Упр.8 Unit 2 Секция 3 ГДЗ English Михеева 9 класс
8 Read the text and complete it with the following. Listen to the tape, r^ [”J (29), and check your answers.a) are very successfulb) their problemsc) in all parts of Britaind) shock and excitee) computer technologyf) one of the few countriesg) throw the others awayh) profession, sport, hobby or interestBritain is (1) where daily newspapers are brought at the door before breakfast.
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8 Read the text and complete it with the following. Listen to the tape, r^ [”J (29), and check your answers.
a) are very successful
b) their problems
c) in all parts of Britain
d) shock and excite
e) computer technology
f) one of the few countries
g) throw the others away
h) profession, sport, hobby or interest
Britain is (1) where daily newspapers are brought at the door before breakfast. Paperboys or girls push the papers through letterboxes before going to school. For them it is a way of earning some extra money.
The national papers
National newspapers are papers which are sold (2) . They fall into two groups: quality papers and popular papers. Quality papers give national and international news. They also publish articles on many general subjects. The famous quality papers are “The Times”, “The Daily Telegraph”, “The Independent”.
The popular papers such as “The Daily Mail” or “The Sun” try to make news sensational. They often publish “personal” articles which (3) . Much of their information is about the private lives of people who are in the news.
The local news
Local newspapers publish national as well as local news. Some of them have a high standard of reporting and (4) (“The Scotsman”, “Glasgow Herald”). Many cities and towns have their own daily, evening or weekly papers. They present local news.
Periodicals
Periodicals are published weekly, monthly, or quarterly. There are about 7,000 periodicals in the United Kingdom. Many of them are women’s magazines. There are periodicals for almost every (5)
New developments
There has been a revolution in the printing of newspapers. Many of them now use (6) to replace old and expensive methods of printing. Now journalists can type their articles into a computer system which then prints articles automatically and cheaply.
Newspaper structure
British daily papers are published from Monday to Saturday. Quality papers are very thick, much thicker than Russian papers. They usually consist of sections such as Politics, Culture, Finances, Business, etc. Newspaper readers often use only one or two sections and (7) .
Popular papers or tabloids often publish cartoons and humorous drawings, a lot of photographs and readers’ letters.
Nearly all newspapers write about sports news and publish crossword puzzles.
Writing to the newspapers
Writing to the newspapers and periodicals is a popular pastime for many people. Some women write letters about (8) . All the letters are answered. The most interesting — and colourful — are published.