Unit 4. A DAILY, A WEEKLY, A MONTHLY

Lesson 51. THE PRESS IN GREAT BRITAIN

Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; удосконалювати навички читання й усного мовлення з опорою на лексико-граматичні структури; розвивати культуру спілкування й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; розвивати пам'ять; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань і позитивне ставлення до читання періодичних видань.

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Do you think the following sentences are true or false?

1. British people read a lot of newspapers?

2. Broadsheets are more popular than tabloids?

3. British children prefer magazines to newspapers?

4. More boys than girls in Britain buy magazines.

Be attentive at the lesson to find out if you are right.

2. Speaking

Check the homework (ex. 6, p. 188).

3. Listening

Do ex. 1, p. 189.

4. Writing

Do ex. 2, p. 189.

5. Vocabulary practice

Match the words and their definitions.

1) finance	a) the title of a newspaper report, which is printed in large letters above the report
2) an item	b) to report the details of an event for a newspaper, television, or radio
3) a heading	c) a high standard
4) a headline	d) get somebody’s attention
5) quality	e) to give someone the information they need
6) cater	f) money
7) cover	g) to do what you have tried or wanted to do
8) catch the eye	h) the title written at the top of a piece of writing
9) provide material about	i) provide a particular group of people with everything that they need or want
10) succeed in doing something	j) a single, usually short, piece of news in a newspaper or magazine

Key: 1 f, 2 j, 3 h, 4 a, 5 c, 6 i, 7 b, 8 d, 9 e, 10 g.

6. Reading

Read the text and do ex. 3, p. 190.

THE NATIONAL PRESS

British people like reading newspapers. More newspapers are read in Britain than in any other European country.

There are two types of newspapers in Britain: tabloid and broadsheet. The two most popular daily newspapers, The Sun and The Daily Mirror, are both tabloids. Tabloids have lots of stories about famous people; the photos are large; the headlines are big and there in not much text. Tabloids sell many more copies than broadsheets.

Broadsheets, such as The Times, are not as popular as the tabloids. Broadsheets have long articles with lots of information; some pages report international news; the photos and the headlines are smaller than in the tabloids.

The differences between the tabloids and the broadsheets are breaking down. Broadsheets now realize that tabloids are easier to read and hold. The Guardian, a broadsheet, now has a tabloid section. Many of the broadsheets now have stories about famous people. Tabloids used to be cheaper than broadsheets, but The Times is now the cheapest national newspaper.

Sunday newspapers are a part of the British way of life. These newspapers only appear on Sundays and are more popular than are daily newspapers. They concentrate on general issues and famous people. Some people spend all day reading the Sunday newspaper.

7. Speaking

Do ex. 4, p. 190.

8. Summary

Do ex. 5, p. 191.

9. Homework

Write a short paragraph about press. Use the questions in ex. 5, p. 191 as a plan.

Appendix

NEW EYES EACH YEAR

New eyes each year

Find old books here,

And new books, too,

Old eyes renew;

So youth and age

Like ink and page

In this house join,

Minting new coin.

by Philip Larkin