually a colour ___________________________ too.

Exercise 18.Have you ever written a newspaper article? If so, what steps did you follow? Look at the steps for writing a newspaper article below and put them into a logical order. The first step has already been marked.

______ Check your article for mistakes.

______ Plan (organize and paragraph your ideas).

1 Brainstorm the topic (write down ideas connected to the article).

______ Research the story.

______ Write the introduction.

______ Conclude.

______ Write the main body of the article.

Exercise 19. Certain words are used frequently in headlines. Match the six words with their definitions. Then use them to complete the headlines.

Headline words

1) hits

2) quits

3) backs

4) tragedy

5) scare

6) row

a) supports

b) has a bad effect

c) leaves a job

d) a situation full of fear

e) an argument or disagreement

f)a very sad situation

DIRECTOR………..…..………

Philip Bosman has resigned from his £150,000 job at Presco Ltd. After the company announced a loss of £2 million in its annual report.

PLANE………………………….

A pilot and his two passengers were killed yesterday when the plane they were flying in crashed as it was landing.

FESTIVAL……………………….

There were angry scenes at a meeting last night between organizers of a music festival and local residents who do not want it to take place.

PRIME MINISTER ………………. PLAN

The Prime minister has given his support to a plan which aims to reduce the number of young smokers.

STRIKE ………………... TRAVELLERS

Thousands of travelers spent the night at Heathrow Airport after cabin crew and ground staff went on strike over working conditions.

BOMB……………………………

Police were called to a department store in Oxford Street after a caller claimed to have planted a bomb.

Exercise 20.Complete the sentences with common newspaper verbs.