Підручник Англійська мова 7 клас (8-й рік навчання) - Алла Несвіт - Генеза 2016 рік
UNIT 1 Mass Media: the Press
Lesson 10. Reading a Newspaper
Listening Lab
1. Listen to Ann’s report about early newspapers in the USA. Answer the questions.
1. When was the first true newspaper printed?
2. What was the name of the first successful newspaper in the USA?
3. When did it begin printing?
4. Why was 1833 important in newspaper publishing?
5. List four ways the penny newspapers were like the newspapers of today.
2. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions.
1. What kind of information do newspapers (magazines) offer?
2. How does the information you get from newspapers help you understand the world today?
3. What does the editorial usually deal with?
4. Which of the news items in yesterday’s and today’s newspapers do you find most interesting?
3. Look and say what modern newspapers people in Great Britain and the USA read.
Start like this:
More and more people today are curious about everything that is going on around them. In my opinion, our fast-changing world makes us become more interested in the news.
People in many countries learn about current events from newspapers. They usually read them on their way to and from their offices or in the evening. In Great Britain and the USA people read…
Learning Strategies: Reading Newspapers and Talking News
Use the following formulas when talking or writing about current events and while retelling the article you have read in a newspaper or a magazine:
1. The newspaper carries an article on / about …
2. The article presents the general picture of …
3. The author (reporter) provides the detailed analysis of …
4. The author (name) describes different problems connected with …
5. The author draws our attention to / shows / tells us about …
6. In the opening lines of the article the author tells that …
7. The article deals with … (the international / home events) …
8. The aim of the article is to discuss / to show / to comment / to give facts / to exchange views on a wide range of problems …
9. The keynote of the article is …
10. We can draw the conclusion that …
11. This article helps me understand / gives me useful information about …
12. This article made me think about …
4. a) Read the extracts from the newspaper articles and match them with the headlines.
b) Say what topics the newspaper articles cover.
1. Write or wrong: New exam for 8th-graders? |
2. «The Queen» is crowned at London Film Awards |
3. Money trees, robot nannies, self-cleaning clothes: the wish list of UK parents |
4. ChildLine celebrates 20th Birthday after helping nearly two million children |
A 30 October, 2006 ChildLine (the UK’s free, confidential 24 hour helpline for children and young people, celebrates its 20th birthday on Monday 30 October. Since its launch in 1986, it has been the source of help for nearly two million children. In the last 20 years ChildLine has saved children’s lives, found refuges for children in danger on the streets, and given hope to thousands who had nowhere else to turn. |
B CPS | Policy would focus on writing before high school September 26, 20__ Chicago Sun Times BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter Chicago public schools are putting writing on the front burner. Next school year, 35,000 CPS eighth graders would have to pass a new three-part writing test or get at least a C in writing to graduate under a new promotion policy facing a Chicago School Board vote today. Kids who miss both those marks would have to go to summer school, and if they don’t get at least a C there, they would have to repeat the eighth grade. |
C An extra pair of hands, more hours in the day and a self-cleaning house are the top three most-wanted tools to make family life easier. Your Family asked more than 2,000 parents what they would invent to ease the pressure of family life and to give them more time with their children. Other suggestions included a three-day weekend, a cooker that prepares and serves food, a self-stocking kitchen, a housework robot and parenting advice on-hand 24 hours a day. One fifth of readers highlighted their concerns about a lack of outdoor space for children to play in. |
D The Queen* made the 27th Awards of the London Film Critics’ Circle a right royal affair tonight. The British blockbuster, which has already received two Golden Globes and ten BAFTA nominations, came away with British Film of the Year and British Actress of the Year for leading lady Dame Helen Mirren. The awards were hosted by Mariella Frostrup and Paul Gambaccini at a ceremony held at London’s Dorchester Hotel. Marianne Gray, the awards chairperson, said, «The Queen symbolises everything that is right with the British film industry at the moment and it is great to see that it can compete with the best that Hollywood can offer.» |
5. Work in groups. Choose one of the articles of Ex. 4 on p. 25. Read it again and exchange the information with the other groups in class. Use the learning strategies on page 24.
6. Speak in class. Talk about the importance of getting to know the news. What Ukrainian publications keep you well-informed? What intervals are they published at? Do they cover the local news or worldwide? Where are the main events highlighted? How many subscribers do they have?
7. Compare two newspapers or magazines. How are they similar (different)? Make your comments on the way different topics are given.
8. Find and read one article from your local newspaper. Write a short summary about the events it describes to post on the Internet page. Use the learning strategies on page 24 as a plan.
Перша публікація: 01/01/2016
Останнє оновлення: 31/12/2023
Редакційна та навчальна адаптація: Даний матеріал зведено на основі першоджерела/оригінального тексту. Команда проєкту здійснила редакційне оглядове опрацювання, виправлення технічних неточностей, структурування розділів та адаптацію змісту до навчального формату.
Що було опрацьовано:
- усунення форматних дефектів (OCR-помилки, розриви структури, дефектні символи);
- редакційне упорядкування змісту;
- уніфікація термінів відповідно до академічних джерел;
- перевірка відповідності фактичних тверджень тексту першоджерела.
Усі згадки про автора, рік видання та походження первинного тексту збережено відповідно до джерела.