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lecke: Talking about news

A newspaper is a publication printed on paper and issued regularly. Newspapers give

information and opinions about current events and news. Newspapers often have comic
strips and other entertainment elements, such as crosswords and horoscopes. The opinion
sections

are

usually based

on stories

from

the

news

and reflect the thoughts of

thejournalists. These opinion sections are called editorials.

Most newspapers are daily, some of them are national, and some of them are local. Magazines
are generally weekly or monthly. Some newspapers are tabloids (they are small in size), and are
usually the popular press. They often have a larger circulation. The more serious newspapers
are bigger in size (broadsheet).
Newspapers and magazines can be bought at news-stands, in supermarkets and at petrol
stations, too. Also, newspapers and magazines can be delivered to your home if
yousubscribe to them.
Usually people read newspapers to stay informed about national and international events and
news but reading English language press can also help you improve your English!
Reading English language newspapers you can discover a whole new world, new words, new
phrases, new ideas and you can even have a closer look at different cultures. So, reading
English language newspapers and magazines regularly is a very useful habit!
You may have read the news in your own language and know the content of many stories, so it
will be a lot easier to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words and expressions. Reading
news

in

English

is

an

exciting

activity

as

students

love

being

able

to

understandauthentic articles, and there is something interesting for everyone in a newspaper

or in a magazine. Reading newspapers and magazines you will easily pick up a lot of
vocabularyrelating to news stories, as they are used repeatedly from one issue of the paper
to the next.
There are quite large differences, however, between the content and approach of various
newspapers and it is important that you read one that suits you. It can also be interesting to see
just how different newspapers can be!
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publication - kiadvny
to be printed - kinyomtatva lenni
to be issued - kiadva lenni/ megjelenve lenni
regularly - rendszeresen
opinion - vlemny
current events - aktulis esemnyek
comic strip - kpregny
entertainment element - szrakoztat elem
crossword - keresztrejtvny
to be based on - valamin alapulni
to reflect - visszatkrzni
thought - gondolat
journalist - jsgr
editorial - vezrcikk, szerkeszti level
press - sajt
circulation - pldnyszm
to be delivered to - kiszlltva lenni
to subscribe - elfizetni
to stay informed - jl informltnak lenni
to improve - fejldni, fejleszteni
to discover - felfedezni
useful - hasznos
habit - szoks
content - tartalom
unfamiliar - nem ismers, ismeretlen
authentic - autentikus, eredeti
to pick up - felszedni, megtaulni valamit
relating to - valamihez kapcsoldan
repeatedly - ismtlden
issue - kiadvny, lapszm
approach - megkzelts
to suit somebody - valakinek megfelel valam