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What is the press ?

It is a paper or a magazine printed and sold daily or weekly with news , advertisements , articles about politics, crime, business , art, entertainment , fashion, music, and sport events.

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The press:

  • Informs
  • Educates
  • Entertains
  • Influences the way people look at the world
  • Makes people change

their attitude

  • make public opinion

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In ancient Rome, announcement bulletins of the Acta Diurna government were made public by Julius Caesar. They were carved on stone or metal and posted in public places.

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Parts of newspaper:

  • Headlines
  • News report
  • Editorial
  • Feature articles

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Choose adjectives to describe parts of newspaper:

  • Shocking
  • Loud
  • Scandalous
  • Sensational
  • Exciting
  • Amusing

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Example: I believe headlines are always brief

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Newspapers can be:

  • Daily
  • Weekly

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Magazines can be:

  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Quarterly

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We can:

  • Buy the press
  • Subscribe to the periodicals

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The press idioms:

  • Stop the presses!
  • Press the luck
  • Press the panic button
  • To be pressed for time
  • Stop everything
  • Try your fate
  • To react in a very emotional way
  • Time is short

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Complete the sentences:

  • Don’t ---- --- ----! Be careful!
  • We were so tired that the trainer agreed to ----.
  • The day before her exam she ---- ---- ---- --on everything.
  • Hurry up. We are ---- --- ---.