Reading and understanding newspapers. Пыж А.М. - 5 стр.

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INTRODUCTION

Many college students are interested in reading English newspapers. Some

of them try to read English newspapers, but they soon give up. One problem

may be that the language in English newspapers is too difficult for them to read

casually. However, another major reason is that students have not been taught

how to read English newspapers. In our classes, we have had students read

newspaper articles, and students have enjoyed reading them. We believe that if

students are taught how English newspapers are organized, their characteristics,

how headlines are written, some special terms used in English newspapers, etc.,

students can probably read newspapers independently with only the help of a

dictionary.

It is useful for students to learn how to read English newspapers. More

than half of newspapers published in the world are printed in English. Almost

all of the major cities in the world have at least one English newspaper.

In addition, English newspapers provide good material for studying

English. They carry a wide variety of information, and everyone should be able

to find something of interest. Newspapers can be a good source of information

about other cultures. They are easy to obtain, and they are inexpensive,

considering the amount of information they include.

We do not believe that this textbook alone gives students enough practice

in reading English newspapers. We strongly encourage students to read real

English newspapers and apply what they have learned in this textbook.