Дискурсивная практика "Английский язык"

SPEECH PRACTICE TEST 4

I. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.(15 points)

caption
circulation
column
comic strip
correspondent
editor
editorial
feature
journal
layout
morning paper round
obituary
paparazzo
preview
reporter

morning paper delivery by a teenager to the door of the reader
a few lines printed underneath a picture
a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine
the way in which the parts of a piece of writing are arranged
regular section in a newspaper written by the same person
someone employed by a newspaper, TV, etc to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject
funny story told in pictures
magazine for people with a particular interest
printed announcement about sb’s death
special article which gives the opinion of the editor on a particular topic
number of copies of a newspaper/magazine sold to the public
report or description of a film/play before it is shown to the general public
person who is in charge of all the journalists and who is responsible for making decisions about the contents of the paper’s articles
person who finds out and writes about news events for a newspaper/radio
a photographer who follow famous people in order to take photographs they can sell to newspapers

II. Provide the required number of synonyms. Choose from the words on the right: (10 points)

to appeal to (3)	to be famous for (2)	to be particularly strong on (1)	to have a high reputation for (1)	to cover (1)	invasion of privacy (1)
to cater for to specialize in to be noted for to feature to be renowned for to target intrusion into privacy to report to be greatly respected for to be geared to

III. Which of the following characteristics would you refer to a broadsheet and which to a tabloid paper? Write the appropriate numbers into the boxes below (12 points)

Large format newspapers. Newspapers which contain bold headlines and large photographs. The page size is small. The newspaper is generally aimed at the educated class. The writing style is informal. New reported in a formal style and there are few photographs. The items reported are generally of serious nature and cover issues of national and global interest. Sentences are short and dramatic vocabulary is used to grab the readers’ attention, especially in headlines. They are the Times, The Independent, The Guardian. They often contain horoscopes, stories about celebrities and problem pages. They include The Sun, The Mirror, The News of the World. These newspapers are also called quality newspapers.
TABLOIDS	BROADSHEETS

Large format newspapers.
Newspapers which contain bold headlines and large photographs.
The page size is small.
The newspaper is generally aimed at the educated class.
The writing style is informal.
New reported in a formal style and there are few photographs.
The items reported are generally of serious nature and cover issues of national and global interest.
Sentences are short and dramatic vocabulary is used to grab the readers’ attention, especially in headlines.
They are the Times, The Independent, The Guardian.
They often contain horoscopes, stories about celebrities and problem pages.
They include The Sun, The Mirror, The News of the World.
These newspapers are also called quality newspapers.

TABLOIDS

BROADSHEETS

IV. Put the words or phrases below in their correct places in the following passage:(13 points)

cartoons editorials circulation censorship sensational
views advertising gossip columns news agencies reviews
headlines entertainment correspondents

A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it and also from the 1) ... it carries. A popular newspaper with a 2) ... of over five million daily makes a lot of money. Less serious newspapers are probably read just for 3) ....
They have big 4) ... above the news stories, funny 5) ... to look at and 6) ... photos of violence. The 7) ... are full of stories of the private lives of famous people. No one takes the political 8) ... of such papers very seriously. On the other hand, in a free country where there is no 9) ... serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to them by their 10) ... round the world and by the big 11) .... People also read these newspapers for their 12) ... of new books, films and plays and for their 13) ... which represent the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment.

Кол-во ошибок	Процент выполнения	Оценка
0-1	100 -98	10
2-3	97-94	9
4-5	93-90	8
6-10	89-80	7
11-15	79-70	6
16-20	69-60	5
21-25	59-50	4
26-33	49-34	3
34-41	33-18	2
42-49	17-2	1
50	0	0