The British press consists of several kinds of newspapers.
The national papers are the ones sold all over the country, with a large circulation, giving general news.
There are two main types of national papers - the "popular" papers and the "quality" papers. The popular papers are smaller in size (they are tabloid size), with lots of pictures, big headlines and short articles. They are easy to read and often contain little truthful information. They give much space to opinions. They usually have "human interest" stories - stories about ordinary people and events. Examples of this type of newspapers are "The Daily Mail". "The Sun", etc.
"Quality" papers appeal to the more serious reader, who wants to read about politics and foreign affairs. These papers such as "The Daily Telegraph", "The Guardian" are bigger in size (they are called "broad-sheets"), with longer articles and a wider coverage of events. They have different pages for home news, foreign affairs, features articles, fashion, business, sport and so on.
People in Britain buy more papers on Sunday than on weekdays. The Sunday papers have a higher circulation than the dailies. As with the dailies, there are both popular and quality Sunday newspapers. The quality ones have different sections and a colour magazine (usually full of advertisements).
The British are great newspaper readers. Newspapers are often thought of as either "qualities" or "populars". The "qualities" give serious accounts of the news and reports on business matters, industry and culture. They are usually large-sized.
The "quality" papers, like The Times, The Guardian and others, are directed at readers who want full information on a wide range of public matters. "Popular" newspapers appeal to people wanting news of a more entertaining character. They are usually with lots of illustrations. Some populars, like The Sun, are note for their sensational stories and photographs. Some newspapers come out only on Sundays:
"Qualities": The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times
"Populars": Sunday Express, Sunday Mirror
Many newspapers are printed in color, as the part of Sunday or Saturday paper. They provide reading material about clothes, cooking, diet, the house and home.
There is a wide variety of magazines in Britain. Their titles show that cater for tastes and interests: British Chess Magazine, Homes and Gardens, Country Life, Do-it-yourself.
1 Rewrite each sentence using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning.
0 This book is Bob’s. (his) This is his book. 1 I own this house. (mine) _This house is mine. 2 This is Paula and John’s dog. (their) This is their dog. 3 Who owns this bag? (whose) Whose is this bag? 4 Is this money yours? (your) Is this your money? 5 They own that cat. (theirs) That cat is theirs. 6 That house belongs to my family. That house is ours. 7 I own that coat. (me) That coat belongs to me. 8 We own this boat. (ours)This boat is ours. 9 This CD is mine. (my) This is my CD. 10 Are they your animals? (yours) Are these animals yours?
2 Put the words in the correct order.
0 A blue old car ugly. An ugly old blue car. 1 A lady dark tall beautiful. A beautiful tall dark lady. 2 Some large green apples. 3 A little pretty brown dog. 4 A nice new cotton skirt.
3 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 The Pacific is larger than the Atlantic. 1 My car is better than your car. 2 Australia is the smallest continent. 3 Tony walks more quickly than me. 4 Rome is older than London. 5 The white jacket is the more expensive. 6 This video is more interesting than the other one. 7 Sarah is the tallest in the class. 8 This is the worst film I’ve seen. 9 It’s the most beautiful painting in the gallery. 10 The new computer is smaller than the old one.
5 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 It is getting cold. 1 Have you done the washing-up? 2 Can you come here, please? 3 We got a new television last month. 4 You are making too much noise. 5 Where did you go on Friday? 6 I didn’t get your letter. 7 What time do you get up in the mornings? 8 Give John his books. He’s over in the library. 9 We are all getting older. 10 Have you got any money? 6 Write one word in each space.
0 I don’t believe in ghosts. 1 The teacher told us __to___ be quiet. 2 We wanted __to___ go to the cinema. 3 He’s interested _in boxing. 4 We were late___for__ class. 5 Katy is not very good ___in__ basketball. 6 We were just talking __about___ you. 7 Clare was fighting __with___ her brother. 8 I’m bored watching television. 9 They were asking ___for__ joining the club. 10 They are wanted ___for__ the police.
