Describe a newspaper or a magazine

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.

To answer this cue card, first, decide if you are going to talk about a newspaper or a magazine. If you want to talk about a newspaper, decide which one you would like to talk about. For the magazine, you should finalise the magazine’s name also. Deciding a particular newspaper or magazine would help you focus on the features and characteristics of it. There are some differences between a daily newspaper and a magazine, so chose wisely.

If you decide to talk about the magazine focus on the following points:

A) What type of magazine it is: weekly, monthly etc.
B) What’s it about?: Lifestyle, technology, fun, business travel, fashion etc.
C) For magazine describe the topics and issues it covers. Like a tech-magazine often covers the software and hardware reviews, tips on computing, tutorials, and price list, whereas a fashion magazine highlights the current trends in fashion, new arrivals and focus on brands.
D) Why do I read it? Entertainment, tutorials, academic or professional benefits, new recipes etc.
E) Why is this magazine better than similar other magazines? Article presentation, cheap, it has subscription facility, exclusive articles etc.

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Part 3: Details Discussion:

Q. What do you think are the important qualities for a news reporter?
Answer: First and foremost, one of the essential characteristics of a news reporter is the dedication to his profession. Academic training would be another important aspect to become a great news reporter. Besides, being objective, curious, passionate to excel, motivated to do something better for people are some other important qualities a professional news reporter should have. Finally, being able to judge information received on different subjects and not misinterpreting facts are two other qualities every good news reporter should possess.

Q. What’s the main difference between a newspaper and a magazine?
Answer: It’s a really difficult question because as readers, people often think that these two are almost the same. But if we examine sincerely, we will notice that there are some differences between these two. First, newspapers contain short articles on current events and they are mostly daily and sometimes weekly publication. Magazines, on the other hand, include longer articles on a variety of subjects and are a weekly or monthly publication. Apart from these differences, there are some minor differences as well. For instance, magazines are smaller in size than newspapers and usually more expensive. Newspapers contain fresher contents than magazines. In addition, magazines are like a book while a newspaper is larger in size, though the number of pages is fewer than a magazine. So we could conclude that although these two forms of print media sometimes seem identical, there are many differences between them.

Q. What’s the function of a report to the society?
Answer: A report contains useful information made with a specific intention in mind. With regards to the function of a report, we could say in brief that it is multifunctional. To begin with, it provides information on what has to be done or needs to be done. It points out aspects that deserve attention. Moreover, reports are used for keeping track of information and this action results in making decisions. Hence, they are used in different fields such as the government, business, education, science, and so on. People, who form the society, have the right to know and reports are often investigative to aware them of many issues of the society.

Q. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do adolescents read in your country?
Answer: Adolescence time is a transitional period of life so most of the children’s hobbies and pastimes change during this time. As far as my country is concerned, I think that girls at adolescence read gossip and fashion magazines and novels with mainly romantic plots. For boys, they read sports magazines most of the time, but there are some of them who read novels as well. When I was a teenager, my peers used to read Harry Potter books and as far as I can remember they were mainstream.  

Tips: Adolescents in different countries read different kinds of books, newspapers or magazines. Just talk about the most popular types in your country. For example, you can say that boys read sports magazines, sci-fi, poetry, mystery, detective and adventure type books. With reference to girls, you can mention that they mostly read literature, romance, contemporary issues and beauty magazines.

Q. With the popularity of the Internet, do you think newspapers and magazines will disappear?
Answer: That’s a controversial yet important issue to discuss. Some people believe that magazines and newspapers will continue to be publicized irrespective of the Internet’s rapid progress. The way we are accustomed to reading a hard copy of a newspaper or a magazine will never be replaced fully. The appeal of reading something printed is in our blood and it would not fade away very soon.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of people would read them on a computer or a handheld device. My personal belief is that as the Internet is constantly advancing, the publication of the press will be restricted to some extent and all the major newspaper and magazine companies will have their online versions for readers. I can see for myself that many people prefer reading the news online rather than buying newspapers, but that does not mean that they never buy a magazine or a newspaper or will not do so in the future.

Use the same techniques to answer the following cue cards also:

1. Describe a magazine that you often read.
2. Describe the newspaper that you read daily.
3. Describe your favourite magazine.
4. Describe a popular newspaper or a magazine in your country.