Word bank for newspaper article

A collection of useful vocabulary for newspapers. These words can be used for talking or writing about newspapers. There is also an audio for each section to help you improve your pronunciation. This topic can come in all parts of the IELTS speaking test, writing task 2 and also listening and reading. It’s well worth learning this useful newspaper vocabulary.

Types of Newspapers

• tabloids = gossip newspapers
• broadsheets = newspapers printed on large sheets which are usually considered more serious
• daily / weekly / monthly newspapers = papers printed once a day / once a week / once a month
• quarterly newspapers = newspapers printed once every 3 months
• heavy newspaper = a newspaper with serious content
• gutter press = newspapers which focus on sensational journalism, often about the lives of famous people
• periodical = a newspaper or magazine published at regular intervals
• local / regional newspaper = a newspaper which contains news from a particular area
• national newspaper = a newspaper which contains news from the whole country

Newspaper Content

• headlines = heading or title appearing at the top of a page or article
• columns = news that is printed in vertical columns rather than taking a whole page
• obituaries = a section in the newspaper about people who have recently died
• horoscope = a section in the newspaper about star signs and zodiac signs which foretell the future
• weather report = a section in the newspaper for weather forecasts
• business section = a section in the newspaper with business news
• international / world news section = a section in the newspaper which focuses on news from abroad
• caption = a explanation or title matching a picture or cartoon
• letter to the editor = a section in the newspaper for people to express their views to the editor of the newspaper
• special feature = a special story
• editorial = a news article containing the editor’s opinions
• comic strip = a cartoon series in the newspaper
• advice column = a column in the newspaper where advice is given to people who write in for it
• TV guide = a section in the newspaper with a guide for TV programs for the coming day or week

Other Useful Vocabulary for Newspapers

• circulation = the number of copies a newspaper distributes on an average day (some newspapers have a wider circulation than others)
• edition = a particular version of a text
• layout = the way articles are designed on a page (this can include the position of pictures, the number of columns and the size of headlines)
• attention-grabbing = a news story which draws public attention
• eye-catching = a picture or layout which catches a person’s eye
• in-depth = with many details
• sensational news = news which causes public excitement or interest
• black and white = without colour
• direct quotation = words taken directly from what a person has said
• paparazzi = a freelance photographer who follows celebrities
• front page = the first page of a newspaper
• supplementary magazine = a magazine which sometimes is given free with a newspaper
• back issue = an old newspaper edition
• subject matter = the topic dealt with in an article
• proof reader = a person who checks a text for errors
• fact checkers = a person (people) who checks if the newspaper facts and information in an article are correct
• hot off the press = news that has just been printed and is very recent
• readership = the collective readers of a newspaper (some newspapers have a large readership)
• issue (n) = 1. an important topic for a debate   2. a copy of a newspaper

Practice with Newspaper Vocabulary

Fill in the following sentences with word(s) from the above lists. Words can be adapted to make the sentences grammatically correct.

Try to fill in the answers before you listen to the audio below.

1.  I can’t understand why people buy ……………….. because they don’t contain real news, just gossip.
2. Famous people deserve the right to privacy and the government should do more to control and limit ……………
3. There are so many mistakes in that article with information that they’ve got wrong. They really should employ a …………….
4. I’m not keen on the …………… of some newspapers. It seems to me as though they are trying to fill the pages with pictures and big words to get people’s attention but I just think it’s messy.
5.  Did you read about that amazing hero in WWII that recently died? There was a wonderful article about her life in the …………….. today.
6. The reason that many people only glance through the papers to read the ……………….. is that they are so busy and don’t have time to read the details in the articles themselves.
7. Although we live in a global world, where international news is important to follow, it is still vital that people read their ……………… newspapers in order to learn about the community in which they live.
8. I quite like reading …………… because it’s interesting to read the views of the editor on particular issues.

Listen to the full sentences to check your answers.

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Error Correction

Find the mistakes in the following sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.

1. The paparazzi, who work freelance, are notorious for hound celebrities.
2. Gutter press focuses on mainly sensational news.
3. Tabloid are not popular newspapers among the educated people in my country.
4. Fact checkers do important work and are responsible to make sure that people are quote correctly in articles.
5. The recent article about marine environmental problems is hot of the press.
6. For my research, I had to go through a lot of back issues of various newspapers to find the articles relate to my degree thesis.
7. I’m pleased that newspapers are starting to include some colour photographs and pictures because it makes the articles more interesting and eye-catch.
8. One of my favourite parts of a newspaper is the comic strip because I find the message in the cartoons so relevent to the major issues of the day.

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Let’s Talk About Newspapers

Here you can find a collection of useful newspapers vocabulary. These words can be used for talking or writing about newspapers.

