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UNIT
Lesson 1
Read all about it!
Before you start
Discuss the questions in pairs.
● Do you read newspapers (either digital or
print version)? Why?
● What do you think is the role of newspapers
in society today?
Reading
1 Read the descriptions of two different
types of newspapers. Do you have these
types of newspapers in your country?
Think of some examples.
A tabloid newspaper has small pages and
large photos. It has short stories which are easy
to explain. It uses simple language and large
headlines, which often include funny rhymes or
jokes.
A broadsheet newspaper is a more formal
newspaper with large pages. It has more
international news. Articles are more factual and
use longer sentences and paragraphs. They have
fewer photos than tabloid newspapers.
2 Read the descriptions again and
summarise the differences in the table.
Tabloid Broadsheet
Small pages Large pages
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Reading Compare different newspaper styles
OBJECTIVES
Writing A persuasive essay
Listening Understand the key points in
a lecture
Speaking Report an event
Language Review past simple, past
continuous and present perfect tenses
Life skills Identify bias and exaggeration
3 Read the two newspaper articles quickly.
Do you think they are from a tabloid
newspaper or a broadsheet? How did
you guess?
A
New Harry Potter book
shown online
Photographs of all 784 pages of Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows have appeared on the internet, four days
before J.K. Rowling’s final book is due to be published.
It is not known who took photographs of the book,
whose contents have been kept a secret before the book is
published at 12.01 am on Saturday. Some websites have
removed the photos after receiving warnings from the
publisher’s lawyers, but photos of the book can still be
read on other sites. It is also claimed that some people
were typing up copies of the book from the photos to
share on social media.
This all occurred despite the careful security which
has been put in place before the book is published. This
included asking booksellers not to tell the media when or
if they had copies of the book. The incident highlights the
problems of online book piracy, which is becoming much
more common.
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5 In pairs, compare the two articles.
Think about the following:
Internet Which writes about the feelings of fans?

cheat ruins Which article has a bigger emotional effect on the

reader? Why do you think that is?

Potter Which do you prefer? Why?

surprise Vocabulary
6 Look at the bold words in the articles
and find words to match the descriptions.
Just four days before ending. Lawyers have
J.K. Rowling’s final demanded that the 1 someone who behaves in a dishonest way in
book about Harry websites stop showing order to get something . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Potter is published, the illegal photos,
an internet cheat has and, fortunately, some 2 to ask for something in a very strict and
shared every page of websites have agreed. serious way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the book online. This However, other people
has ruined the surprise have typed up the 3 when someone illegally copies and sells
for millions of readers, text from the photos someone’s work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
who have been waiting and are likely to share
with bated breath the story on other 4 completely spoiled something . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
to find out what websites. 5 an extreme adjective meaning very surprised
happens to the famous Fans of Harry Potter
character. and upset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
were shocked by the
Several websites news. “It’s terrible,” 6 a phrase meaning waiting with a lot of
show photographs says Kate Strong from nervousness and excitement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
of every page of Cambridge, who plans
Harry Potter and the to buy the new book 7 say something is true, although it has not
Deathly Hallows, for her children. “The been proved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
which means that you person who has done
can read the whole this should be put in 8 to happen or exist in a particular place or
book online, including prison.” situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the long-awaited
Speaking
4 Read the news articles again and find the
following facts. Which article had more facts?
7 Work in pairs. Read the two quotations
below. Which do you agree with? Why?

Fact Article A Article B Publishers make a lot of money from

Name of book
books like Harry Potter, and books are
Harry Potter Harry Potter
expensive. For that reason, I think that all
and the and the
books should be free or cheap to read online.
Deathly Deathly
This will encourage more people to read.
Hallows Hallows
When book was
shared online Book piracy costs publishers millions of
Number of
dollars every year. Without this money,
pages in book
publishers cannot afford to pay the
authors. For that reason, I think piracy is a
Day and time of crime which must be punished.
publication
Information
about security
Research
around new
book
8 Find a newspaper story which interests
you. Use at least three different sources
How the fans and compare differences and similarities.
felt about the Re-write the article in broadsheet or
incident tabloid style. Share with the class.

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