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by+Andy+Baxter（amended+by+Jon+Porter）

Activity 1

Match the number and what it describes in the text.The first one has been done for you.

1.24..............

2.3 or 4..............

3.too much..............

4.60..............

5.almost 2，000，000..............

6.almost 400，000..............

7.100，000..............

8.1，400，000..............

a.number of diffe rent‘freesheetnewspapers available in London at one time

b.copies of The Sun sold every day

c.sales of The Times.

d.difference between the Daily Mail's print and online audience

e.number of hours a day that some TV news channels work

f.current online Guardian audience per day

g.amount of news available

h.percentage of people who think it's worth paying for a printed newspaper

Activity 2

Write the appropriate word in each space.The words marked‘*are in the text.

1.a person who reads something is a...............*

2.a person who listens to things is a.........................

3.a person who criticises things is a...................*

4.a person who advertises things is an...................

5.a person who comments on things is a..............*

6.a person who prints things is a............................

7.a person who knows a lot about something is a..............................*

8.a person who reads a newspaper online is known as a......................*

The next three are more difficult！

9.a person who reads the news on TV is a..........................................

10.a person who sells newspapers（in the street）is a................................

11.a person who sells newspapers in a shop is a....................................

Over to you

Do you prefer to get your news from a newspaper or online？

Answers

Activity 1

1.e 2.a 3.g 4.h 5.b 6.c 7.d 8.f

Activity 2

1.reader 2.listener 3.critic 4.advertiser 5.commentator 6.printer 7.specialist 8.browser 9.TV newsreader 10.newspaper seller 11.newsagentendprint