Types of newspapers

• tabloid (таблоїд, бульварна газета) – gossip newspaper
• broadsheets – newspapers printed on large sheets which are usually considered more serious
• daily / weekly / monthly newspapers – papers printed once a day / once a week / once a month
• quarterly newspapers – newspapers printed once every three months
• heavy newspaper – a newspaper with serious content
• gutter press (бульварна преса) – newspapers which focus on sensational journalism, often about the lives of famous people
• periodical (періодичне видання) – a newspaper or magazine published at regular intervals
• local / regional newspaper – a newspaper which contains news from a particular area
• national newspaper – a newspaper which contains news from the whole country

Newspaper Content

• headline (заголовок) – heading or title appearing at the top of a page or article
• columns – news that is printed in vertical columns rather than taking a whole page
• obituaries (некрологи) – a section in the newspaper about people who have recently died
• horoscope – a section in the newspaper about star signs and zodiac signs which foretell the future
• weather report – a section in the newspaper for weather forecasts
• business section – a section in the newspaper with business news
• international / world news section – a section in the newspaper which focuses on news from abroad
• letter to the editor (лист до редакції)  – a section in the newspaper for people to express their views to the editor of the newspaper
• editorial (передовиця) – a news article containing the editor’s opinion
• comic strip – a cartoon series in the newspaper
• TV guide – a section in the newspaper with a guide for TV programs for the coming day or week

Useful Newspapers Vocabulary

• circulation (тираж) – the number of copies a newspaper sold each day or each week (some newspapers have a wider circulation than others)
• edition (видання) – a particular version of a text
• layout (компонування) – the way articles are designed on a page (this can include the position of pictures, the number of columns and the size of headlines)
• attention-grabbing (привертає увагу) – a news story which draws public attention
• eye-catching – a picture or layout which catches a person’s eye
• sensational news – which causes public excitement or interest
• black and white – without colour
• paparazzi – a freelance photographer who follows celebrities
• front page – the first page of a news paper
• subject matter (тема) – the topic dealt with in an article
• proof reader (коректор)– a person who checks a text for errors
• fact checker – a person who checks if the newspaper facts  and information in an article are correct
• readership (читацька аудиторія) – the collective readers of a newspaper (some newspapers have a large readership)
• issue (випуск, видання)– a copy of a newspaper; an important topic for a debate
• online news – Інтернет-новини
• a press conference – прес-конференція
• a media outlet – ЗМІ
• yellow journalism – journalism that is based upon sensationalism
• invasion of privacy – порушення приватності
• government censorship – урядова цензура
• to cover a story (висвітлити історію) – to report on an event
• in-depth coverage of (поглиблене висвітлення) – a detailed analysis of
• eyewitness reports (повідомлення очевидців) – descriptions of what happened by people who actually saw an event take place
• breaking news (останні новини) – news which is just coming in

Have practice using Newspapers Vocabulary

Fill in the sentences with the words:

editorials   tabloids   paparazzi   obituaries   fact checker   headlines  regional   layout

1. I don’t understand why people buy __________  because they don’t contain real news, just gossip.
2. Famous people deserve the right to privacy and the government should do more to control and limit __________ .
3. There are so many mistakes in that article with information that they’ve got wrong. They really should employ a __________ .
4. I’m not keen on the __________ of some newspapers. It seems to me as though they are trying to fill the pages with pictures and big words to get people’s attention but I just think it’s messy.
5. Did you read about that amazing hero in World War II that recently died? There was a wonderful article about her life in the __________ today.
6. The reason that many people only glance through the papers to read the  __________ is that they are so busy and don’t have time to read the details in the articles themselves.
7. Although we live in a global world, where international news is important to follow, it is still vital that people read their __________ newspapers in order to learn about the community in which they live.
8. I like reading __________ because it’s interesting to read the views of the editor on particular issues.

Answer the questions

1. Do you often read the news?
2. Which magazines and newspapers do you read?
3. What kinds of articles are you most interested in? Why?
4. Have you ever read a newspaper or magazine in a foreign language?
5. Do you think newspapers and magazines might one day disappear?
6. Why is it important to read the news?
7. Should the government control what is in our newspapers?
8. What kind of person can become a good journalist?
9. Can you describe a newspaper or a magazine that you like to read? You should say: what the publication is; what kind of information it contains; how often you read it; explain why you read it.

I hope you find Newspapers Vocabulary useful to speak and write about newspapers and their content.

Based on: ieltsliz.com/newspaper-vocabulary/

The news and the truth are not the same thing.

Новости и правда – это не одно и то же.

Прежде всего, необходимо помнить, что слово news в английском языке используется как существительное в единственном числе, хоть оно и заканчивается на -s, что часто указывает на множественное число существительного. Взгляните на пример:

No news is good news. – Отсутствие новостей – тоже хорошая новость.

