Recording 1

Ú Pre-listening Task

Before you listen, discuss these questions in pairs.

1. The Guinness Book of Records says that the world’s heaviest newspaper was an edition of The Sunday New York Times. Do you think it weighted more than:

a) 2 kilos? b) 4 kilos? c) 6 kilos?

2. What is the biggest newspaper in Belarus? How many different sections has it got? What are they?

Ú Listening Tasks

1. Listen to an interview with Ivan Fallon who works for a newspaper called “The Sunday Times”, which is published in London. Answer these questions.

1. How many sections are there in The Sunday Times?

2. Which sections does he refer to?

Listen again and answer the questions.

1. Which is bigger: a broadsheet newspaper or a tabloid?

2. What is the “leader” and who writes it?

3. Which section does Ivan Fallon edit?

4. What is special about the book section?

Ú Language Focus

Fill in the missing words from the recording.

1. A broadsheet newspaper is … the size of a tabloid newspaper.

2. A broadsheet newspaper is a … newspaper.

3. The first section, which is obviously … section, is the News section.

4. After that we have more … sections.

5. We also have a colour magazine, colour supplement, which is very much a … part of the paper.

READING HABITS

Recording 2

Ú Pre-listening Task

Make sure you know the meaning of these words and word combinations.

be biased

be objective

human-interest stories

Ú Listening Tasks

1. Listen to three people being interviewed about daily papers and, where possible, add information about their preferences to your chart.

Type of newspapers	Frequency (how often)	Reasons for choosing this newspaper	Reasons for not choosing others

Listen to the recording again and answer these questions.

1. What does the first man mean by “objective”?

2. What does the woman mean by “human-interest stories”?

3. What does the second man mean by “the royals”? Give examples of other figures.

Ú Follow-up Activity

Work in groups of 3 or 4 and discuss reading habits of yours.

LISTENING AND READING HABITS

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