In short, I think that tv, radio and the Internet have their advantages, but nothing can substitute newspapers.

Vocabulary

to imagine [i'maedjin] представлять себе dozens ['d/vznz] масса, множество

news-stand ['nju:zstaend] газетный киоск

fan [faen] поклонник, болельщик

politics ['politiks] политика

economy [i'konami] экономика

finance [fai'nsens] финансы

to aim [eim] ставить целью

to entertain [,enta'tein] развлекать

to express [ik'spres] выражать

opinion [a'pinian] мнение, взгляд

according [a'ko:dio] to согласно, в соответствии

political beliefs [bi'lhfs] политические убеждения

In short короче говоря

to suit [s(j)u:t] подходить

free бесплатный

local [laukl] местный

post-box ['paustboks] почтовый ящик

advertisement [ad'vartismant] реклама

to subscribe [sab'skraib] подписываться

weekly ['wi:kli] еженедельник, еженедельный

Issue [iJii:], [Isju:] выпуск, вопрос

detailed ['dhteild] подробный

well-balanced [ wel'baelanst] взвешенный,

объективный

analysis [a'naelisis] (мн. ч. analyses) анализ

current events [Jwant rvents] текущие события

trend [trend] тенденция

social issues общественные проблемы

review [ri'vju:] обзор, рецензия

column ['kolam] колонка

quotation [,kwau'teijn] цитата

politician [poli'tijn] политик

comment ['komant] комментарий

fascinating ['faesineitig] увлекательный

to uncover [Aivk/wa] обнаруживать, раскрывать

completely [kam'plhtli] совершенно

daily ['deili] ежедневный

to consider [kan'sida] считать

advantage [ad'va:ntid3] преимущество

substitute ['sAbstitjiKt] заменять

Questions

1. Do you read newspapers regularly?

2. How many newspapers does your family subscribe to?

3. Do you like to read articles on politics and finance?

4. Do you read reviews of new films and books?

5. Do you follow sports news in newspapers?

6. Some newspapers run gossip columns (колонки сплетен). Do you read them?

7. Many newspapers print readers' letters, in which people write about their problems. Often there are answers written by psychologists, doctors, educators, etc. Do you read these letters and answers?

8. Have you ever written to a newspaper?

9. Do you read any newspapers in English?

10. What kind of newspapers do you prefer?

11. Do you like Sovershenno Secretno?

12. What do you think ofMoskovsky Komsomoletsl

THE BRITISH PRESS

Probably in no other country are there such great differences between the various national daily newspapers — in the type of news they report and the way they report it.

On the one hand, there are the "quality" newspapers: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. These concern themselves, as far as possible, with factual reports of major national and international events, with the world of politics and business and with the arts and sport.

On the other hand, there are the "populars" and "tabloids," so-called because of their smaller size. The tabloids — the most widely read of which are The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, the Daily Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Star — concentrate on more emotive reporting of stories often featuring sex, violence, the Royal Family, film and pop stars, and sport. It's often said that the popular press aims to entertain its readers rather than inform them.

The tabloid press is much more popular than the quality press.

In some countries, newspapers are owned by government or by political parties. This is not the case in Britain. Newspapers here are mostly owned by individuals or by publishing companies, and the editors of the papers are usually allowed considerate freedom of expression. This is not to say that newspapers are without political bias. Papers like The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express and

The Sun, for example, usually reflect Conservative opinions in their comment and reporting, while the Daily Mirror and The Guardian have a more left-wing bias.

In addition to the 12 national daily newspapers there are nine national papers which are published on Sundays. Most of the "Sundays" contain more reading matter than daily papers, and several of them also include "colour supplements" — separate colour magazines which contain photographicallyillustrated feature articles. Reading a Sunday paper, like having a big Sunday

lunch, is an important tradition in many British households.

Besides, nearly every area in Britain has one or more local newspapers.

The British are one of the biggest newspaper-reading nations in the world.

Names

The Times [taimz] the Financial Times [fai,naenfl 'taimz]

The Independent [indi'pendant] The Daily Telegraph [,deili 'teligraif]

The Gardian ['ga:djan] The Daily Mail ['deili 'meil]

The Daily Express [,deili iks'pres]

the Daily Mirror [,deili 'mira]

The Daily Star [,deili 'sta:]

The Sun [влп]