Новости можно охарактеризовать по-разному, например: hard news (важные политические новости), soft news (развлекательные новости), fake news (ложные новости, сфабрикованные материалы). Упоминая информацию, которую вы услышали или увидели в новостях, следует говорить in the news.

Online education has been in the news a lot this week. — На этой неделе онлайн-образование часто появлялось в новостях.

Когда мы комментируем какую-либо новость, необходимо использовать грамматическое время Present Perfect. Рассмотрим следующие примеры:

They have just said in the news that Somali pirates attacked large Japanese oil tanker. – В новостях только что сказали, что сомалийские пираты напали на японский нефтяной танкер.

They have just announced that the president has left his office. – Только что объявили, что президент покидает свой пост.

• О том, в каких еще случаях используется это грамматическое время, читайте в статье «Present Perfect — правила и примеры».

Если мы более детально описываем случившееся, то следует использовать прошедшие времена и помнить о правилах косвенной речи. Взгляните на пример:

They’ve just said that a woman was killed in a house fire. Most probably it started because of the broken gas oven which woman had bought a week ago. – Только что сообщили, что при пожаре в доме погибла женщина. Вероятнее всего он начался из-за неисправной газовой духовки, которую женщина приобрела неделю назад.

• Вспомните правила косвенной речи, прочитав статью «Полезные приемы для передачи чужих слов».

Словосочетания со словом news

В английском языке существует множество сочетаний со словом news. Мы собрали для вас наиболее употребляемые.

Какие профессии, связанные с миром новостей, вы знаете? В таблице мы представили подборку основных.

Лексика новостных выпусков

В следующей таблице представлены фразы, которые встречаются практически во всех новостных выпусках.

Сообщая новости, дикторы, ведущие и репортеры часто используют следующие глаголы:

Новости бывают разные: экстренные, трагические, приятные, важные. В английском даже есть выражение: News events are like Texas weather. If you don’t like it, wait a minute. (Новости подобны погоде в Техасе. Если они тебе не нравятся, подожди минуту.)

Вы следите за новостями регулярно? Тогда вам обязательно пригодится список слов, которые чаще других могут упоминаться в новостных выпусках.

• Если вы интересуетесь политикой, советуем прочитать статью «Говорим о политике по-английски».

Как реагировать на новости

Вас удивила, напугала или вдохновила услышанная новость? Обсудить ее вам поможет лексика из таблицы.

Идиомы

Приведем интересные идиомы с переводом и примерами к ним:

1. To hit someone for six – ошеломить (неожиданной новостью).
   

   News of his father’s sudden death completely hit him for six. – Новости о кончине его отца абсолютно его ошеломили.

2. Don’t shoot the messenger! – Не убивайте гонца, принесшего дурную весть!
   

   – What does it mean I’m being sued by my ex-wife?
   – Hey buddy, I’m just doing my job. Don’t shoot the messenger!
   – Что значит, моя бывшая жена подает на меня в суд?
   – Эй, дружище, я просто делаю свою работу. Не убивайте гонца, принесшего дурную весть.

3. Film at 11 – неактуальные новости.
   

   – Have you heard the news about John’s promotion?
   – Film at 11.
   – Ты слышал новости о повышение Джона?
   – Неактуально.

4. Believe it or not – хотите верьте, хотите нет.
   

   Believe it or not, 24 hours later we did receive a letter. – Хотите верьте, хотите нет, спустя 24 часа мы все-таки получили письмо.

5. Gooseberry season – мертвый сезон (в мире СМИ).
   

   When it’s gooseberry season newspapers are glad of any subject to fill their columns and amuse their readers. – Когда у СМИ мертвый сезон, газеты радуются любой теме, чтобы разместить в своих колонках и развлечь читателей.

6. A media darling – любимец СМИ.
   

   Everybody knows what happens to media darlings who get too big too fast. – Все знают, что случается с любимцами СМИ, которые достигают слишком многого слишком быстро.

7. A publicity hound – человек, стремящийся видеть свое имя в СМИ.
   

   Duke is a publicity hound, obsessed with fame and glamour. – Дюк – это человек, стремящийся видеть свое имя в СМИ, одержимый славой и гламуром.

8. Word on the wire – слухи в интернете.
   

   You shouldn’t believe this! It’s just the word on the wire. – Не стоит в это верить! Это всего лишь слухи в интернете.

Лексика из этой статьи поможет вам научиться понимать англоязычные новости. Однако словарный запас — не единственное, что можно вынести из новостных выпусков. В статье «Breaking English – как изучать английский по новостям» мы рассказали, как научиться понимать грамматическую структуру новостных заголовков, а также привели список новостных ресурсов для изучения английского. Начните смотреть короткие выпуски, адаптированные специально для тех, кто изучает английский. Постепенно вы сможете перейти от просмотра подобных видео к неадаптированным новостям. Желаем вам успехов!

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