- •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
Articles the newspaper carries. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box.
story article editorial news items feature leading leader leader writer piece run an article carry an article |
Newspapers 1. ____________ or 2. ____________ articles or 3. ________. Articles other than the most important ones can also be referred to as 4. _____________ .
5. ______________ give the paper’s opinion about the news of the day. They comment on the news of the day (important issues). In a quality newspaper, the most important editorial is the 6. _______________ article or 7. ______________. These and other editorials are written by 8. ___________________. 9. _______________ are usually front-page articles.
Newspapers also carry brief news 10.__________________ and feature articles. 11. __________________- are special articles, or stories written from a human-interest angle, they are also called 12. ______________ .
6. Complete the sentences using the following words. Some of the
words can be used more than once.
a) a leader h) to carry an article k) to feature
b) a leader writer i)to comment on l) to deal with
c) editorial leader writers j) to contain m) to give full attention to
d) a piece f) an editorial n) a story
e) a feature g) an editorial o) an article
The quality daily papers _________________ political, industrial and cultural news.
Yesterday’s issue of The Independent _______________ headlined “The General’s war of words” which ______________ the disputes in the NATO headquarters on the consequences of the Kosovo campaign.
The Financial Times ________________ the situation in Albania.
The resignation was the top story for the New York Times. In ______________, the paper said it was the issue affecting America most.
Some of the _______________ put their fingers on the pulse of several points worth discussing.
Accuracy and balance in individual _______________ and _____________ is important. But an accurate overall balance of good news and bad news, of positive and negative developments over time is equally important.
The Guardian _______________ the conference in Dublin.
Many European dailies ________________ the appointment of the new European Commission president.
The Sunday supplement to this newspaper ________________ all aspects of cultural life in Great Britain.
The leader writers’ conference is a meeting of the people who write the ______________ which tell readers what the paper thinks about important issues. The ____________________ use the experience of specialist reporters when they are deciding what to concentrate on. The ___________________ who often writes one of the leaders, makes the final decision.