1. Complete the text with the words from the box.
weekly reports newspaper column published articles
A is a printed publication containing information, news and advertisements.
The newspaper are usually devoted to social issues, news of business, political
events, criminal , art and sports. In a newspaper there’s usually an editor’s
that expresses the personal opinions of writers. Newspapers are most often
on a daily or basis, and they usually focus on one particular
geographic area where most of their readers live.
2. Write questions to the following answers.
1) How often ?
I don’t often read newspapers, I prefer to find the news on the Internet.
2) What type of newspapers ?
I sometimes read special newspapers for schoolchildren.
3) When ?
The first newspaper appeared in Britain over 300 years ago.
4) What ?
Mass media is the term that denotes such means of communication as television, radio, and
newspapers.
3. Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.
1) Alex learned a poem.
2) Students handed in their reports at the end of the lesson.
3) Maria feeds a cat.
4) Julia bought a cat.
5) Steven left a book.
6) They play handball at this sports ground.
7) He borrowed this book from the library.
8) Peter gave me these photographs two days ago.
4. Choose the correct variant.
1) While the doctor was examining Mr Jones, his son ... outside this morning.
a) wait b) waits c) is waiting d) was waiting
2) ) I promise I ... call you as soon as I have any news.
a) ’m b) was c) ’ll d) ’ve
3) The weather ... nice at the weekend.
a) be b) will be c) is d) were
4) I ... to the cinema yesterday.
a) go b) went c) gone d) have gone
5) My friend ... to music every evening.
a) listens b) listen c) is listening d) had listened
6) They ... their car. It looks new again.
a) clean b) cleaned c) have cleaned d) had cleaned
7) Listen! Mr Jones ... the piano.
a) to play b) play c) played d) is playing
8) He ... his money. So he can’t buy this hamburger.
a) lose b) loses c) is losing d) has lost
9) When she ... in her garden, it started to rain.
a) has worked b) had worked c) was working d) working