1. B
C
A newspaper article can be divided into several parts. The most
important ones are: the headline, the leading paragraph and the
body text.
_A___ Hea
dline:
A
arouses the reader curiosity with a short eye-catching sentence;
_C___Leading paragraph: summarises the basic information the reader
will find in the article: What, Who, Where, When, How.
_B___Body Text: provides more detailed information, explanations,
quotations and opinions of the people involved.
A newspaper is made up of several different parts called section, each of them with a
specific purpose.

2. Weather TV listings Classifieds Reviews
forecast
Match the name of each section with its definition.
1.weather forecast a) A part of a newspaper or magazine that
has articles on films, books, etc. 1.
2.obituary b) A special article that deals with a
particular subject. 10.
3.sports news c) A game in which you write words
which are the answers to questions in a
pattern of black and white squares. 11.
4.editorial d) Matters that are connected with our
own country 12.
5. front page e) Information about entertainment and
programmes 14.
6.horoscope f) A line of words printed in large letters
as the title of a story in a newspaper. 8.
7.classifieds g) Information that is so important that it
deserves to be printed on the front page 5.
8.headline h) Matters that are connected with other
countries 13.
9. reviews i) Information about sports 3.
10. feature article j) Matters that are connected with
business. 15.
11.crossword k)An article in a newspaper which
expresses the editor’s opinion on a subject
of particular interest at the present time 4.
12.home news l)A report, especially in a newspaper,
which gives the news of someone’s death
and details of their life 2.
13.foreign news m)A description of what is going to
happen to you, based on the position of
the stars and planets at the time of your
birth 6.
14.tv listings n) Small advertisements that you put in a
newspaper or a magazine, usually because
you want to sell or buy something or to
find or offer a job 7.
15.business news o) A statement of what the weather is
likely to be for the next day or few days. 1

3. There are several types of newspapers that try to match the needs and
tastes of different readers.
Look at the following front pages from two different newspapers and
answer the questions
a) Which of the newspapers uses larger and more
colourful pictures?
b)Which has more detailed articles
c) Which has bigger prints?
d)Which has bigger headlines?
e) Which has more accurate and relevant information?

4. Now, decide which one is considered a quality
paper and which is a popular paper or tabloid, and
make a list of the features that allow us to
distinguish between the two.
Quality paper Popular paper
• Detailed articles • Larger and colourful
• Accurate and pictures
relevant information • Bigger prints
• Trustful news • Bigger headlines
• For entertainment
fewer pictures and • more superficial
colours, smaller print articles
and headlines • less serious and
relevant information
Quality paper: fewer pictures and colours, more detailed articles, smaller print and headlines,
accurate and relevant information.
Popular paper: large colourful pictures, more superficial articles, bigger print and headlines,
less serious and relevant information.

5. Newspaper:________
Group: ___________
-Name of paper/Date
-Weather forecast (page)
-TV listings (page)
-Classifieds (page)
Front page:
- Headline: lead story size, position, type of
story
-Detailed articles? superficial articles?
accurate and relevant information? Less
serious information?
-The tone of the front page: serious, funny,
and informative?
- Proportion of local, national international
stories (superficial?)
- Photography, artwork, graphics
(Proportion, purpose; large colourful
pictures? small print?)
-Use of colours, proportion, purpose
- Index (yes, no?)
-Miscellaneous cartoons, weather, ads…