The Russian Federation. Акопян Л.Г. - 21 стр.

      4.2 Text 1

                                 Newspapers of Russia
      Russians are a reading nation. It is impossible to imagine our life without
newspapers. Millions of copies of them appear every day. Many people subscribe to two
or more newspaper, others buy newspapers at the newsstands.
      There are national daily newspapers, such as the “Izvestiya”, the “Segodnya”, the
“Komsomolskaya Pravda”, the “Trud”, the “Ekonomitcheskaya Gazeta”, the
“Nezavisimaya Gazeta”, the “Sovetskaya Rossiya”. There are also national weekly
newspapers, such as the “Argumenti i Fakti”, the “Nedelya”, the “Literaturnaya Gazeta”.
Most national newspapers express a political opinion, and people choose them according
to their political beliefs.
      Most newspapers contain news, detailed articles on home and international affairs,
reviews of books, art and TV shows. Many of them also cover sports events.
      There are local newspapers in every city and town of Russia. The most popular
local newspapers in Moscow are the “Moskovsky Komsomolets” and the “Vechernyaya
Moskva”. There are also a lot of free newspapers in Moscow. They are delivered to
people’s homes whether they like it or not. They usually contain advertisements.
      One can also find newspapers for teenagers and children, for sports fans and people
of different professions, and newspapers for women.
      There is also a newspaper for people studying the English language, “The Moscow
News”. When one reads this newspaper, he or she learns much about everyday life in
Russia and Great Britain. One also learns a lot of English words and phrases.

      4.3 Answer the questions
     1) What proves that Russians are a reading nation?
     2) What national daily and weekly newspapers are there in Russia?
     3) What do most newspapers contain?
     4) What local newspapers are there in Russia?
     5) What other types of newspapers can one find in Russia?
     6) What does one learn when reading “The Moscow News”?

      4.4 Find the endings to the sentences
  1) Many people cannot …                      1) … according to their political beliefs
  2) We can …                                  2) … contain news
  3) Millions of newspaper and                 3) … on home and international affairs
  magazine copies …                            in weekly newspapers
  4) National daily newspapers …               4) … subscribe to newspapers or buy
  5) People choose them …                      them at the newsstands
  6) Most newspapers …                         5) … live without newspapers
  7) There are many detailed articles …        6) … express a political opinion
  8) Almost all newspapers contain …           7) … appear every day in Russia
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