Text 4. My favourite newspaper

There are a lot of different newspapers, both daily and weekly, Russia today. Besides such well known old newspapers as the “Pravda”, the “Isvestiya”, the “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, the “Literaturnaya Gazeta” and others, there is a great variety of new papers that appeared recently. Among them are the “Economica I Zhizn”, the “Kommersant”, the “Delovoy Mir” and others.

My favourite newspaper is the “Argumenty I Fakty”, one of the most popular papers in Russia. It is a national weekly newspaper, its circulation is more than 3 million copies. The paper contains 16 pages and covers the most important national and international news. There are articles of political nature, economic and business news, interviews with prominent people, literary and artistic reviews, and of course sports news.

I like to read this newspaper because there are no long and boring articles. They are short, laconic, informative, some of them are entertaining and easy to read. I find it useful and convenient because the advertisements in this paper help me find out what’s on in the theatres and concert halls and where I can buy different things.

This newspaper has no editorial. The front page usually contains some pictures and articles that catch the reader’s eye. This paper appeals to readers of all age groups and interests.

Vocabulary:

both…and – как…так и

daily – ежедневный

weekly – еженедельный

besides – кроме

variety – разнообразие

to appear – появляться

favourite – любимый

circulation – тираж

copy – экземпляр

to contain – содержать

to cover – охватывать, освещать

international – международный

article – статья

nature – характер

prominent – выдающийся

of course – конечно

boring – скучный

entertaining – развлекательный

useful – полезный

convenient – удобный

advertisement – реклама

to find out – выяснить, обнаружить

to be on – идти (в театре, кино и т.д.)

concert hall – концертный зал

to buy – покупать

editorial – передовая статья

front page – первая страница

to catch the eye – попасть на глаза, привлекать

to appeal – нравиться

of all age groups – любого возраста

Answer the questions:

1. What newspapers are there in Russia today?

2. What new papers have appeared recently?

3. What kind of newspaper is “Argumenty I Facty ”?

4. What articles does it publish?

5. What useful information can you find in this paper?

6. What kind of information do they publish?

7. What “quality” papers are published in Britain?

8. Who reads them?

9. In what way are Sunday papers different from dailies?

10. Where are regional and local papers published?

Fill in the blanks with the proper words:

1. There are a lot of different…, both daily and weekly, Russia today.

2. It is a national weekly newspaper, its … is more than 3 million copies.

3. I like to read this … because there are no long and boring articles.

4. I find it useful and convenient because the … in this paper help me find out what’s on in the theatres and concert halls and where I can buy different things.

5. This newspaper has no….

6. This paper appeals to … of all age groups and interests.

Put the words in the following sentences in order:

1. My popular papers newspaper is the favourite one of the “Argumenty I Fakty”, most in Russia.

2. The important national and covers the most 16 pages and international paper contains news.

3. They are short, laconic, informative, and easy to of them are entertaining some read.

4. The some pictures page usually that catch contains front and articles the reader’s eye.