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newspapers

TV Programmes

Tabloids

• headline, producer, horoscope, soap opera, documentary, articles, page, advertisement, prices, celebrities, show, current affairs,

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Chat show

Internet

Documentary film

Popular press

Tabloids

Match Mass Media and Information

• Websites are collections of web pages.

• A serious programme with information about current affairs.

• Newspapers usually with gossip about celebrities

• A competition or quiz in which audience take part.

Popular Press in Britain

British Press

• 1. National serious newspapers express a political opinion.• 2. The Times is the biggest selling newspaper.• 3. Tabloids have detailed articles.• 4. Daily papers are published every day.• 5. Many people disapprove of Sunday papers.• 6. Some local papers are free.

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Russian Media: Newspapers, Magazines, Blogs and Websites

• We find the best way to learn about the country is to read the local newspapers, magazines, and blogs. You'll get a good idea about what's going on in the country if you use any of them.

• Russian Newspapers• Among the quality newspapers are Vedomosti, Kommersant and

Izvestia newspapers. Kommersant has a version in English on the internet: www.kommersant.com.

• The most popular ones are the nationwide tabloid-like daily Komsomolskaya Pravda (www.kp.ru), Moskovsky Komsomolets (www.mk.ru), and Argumenty i Fakty (www.aif.ru). Most of the articles in these newspapers are entertainment, there's much advertising and PR articles as well.

What is the Article about?

• 1. Current affairs• 2. Sport• 3. Celebrity• 4. Biography• 5. Fairy-tale• 6. Love story

• 1. There lived a king. And he had 3 sons. But the last was a fool.

• 2. Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21April 1926. She is the Head of the Commonwealth.

• 3. Hi, Lena. It’s good you are enjoying Russian winter.

• 4. Britney spears is one of the world’s princesses. She has a big house in Beverly Hills and recorded her third album.

• 5. The international community has banned together to condemn a terrorist attack as 35 people were killed in a bombing inside Moscow’s Domodedovo airport

Magazines for Teens

• 1. Girls' Life Magazine is a perfect magazine for girls ages 10 and up. Friends, fashion, quizzes, celebrity interviews and self-esteem.

• 2. American Cheerleader is the must read magazine for cheerleaders. Whether you've already made the squad or are dreaming of your first tryout, you will find everything that you need

• 3. Justine is for teen girls. It presents today's style, fashions and beauty in a realistic & useful way. Justine captures real world of teens with a focus on a healthy lifestyle.

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Make your dialogue

• -What kind of magazines do you prefer?

• Do you look for specific information or just watch photos?

• Do you think teen magazines are useful?

• Do you think it is good when magazines give us some advice?

• Do you follow the advice given in the magazines ?

• Do you like to do psychological test?

• Have you ever won a prize reading a magazine?