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How to read a newspaper
Study skills
article
headline
photo
front page
Which catches your attention first?
the hottest news
business health/life
fashion international
education culture
advertisement famous people
politics(政治) society
entertainment(娱乐) …
types of columns(栏目)
A:Which types of news do you prefer to read first/last?
B:I prefer to read news on…first because …
C:I’d rather read news on…last because…
When you read a newspaper, you should skim the headlines first. They will tell you the topic of each title.
Newspaper headlines use the present tense. Some words are left out to save space, including a/an/the, do/does/did, the verb be and and/but/or.
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A Read the newspaper headlines below. Pay attention to the tense and the words left out.
1. The Driver was killed, and eight were hurt in a bus crash
2. Heavy fog delays flights in Xinjiang
3. A Cat show was held in Shanghai
4. New artist sweeps American Music Awards
5. Here are some Xi’an travel tips
1. The Driver was killed, and eight were hurt in a bus crash
2. Heavy fog delays flights in Xinjiang
3. A Cat show was held in Shanghai
4. New artist sweeps American Music Awards
5. Here are some Xi’an travel tips
Newspaper articles
Most
important
Least
important
Newspapers use a special style
of writing. Usually the most
important information---the
who, what, where, when
and how---comes first in an article.
The details come next, from the
most important details to the
least important ones.
Popular poet passes away
Susan Hunter a poet whose poems were loved by millions, died of cancer on Tuesday in London. She was 73.
Ms Hunter wrote hundreds of poems. They were mostly about home, family and life in the countryside. People around the country grew up listening to her poems on the radio, and her books have always been popular. She was also famous for helping other young poets get their start, and she taught writing at universities.
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who