Liceo Prof. Dr. J.P.

Rodriguez – Cardona – 3° Bachillerato – Primera Prueba

Name:…………………………………………………….. 13/05/11 Total Marks
1) READING
1a)Read the text. Fill in the table.

The Press in Britain

Probably in no other country as in Britain are there such great differences between the various national daily
newspapers – in the type of news they report and the way they report it. On the one hand, there are the
“quality” newspapers: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Daily
Telegraph. These concern themselves, as far as possible, with factual reports of major national and
international news stories, with the world of politics and business and with the arts and sport. On the other
hand, there are the “populars” or “tabloids”, so called because of their smaller size. The tabloids – the most
widely-read of which are The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, The Daily Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Star –
concentrate on more emotive reporting of stories often featuring sex, violence, the Royal Family, film and pop
stars, and sport. It is often said that the popular Press aims to entertain its readers rather than inform them.
The tabloid Press is far more popular than the quality Press. The most popular quality paper is The Daily
Telegraph with a circulation of around 1.100.000 per day, compared with The Sun’s circulation of over
4.000.000. Of course, more than one person usually reads each newspaper that is sold. It is estimated that
two out of every three adults regularly read a national daily newspaper, and that three out of four adults
regularly read a local newspaper. This means that the British are one of the biggest newspaper-reading
nations in the world. In addition to the 12 national daily newspapers there are 9 national papers which are
published on Sundays.

Newspaper Type Circulation Topics

The Daily Telegraph
The Sun

1b) read again and answer these questions.

2) VOCABULARY
Write the correct word in each blank. Note that you don’t have to use all the words given.
Reports Problems Cartoons Criticisms Games Puzzles Headlines News Sports

The Daily Sun is a very good newspaper. It has all the latest 1) __________, and there is also an excellent 2)
__________ page with well-written and interesting 3) ____________ of football and hochey matches. The middle
pages contain two crossword 4) __________ and some very well-drawn 5) ___________ of famous people and
events. Finally, there are always interesting letters to the editor.