British newspapers

Exercise 1. Read the text and do the exercises given after it.

In Great Britain there are no official government newspapers. The government does not have any official control over the newspaper industry and most of the English newspapers are very proud of their peculiarities, their individual style. British newspapers differ from one another. And although every newspaper has a definite profile, they can be classified into two main groups: quality and popular newspapers.

Quality newspapers are serious national daily newspapers, appealing mainly to the middle class. They are “The Financial Times”, “The Times”, “The Guardian”, and “The Daily Telegraph”. “The Daily Telegraph” gives reports on national and international news and sports reviews.

“The Financial Times” is read mainly by professionals and businessmen because it has coverage of industry, commerce and public affairs. “The Guardian” gives a wide coverage of news, events and reports on social issues, the arts, education, etc. It is not actually the oldest newspaper in Britain, but some years ago it celebrated its two hundredth birthday. “The Times” represents the views of the establishment.

Popular newspapers or tabloids are smaller in size and contain a lot of photographs. Unlike quality newspapers tabloids are not so serious and they tend to publish sensational materials. Popular newspapers “The Daily Express”, “The Daily Mirror”, “The Daily Star”, “The Sun” appeal mainly to the working and middle classes.

Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences.

1. In Great Britain there are no …

2. The government does not have any … over the newspaper industry.

3. British newspapers differ …

4. The newspapers can be classified into two main groups: …

5. “The Daily Telegraph” gives reports on …

6. “The Financial Times” has coverage of …

7. “The Times represents the views of …

8. Popular newspapers are smaller in size and contain …

9. Tabloids are not so serious and they tend to publish …

10. Popular newspapers appeal mainly to the …

Exercise 3. Find in the text:

1. The names of serious national daily newspapers.

2. The name of the newspaper that gives reports on national and international news and sports reviews.

3. The names of the newspapers that is read mainly by professionals and businessmen.

4. The names of the newspaper that gives a wide coverage of news, events and reports on social issues.

5. The names of the newspaper that represents the views of establishment.

6. The names of newspapers which are very popular with the working and middle classes.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions.

1. Are there any official government newspapers in UK?

2. What groups can all the UK newspapers be divided into?

3. What are quality newspapers?

4. What are tabloids?

5. How old is “The Times”?

Text 5

Exercise 1. You will hear 5 utterances. Make up pairs of utterances made by speakers 1-5 and statements given in the list A-F. There is one unnecessary statement. You will hear the text twice. Put down your answers into the table.

This speaker says that some nature and wildlife films

A. show a lot of violence

B. are only computer graphics

C. can help you to survive in the wild

D. are made by non-professionals

E. are dishonest tricks

F. can teach some practical skills

Speaker
Utterance

Text 6

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