Part 1: Parts of the newspaper
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1 |
down-market |
a |
events reported on television or radio, or in newspapers |
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2 |
syndication |
b |
a line at the beginning of an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer's name |
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3 |
the editorial = a leading article/a leader |
c |
the name of a newspaper, magazine etc printed in a special design at the top of the first page |
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4 |
home news |
d |
an important or exciting news story that is printed in one newspaper or shown on one television station before any of the others know about it |
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5 |
newscoverage |
e |
goods or services that are cheap and not of very good quality |
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6 |
business news |
f |
a picture of an attractive person, often not wearing many clothes, that is put up on a wall to be looked at and admired |
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7 |
a by-line |
g |
an arrangement for written work, photographs etc to be sold to a number of different newspapers, magazines |
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8 |
a masthead |
h |
a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the editor's opinion about something, rather than reporting facts |
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9 |
features/feature articles |
i |
a written or spoken description of a situation or event, giving people the information they need |
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10 |
a scoop |
j |
a situation or event happening inside the country |
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11 |
a headline |
k |
a situation or event happening outside the country |
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12 |
a pin-up |
l |
news about economic developments and investments |
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13 |
foreign/international news |
m |
news about athletic activities requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature |
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14 |
a news report |
n |
a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine, or a special report on television or on the radio |
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15 |
sports news
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o |
the title of a newspaper report, which is printed in large letters above the report |
Part 2: Parts of the newspaper
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1 |
the letters page /a letter to the editor column
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a |
a (US) weekly magazine or a section in a magazine or a newspaper which gives the times and details of television programmes, as well as articles about programmes, actors |
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2 |
a scandal page |
b |
a prediction about how the atmospheric phenomena will develop |
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3 |
a headline |
c |
an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives an opinion about a new book, play, film etc |
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4 |
front page news |
d |
a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially about politicians or events in the news |
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5 |
a horoscope |
e |
words printed above or below a picture in a book or newspaper or on a television screen to explain what the picture is showing |
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6 |
a gossip column |
f |
small advertisements people put in a newspaper to buy or sell something |
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7 |
a weather forecast |
g |
a section of a newspaper where news about events in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people |
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8 |
small ads = classified ads = (AmE) want ads |
h |
a regular article in a newspaper or magazine about the behaviour and private lives of famous people |
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9 |
radio and TV programmes /guides |
i |
a column/page with letters written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical about issues of concern to readers, usually with the editor’s comments |
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10 |
a review |
j |
the title of a newspaper report, which is printed in large letters above the report |
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11 |
an obituary |
k |
the title of a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised |
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12 |
a cartoon |
l |
very important new information |
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13 |
the situations vacant column |
m |
an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died |
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14 |
a caption |
n |
a description of your character and the things that will happen to you, based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of your birth |
TASK 5. Fill in the gaps in the text below with words and expressions from the box and read the continuation of the text about newspapers in Britain and USA.
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impact |
news-reporting |
cover events |
cartoonists |
features |
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coverage |
publishers |
columnists |
printing presses |
reviews |
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comic strips |
classified ads |
mass media |
the editor |
novel |
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subscribers' |
revenues |
publishing house |
marriages |
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In both Britain and the USA the press has undergone radical changes over the last few decades. As more and more small papers were bought up by powerful ________ (1), huge newspaper chains emerged: a trend towards concentration typical not only of the press but of the ________ (2) in general. Another trend which has had a great ________ (3) on newspapers is that of syndication. Syndicated columns, cartoons etc by prominent journalists and (4) are published by many different US newspapers. Thanks to such ________ (5) services as Reuters and Associated Press, the collection of information and ________(6) of foreign news have become more efficient. More recently, new technology has replaced the traditional typesetters and ________ (7).
Apart from some minor differences, serious newspapers basically offer the same things: journalists ________ (8) of national and international importance on the front page or back page, ________ (9) write fashion, motoring or financial columns, there are special (10) on topics like education and gardening, sports reporters inform the readers on the sports pages, cartoonists amuse them with ________ (11) and cartoons, and critics write ________ (12) of the latest plays, books etc.
Additional features are leading articles (leaders) written by ________ (13), correspondence columns with "letters to the editor", the latest installment of a serialised ________ (14), notices of birth, deaths and ________ (15), crossword puzzles, horoscopes and "situations vacant" and "situations wanted" advertisements. Considerable space is devoted to ads of various kinds, including ________ (16), as newspapers could not survive without advertising ________ (17).
The ________ (18) has its papers printed and then taken to the newsagent’s. Papers are delivered to ________ (19) homes, as their subscription includes this service.
TASK 6. Match the headlines below to the newspaper page they can be found on.
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1 |
Welcome to the Isle of Wight |
a |
the front page |
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2 |
Prime Minister resigns |
b |
the editorial page |
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3 |
O'Toole murders Macbeth |
c |
the fashion page |
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4 |
Coe breaks world record |
d |
the sports page |
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5 |
Soft colours this summer |
e |
the gossip column |
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6 |
Pope to meet Falcon Crest star |
f |
the travel page |
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7 |
Mayor to Open Shopping Mall |
g |
the situations vacant column |
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8 |
Will Distillers take-over bid succeed? |
h |
local news page |
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9 |
The President and his critics |
i |
the features page |
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10 |
Calling all graduates |
j |
the review page |
TASK 7. Explain the headlines below. Replace the underlined words with your own words.
Minister to quit.
Government cuts spending on new hospitals.
New bid to cut teenage smoking.
Bad weather hits farmers.
Germany backs US plan.
Ministers in tax row.
Police discover key witness.
Japan and US enter fresh talks.
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