Жили-были старик и старуха, его жена.У них не было детей.Старик имел питомца – птицу.Это была маленькая серенькая птичка.Человек любил её нежно.Он заботился о ней.Он давал ей еду и воду каждое утро и каждый вечер.Однажды старик собрался в магазин, чтобы купить еду.Он сказал своей жене: “Я пойду в магазин, чтобы купить хлеба, соли, сливочного масла, макарон и сахара хорошо ухаживай за птицей!Давай ему еду и воду утром и вечером!”“Хорошо”, - сказала его жена.“Пока”. (До свидания).Было очень холодно.Старик надел теплые брюки и сапоги, свитер, пальто, теплую шапку и ушел.Женщина не давала птице пищу или воду по утрам.Она не давала птице ничего поесть или попить вечером.Птица была очень голодна и хотела пить.Вдруг птичка увидела хлеб на столе.Она съела немного хлеба.Когда женщина увидела, что птица ест хлеб, она взяла птицу и выбросила её из окна.Когда старик пришел домой, он не увидел птицу.“ Где моя птица?”, - спросил он свою жену.“ Ой. Где моя маленькая птичка? Где мой милый друг?”“Я не знаю”, - сказала его жена.Старик ушел в лес искать свою птицу.Он шел, и шел, и шел.Ему было очень холодно.Но он не пошел домой – он искал своего дорогого друга.Наконец он увидел свою птицу на дереве!Он был так счастлив!Он попросил птицу вернуться домой, но птица не хотела.Птица сказал старику: “Большое Ты хорошо позаботился обо мне. Но я не вернусь домой. Мне не нравится твоя жена”.Затем птица поставила две корзины – одну большую, а другую маленькую – возле старика и сказала: “Возьми корзину, которая тебе больше нравится и возвращайся домой”.Старик поблагодарил птицу, взял маленькую корзинку и пошел домой.Дома старуха хотела узнать, что было в корзине.Они открыли корзинку и увидела, что она полна золота.Старик сказал своей жене, что золото было настоящее птичье.“Ты не умничай! Я умнее, чем ты! Скажи мне, где твоя птица! Я пойду к ней. Но я не возьму маленькую корзинку, я возьму большую”.И старуха убежала в лес.Когда она увидела птицу на дереве, она сказала: “Привет, дорогая птичка! Я так рада тебя видеть! Я очень сильно люблю тебя! Ты дала корзинку моему мужу дайте мне лукошко тоже!”“Хорошо,” - сказала птица: “Я дам и тебе корзинку”. И маленькая птичка поставила две корзины рядом с женщиной – большую и маленькую.Старуха не долго думала.Она быстро схватила большую корзину и побежала домой.Она не поблагодарила птицу.Когда она вернулась домой, она хотела видеть то, что было в корзине и быстро открыла ее.И что она увидела?Она видела только желтые листья в ней!
Птица была не голодна или не хотела пить. Старик ушел в лес искать птицу. Ему было очень холодно. Он не был рад видеть птицу. Птица была под деревом. Мужчина взял маленькую корзинку. Женщина взяла небольшую корзинку тоже.
The British Press
The British press consists of several kinds of newspapers.
The national papers are the ones sold all over the country, with a large circulation, giving general news.
There are two main types of national papers - the "popular" papers and the "quality" papers. The popular papers are smaller in size (they are tabloid size), with lots of pictures, big headlines and short articles. They are easy to read and often contain little truthful information. They give much space to opinions. They usually have "human interest" stories - stories about ordinary people and events. Examples of this type of newspapers are "The Daily Mail". "The Sun", etc.
"Quality" papers appeal to the more serious reader, who wants to read about politics and foreign affairs. These papers such as "The Daily Telegraph", "The Guardian" are bigger in size (they are called "broad-sheets"), with longer articles and a wider coverage of events. They have different pages for home news, foreign affairs, features articles, fashion, business, sport and so on.
People in Britain buy more papers on Sunday than on weekdays. The Sunday papers have a higher circulation than the dailies. As with the dailies, there are both popular and quality Sunday newspapers. The quality ones have different sections and a colour magazine (usually full of advertisements).
The British are great newspaper readers. Newspapers are often thought of as either "qualities" or "populars". The "qualities" give serious accounts of the news and reports on business matters, industry and culture. They are usually large-sized.
The "quality" papers, like The Times, The Guardian and others, are directed at readers who want full information on a wide range of public matters. "Popular" newspapers appeal to people wanting news of a more entertaining character. They are usually with lots of illustrations. Some populars, like The Sun, are note for their sensational stories and photographs. Some newspapers come out only on Sundays:
"Qualities": The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times
"Populars": Sunday Express, Sunday Mirror
Many newspapers are printed in color, as the part of Sunday or Saturday paper. They provide reading material about clothes, cooking, diet, the house and home.
There is a wide variety of magazines in Britain. Their titles show that cater for tastes and interests: British Chess Magazine, Homes and Gardens, Country Life, Do-it-yourself.