Media

and
technology
What is The Media?

Media is a term which refers to

several means of communication,
used to reach a large audience in
order to transmit information,
news or entertainment.
What types of Media do you know of?

• Radio
• Television
• Newspapers / Magazines
• Mobile phones
• Internet
Newspapers
 British newspapers
After the Japanese,
??? the British
??? are the
people who buy the most daily
newspapers in the world.
 What is a newspaper?
A newspaper is a daily or weekly printed
publication containing local, national
or/and international news, advice and
sports columns, TV guides, comics, weather
forecasts and classified ads.
These sections do not necessarily
appear in all newspapers.
 Newspapers have got
different sections.
- Local, National, International News
- Business, Economy Section
- Advice Column
- Sports Column
- Comic Strips, Horoscopes, Crosswords
- TV Guide
- Weather Forecast
- Classified Ads
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
National / International news
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
Business / Economy section
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
Advice column
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
Sports news
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
Comics / Horoscopes
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
TV Guide
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
Weather Forecast
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
 Match the section to the
corresponding picture.
Classified Ads
1
7

4
8
5

3
6
In Britain, some newspapers are
delivered door-to-door every day.
 In Britain there are two
types of newspapers.

Tabloids Quality Papers/

Broadsheets
The two most popular British
newspapers are tabloids.
 What are tabloids?

• small format newspapers

• more pictures
• short and not very
much serious articles
• lots of gossip
• informal language
• more human interest stories
 What are quality papers?

• large format newspapers

• detailed and more
serious articles
• fewer pictures
• opinions on important
events
• more formal language
Nowadays most newspapers
can be read online.
 Try to guess!

Is it a tabloid?

OR

Is it a quality paper?
 Try to guess!

Is it a tabloid?

Is it a quality
paper?

Why?
It is a quality paper.
Try to guess!

Is it a tabloid?

Is it a quality
paper?

Why?
It is a tabloid.
 Worksheet: Exercise A

daily
1. A ____________ newspaper is published every day,
sometimes with the exception of Sundays.
2. Newspapers that are published once a week and tend
weekly
to be smaller than daily papers, are called _____________
newspapers.
3. News, business, advice and sports columns, comics
strips, horoscopes, weather forecasts and classified
sections
ads can be newspaper’s ____________.
4. When a newspaper circulates throughout the whole
national newspaper.
country, it is called a ____________
 Worksheet: Exercise A

headline
5. The title of a newspaper article is the _____________.
6. The _____________
lead of a newspaper article gives the most
important information about an event or issue.
7. When the newspaper is small and full of colourful
tabloid
pictures we call it a ___________.
8. A more factual and serious newspaper is a
quality paper
_________________.
Speaking
Do you like reading newspapers?
Why or why not?
How often do you read a
newspaper?
Every day!
Once a week!
Once a month!
Rarely!
Never!
Which sections of a newspaper
do you enjoy reading?
Reading
 ?
A laptop bag mistakenly left by someone at the back of a hotel
sparked the massive evacuation of Manchester’s city centre
this morning over fears that it was a bomb.

Hundreds of workers were evacuated from offices and parts of the city were closed
after the suspicious bag was found near the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly hotel at
7.35am.
Army bomb disposal experts were called to Portland Street
and a 100m cordon was put in place causing travel chaos for
thousands of people. A controlled explosion was later carried
out on the bag and, when examined, it was found to contain
no explosive device. Instead, a laptop and cables were
found.
By Andy Rudd
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
 A. Choose the best Headline for this article
and explain your option.

1 2

Bomb alert causes

evacuation of city centre
4
3
B. Explain your option.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

C. Complete the table with information in the Lead / Introduction.

Newspaper Lead
what
a laptop bag sparked a massive evacuation
where
at the back of a hotel – Manchester city centre
who
by someone
when
this morning
why
fear it was a bomb
how
not answered
Writing
 What is a newspaper
article?
A newspaper article provides factual
information about a current or recent
event or issue.
 Here are some tips for writing
a newspaper article.
Use: Format:
• clear and concise • Headline/ title
writing • Lead / Introduction
• factual and accurate • Body: 1 or 2
language written in paragraphs
3rd person • Final Quote
• passive or active voice • Byline (reporter’s
• comments, quotes, name)
statements of the • Illustrations / photos/
people involved, graphics and maps
witnesses or experts
 Newspaper article format.
Headline: Lead:
• short, • 25-35 words
• bold • summarise the main facts
• catches the • answer the W’s questions
reader’s attention and sometimes the how
question (who, what,
Photo: where, when, why )
• adds interest and Body: 1st paragraph
colour • add interesting facts or
details
Body: 2nd paragraph • include quotes of the
• less essential people involved or
details experts
• information about
Byline:
a similar event
• reporter’s name
• final quote
 Now choose a headline for
your newspaper article.

“Old lady arrested in church”

“School director imprisoned

in his own office”

“Street dog saves child”

Begin by filling in the table
first. Then write the lead of
your newspaper article.