Writing a Newspaper Article

Keynote Address by Governor Cuomo to the Democratic National Convention

Imagine you are a reporter for a small daily paper and you have been sent to San Frandscc to cover the Democratic National Convention. You have listened to Governor Cuomo's speech and taken the following notes. In the left hand margin you have indicated the main ideas for the different paragraphs of your article.

Now write such an article. Find a suitable headline and begin with a paragraph that not only presents the keynote of Governor Cuomo's speech but also arouses the interest of the reader.

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THE POLITICAL SYSTEM 169

10. Comprehension

Americans Vote for Divided Government

Find the missing words by choosing from the pairs in the list below.

Although the American voters gave Bush and the Republican Party a presidential victory, they again О divided government in Washington. The White House and Congress will О for control of the О agenda and both parties will search for answers to О problems—like the budget deficit—which the candidates О discussing during the campaign. The О for divided government is due to the voters' О that Democrats should look after <C> needs while a Republican president and his О would be more О at dealing with the economy, defense and foreign policy. According to an О poll just before the election, the О of voters found it better for О parties to control the White House and Congress. Scholars of presidential elections said they were О that peace and prosperity were the О forces behind Bush's victory. Six years of О economic growth, low inflation and О unemployment, О with improving relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, C" President Reagan's popularity after its Iran-Contra lows. And as Reagan's O> rose, so did support for his loyal vice-president.

Nouns

faith/belief

majority/minority

reference/preference

politics/policy

reputation/isolation

opinion/reason

community/cabinet

Adjectives

essential/mysterious

continuous/conscious

separate/combined

domestic/static

absent/certain

superficial/critical

identical/different

increasing/decreasing

competent/composed

Verbs

prevented/avoided struggle/compromise raised/dropped preferred/related

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