Vocabulary:

comment ['komənt] – комментарий

conservative [kən'sə:vətiv] – консервативный

considerate freedom [kən`si:d(ə)rət `fri:dəm] – значительная свобода

daily ['deili] – ежедневный

editor [`editə] – редактор

emotive [i'məutiv] reporting – эмоциональная подача материала

factual ['f æktjuəl] – фактический, основанный на фактах

feature article ['fi:t∫ə 'a:tikl] – большая статья в газете (посвящённая какой-л. одной теме), очерк

household ['haushəuld] – семья; люди, живущие в одном доме

in addition [ə`di∫n] to – кроме, помимо

individual [,indi'vidjuəl] – личность, частное лицо

it's often [ofn] said – часто говорят

left-wing bias [`left,wiŋ `baiəs] – "левые" пристрастия (полит.)

local [`ləuk(ə)l] – местный

on the one / other hand – с одной / другой стороны

"popular" [`popjulə] – газета для широкой публики

publishing company [`pΛbli∫iŋ `kΛmpəni] – издательство

"quality" newspapers [`kwoliti `njus,peipəz] – пресса "высокого качества" (для бизнесменов, политиков и т.д), газеты полного формата

reading matter – материал для чтения

"Sundays" – газеты, публикуемые по выходным

supplement ['sΛplimənt] – приложение

"tabloid" ['tæbloid] – малоформатная газета со сжатым текстом и большим количеством иллюстраций; бульварная пресса

to aim [eim] – стремиться

to allow [ə`lau] – позволять, разрешать, делать возможным, to be allowed – быть разрешённым

to concern [kən`sə:n] oneself with smth. – заниматься, интересоваться чем-л.

to concentrate ['konsəntreit] on smth. – сосредоточиваться на чём-л.

to entertain [`entətein] rather than inform – скорее развлекать, чем информировать

to feature ['fi:t∫ə] – помещать в газете

to own [əun] – владеть, to be owned by smb. – быть под управлением кого-л., во владении у кого-л.

to reflect [ri'flekt] – отражать

violence [`vaiələns] – насилие, жестокость

For self-examination

Answer the questions:

1. What UK "quality" newspapers do you know?

2. What does a term "tabloid" mean?

3. What UK "popular" newspapers do you know?

4. It's often said that the aim of the popular press is to entertain its readers rather than inform them. What kind of material do these newspapers concentrate on?

5. Are "quality" papers more popular than "tabloids"? Why?

6. In some countries newspapers are owned by government or by political parties. What about Britain?

7. What's the difference between daily newspapers and "Sundays"?

Fill in the blanks:

1. The _______ newspapers are "The Times", "The Independent", "The Guardian", "The Financial Times" and "The Daily Telegraph".

2. The most widely _______ are "The Daily Mail", "The Daily Express", "The Daily Mirror", "The Sun" and "The Daily Star".

3. The tabloid press is much more popular than the _______.

4. Newspapers here are mostly owned by _______ or by _______ companies.

5. Most of the _______ contain more reading matter than daily papers, and several of them also include "colour supplements".

6. Nearly every area in Britain has one or more _______.

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence:

1. the, one of, British, are, the biggest, in, newspaper-reading, the, world, nations;

2. the, press, tabloid, is, popular, than, much more, the, press, quality;

3. mostly, owned, newspapers, are, by, individuals, by, companies, or, publishing;

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

4. Make up a plan (logical scheme) and then summarize the content of the text "The British Press" in writing.