Useful Expressions

The Plan of Rendering Newspaper Article

1. I am going to render the article under the headline” “ (The article is headlined..., The headline of the article I've read is...)
2. The author of the article is...
3. The article is taken from the newspaper...

4 The topic of the article is…

5. This article is acute (important, interesting….)

6. Short Summary. – This article is about……..
7 The central idea of the article is about... (The main idea of the article is... the article is devoted to... the article deals with... the article touches upon...)
8. State the main problems – supporting ideas - discussed in the article and mark off the passages of the article that seem important to you.
9. Look for minor peculiarities of the article (numbers, dates, names, toponyms, pictures)

10. The type of the article is – economic, political, social, cultural.

11. The aim of the article is to provide a reader with some material on...

12. The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on..., to entertain, to motivate, to warn, to make think about….)

13. The tone of the article is – neutral, ironic, matter-of-fact, sarcastic, indignant….
14. Point out the facts that turned out to be new for you.
15. State what places of the article contradict your former views.
16. State the questions, which remained unanswered in the article and if it is possible add your tail to them.
17. Speak on the conclusion the author comes to.

18. Give your own conclusion.

Useful Expressions

The article I am going to render comes from the Daily Telegraph/ Washington Post/… issue.

It was published on the 12th of May, 2009.

The title of the article is...

The author(s) of the article is (are) …

The story / article deals with / is concerned with

describes / examines / reveals / exposes

dwells on / explains / addresses / discusses

presents / covers / outlines / states

offers / considers / looks into / treats

The problems addressed in the article are acute / urgent / vital / burning.

The action takes place in...

The story is set in...

The scene is laid in …

As the story unfolds,...

The story centres round...

... is the main thread of the story.

The article deals with the burning problems of life: politics, economics, education, marriage, and so on.

The author’s attitude is a broad reflector of the aims, confusions, concerns, ideas, and attitudes of...

The article is marked with pessimism/optimism.

The author gives an account of...

The author's attention is focused on...

The author remains concentrated on these problems throughout the article.

The article is…

I find this article interesting / entertaining / exciting / gripping / amusing / enjoyable / funny / witty / banal / skillfully developed / slow-moving / fast-moving/ topical /outdated/ boring...

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