Watch the video about British newspapers and complete the exercises below.
Task 1Watch the video and fill in the gaps.
The first regular English newspaper The Daily Courant was first published in . The world's is The Belfast News that was first published in 1737. The most famous British newspaper is , the newspaper of establishments. It is owned by as the English best-selling newspaper, tabloid . This is famous not for news or serious articles but the of semi-naked women and . British newspapers are divided into . Tabloids are divided into . The The Times and The Guardian have now adopted the tabloid and Berliner format. The main reference points of tabloids are .
Task 2Who reads what?
The Times is read by the people who .The Daily Mirror is read by the people who .The Guardian is read by the people who think they .The Morning Star is read by the people who think .The Daily Mail is read by the .The Financial Times is read by the people who .The Daily Express is read by the people who think the country .The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think .The Sun is read by the people who .
Task 3
Find the most suitable endings for each sentence. If necessary, watch the video clip again.
1. During the II World War The Times
refused to publish a fake story to confuse Germans.
published a fake story to confuse Germans.
asked the government to publish a fake story to confuse Germans.
2. "movers and shakers" is the term for
people who influence the British society most.
people who work as bar tenders.
people who read only broadsheets.
3. "gutterpress" is the name used for
black-tops.
red-tops.
Berliner format tabloids.
Task 4
Complete the categories' exercise Newspaper vocabulary.
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