номер 4, страница 53 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Wetz, Pye

4 Answer the questions.

1. Do you read newspapers?

2. Which papers do you or people you know read?

3. How often do you or members of your family buy a newspaper?

4. Why do / don't you read a newspaper?

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These days, it's very easy to find out what's happening in the world. You can read or listen to the latest national and international news stories on your digital TV, laptop, tablet or smartphone. However, a lot of people still prefer to get the news in a more traditional way, by reading a newspaper. In some countries, there are two distinct types of daily national newspaper - 'quality' papers and 'sensationalist' papers. Both types inform and entertain, but they use different techniques to do this.

Quality newspapers

These are more serious than sensationalist papers, both in their design and their content. They concentrate on more serious news topics, such as politics, economics and international news. They use a formal style of language with longer sentences and technical vocabulary. As well as news, they often contain arts and culture reviews.

Sensationalist newspapers

These concentrate on human interest stories and celebrity gossip. They often show large or controversial photos of celebrities. They use shorter words and sentences, with colloquial words and expressions. Their headlines are large and sometimes funny. They usually contain features such as interviews, horoscopes and problem pages.

Both types of newspaper share some characteristics. For example, most newspapers – quality or sensationalist – contain articles about sport, weather forecasts, crosswords and TV guides. When there's an important event such as an election or a natural disaster, it's usually on the front page of all newspapers.

Ответьте на вопросы: 1. Вы читаете газеты? 2. Какие газеты читаете вы или ваши знакомые? 3. Как часто вы или члены вашей семьи покупаете газету? 4. Почему вы читаете / не читаете газеты?

Ответ:

1. Yes, I sometimes read newspapers, but not very often. / Да, я иногда читаю газеты, но не очень часто.

2. My grandpa reads a local newspaper, but I don't remember its name. I usually look at sensationalist papers if I see them, because the photos are interesting. / Мой дедушка читает местную газету, но я не помню ее названия. Я обычно просматриваю "желтую прессу", если вижу ее, потому что там интересные фотографии.

3. My grandpa buys one every weekend. We rarely buy newspapers ourselves. / Мой дедушка покупает одну газету каждые выходные. Сами мы редко покупаем газеты.

4. I don't read newspapers regularly because I find out all the news online from my smartphone. It's faster and usually free. / Я не читаю газеты регулярно, потому что узнаю все новости онлайн со своего смартфона. Это быстрее и обычно бесплатно.