- •The uk Media reading I
- •British Newspapers
- •2. Look through the text and find the main characteristics of tabloids
- •Newspapers
- •Read the profiles of some British newspapers and answer the questions.
- •Listening 1
- •Reading II British Newspapers
- •1. Read the text and fill out the graphs classifying British newspapers.
- •2. What different phrases does the writer use to indicate that he is
- •Use of english
- •1 . Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •2. Below there are 18 typical extracts from different newspapers. Identify each one with one of the following words or phrases.
- •3. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the list below.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box.
- •Articles the newspaper carries. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box.
- •6. Complete the sentences using the following words. Some of the
- •7.Complete the gaps with any suitable word.
- •8. Complete the gaps with any suitable word. The Mass Media in the usa
3. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the list below.
Use each item once only.
editorial current affairs news flash cable TV headline pick up live coverage increase circulation in depth speculation press conference obituary respect for privacy spokesperson special issue unbiased account |
In an attempt to ____________________ the editor decided to print more “human interest” stories.
The company held a ______________________ to launch their new range.
This channel is devoted solely to news and __________________.
With this short-wave radio I can _______________broadcasts from all over the world.
There has been a lot of ___________________ in the press that the minister is about to resign.
This month there’s a ___________________ of the magazine with information and advice about going on holiday.
We live in a mountainous region so if it wasn’t for _______________ we wouldn’t receive any broadcasts of a reasonable quality.
We interrupt this programme to bring you an important _____________________ .
Exclusively on this channel we have _________________ of the big match.
Next morning an ___________________ appeared in the newspaper, criticizing the government’s defence policy.
These reports are so subjective. Where can I find an ____________________ of what happened?
The President’s _______________ was not at all flattering and his widow was extremely upset.
There, right on the front page, was the _______________ , ANOTHER RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.
Some tabloid journalists have no ___________________. I’m sure my telephone has been bugged.
A _________________ interviewed on the local news denied that the company was in any way responsible for the accident.
In our evening bulletin, we try to report on the news _________________ by providing more background information.
4. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box.
press tabloid popular press broadsheet gutter press circulation readership periodicals daily fortnightly national local Sunday papers supplement |
The 1.________________ usually refers just to newspapers, but the term can be extended to include magazines. Newspapers are either 2. ______________ a format usually associated in the English-speaking world with 3. ______________ or 4. _________________, associated with quality journalism. Tabloids are sometimes referred to as a 5. __________________ by people who disapprove of them. Tabloids often have very large 6. _____________ (number sold) and even bigger 7. _______________ (total number of people reading them). Papers such as these are often referred to as mass circulation papers. Printed 8. __________________ , newspapers, and other publications appear at regular intervals, for example, 9. ______________ comes out every day, a 10. ________________ - once in two weeks. 11. _________________ newspapers circulate all over the country. They cover national or home news as well as news from abroad or international news. 12. __________________ newspapers (or regional newspapers) serve community interests. In the local press, the terms “popular” or “quality” have no real significance; the papers tend to be politically neutral. They contain articles, which feature the life of the local community as well as details of local theatre and cinema performances. Such newspapers carry a lot of advertisement. Popular 13. ____________________ published in Britain on Sundays are national ones. They devote large sections to literature and the arts, business and sport, and have long feature articles, which explore specific subjects in depth. They come with color 14._________________ or magazines.