Перевод текста и ответить на вопросы! ! ! the british people are probably the greatest newspaper readers in the world. this explains the fact that there are quite a lot of editions of different kind. generally, all the newspapers are divided into two groups. on the one hand, there are “quality” newspapers, which publish ana lytical articles on serious topics, involving economy, politics and busi ness issues. among the “quality” papers are the times, the guardian, thefinancial times, the independent. their circulation is not large, but their reputation is unshakeable. on the other hand, there are “pop ular” papers, or “tabloids” which are considered entertaining rather than informative. people buy such kind of papers to learn the latest news on sports events, private life of celebrities and rumors. their cir culation is much larger compared to “quality” papers. they are usually less in size and use large letters for the headings to report sensational news. the newspapers of this kind have the word “daily” in the name. there are usually a lot of photographs, crosswords, sketches, and com mixes in these papers. among them the most popular are daily express, the sun, daily mail, private eye, daily mirror, daily star and others. besides newspapers of daily circulation, there are also the ones issued on sundays. these may be either the supplements to the daily papers, or independent sunday papers, which are larger in size than the daily ones and usually have several separate parts on different topics. they can be called family papers, as there is something to read for each member of the family: love stories, detective stories, facts from history, sport, art, and much more. these newspapers contain the word “sunday” in their title. besides, there are a great number of all kinds of magazines. all the newspapers and magazines in the uk are privately owned. fleet street in london, which was known as the home of many news papers, has now lost its prominence — the offices of many newspapers have moved away from london, as the rent is very high. 1.answer the following questions: 1.are the british people great newspaper readers? 2.what types of newspapers are there in the united kingdom? 3.what do “quality” newspapers specialize in? 4.what is the main aim of “popular” newspapers? 5.are sunday newspapers larger or smaller in size than the newspa pers issued on weekdays? 6.what articles can one read in sunday papers? 7.where were the offices of the largest british newspaper agencies previously situated? 8.what are the two main broadcasting companies in the united kingdom? 9.what are the tv channels in the united kingdom? 10.what kind of programmes do they broadcast? 2.say whether the following statements are true or false: 1.not many newspapers are published in the united kingdom today. 2.quality newspapers publish analytical articles about business and politics. 3.the financial times is a popular newspaper. 4.the circulation of “popular” papers is much larger compared to “quality” papers. 5.all the newspapers and magazines in the united kingdom are owned by the state. 6.there are a lot of offices of newspaper agencies in fleet street. 3.ask your friend five questions about newspapers he/she reads. 4.speak about the newspapers you read. 5.answer the questions about television in russia. 1.how many tv channels are there? 2.are there any local tv channels in your city/town? 3.do you watch tv regularly? 4.what is your favourite channel? why do you like it? 5.do you watch tv regularly or occasionally? 6.what kinds of programmes do you like watching? 7.do you watch news regularly? 8.why is it essential to watch news programmes?
1.ответьте на следующие вопросы:
1.Британцы большие читатели газет? Yes, they are.
2.Какие типы газет издаются в Великобритании? Quality papers and tabloids.
3.На чём “качественные” газеты специализируются? They publish serious analitical materials on business, politics and economy.
4.Какова главная цель “популярных” газет (таблоидов)? It's entertaining.
5.Воскресные газеты больше или меньше по размеру, чем газеты, издаваемые в будние дни? They are larger than daily papers.
6.Какие статьи можно прочитать в воскресных газетах? There are articles about love, sport, detective stories, articles on art and many others.
7.Где находились офисы крупнейших британских газетных агентств до сих пор?
They were in Fleet Street in London.
8.Какие две основные вещательные компании есть в Соединенном
Королевстве? BBC-1 BBC-2 and ITV (Independant Channel)
9.Какие ТВ каналы в Соединенном Королевстве? There are 448 different channels.
10.Какие программы передают? The programmes are of all kinds like in Russia.
II. Сказать, являются ли следующие утверждения истинными или ложными:
1.Не много газет выходят в Соединенном Королевстве сегодня. False
2.Качественные газеты публикуют аналитические статьи о бизнесе и политике.True
3.The Financial Times -это популярная газета. False
4.Тираж “популярных” газет значительно больше по сравнению с“качественными” газетами. True
5.Все газеты и журналы в Соединенном Королевстве принадлежит государству.False
6.Много отделений редакций газет находится на Флит-Стрит. False
III.Спроси у друга пять вопросов о газетах, которые он/она читает.
What newspapers do you usually read?
Who buys newspapers in your family?
Do you read newspapers regularly?
Do you discuss articles with your friends?
What kind of articles do you prefer to read?
Скажи о газетах, которые вы читаете.
IV.ответить на вопросы о телевидении в России.
1.Сколько каналов есть? About 50.
2.Есть ли какие местные телеканалы в вашем городе? Of course, there are some.
3.Регулярно ли вы смотрите телевизор? Yes, I do/No, I don't.
4.Какой ваш любимый канал? Почему вам он нравится? It's Sport channel. I like watching sports.
5.Вы регулярно смотрите телевизор или время от времени? From time to time.
6.Какие программы вы любите смотреть? I like to watch feature films.
7.Регулярно ли вы смотрите новости? From time to time.
8.Почему важно смотреть новостные программы? In order to know the news in the city, in the country and in the world.