Chapter One The Front Page 1
Ⅰ Introduction 1
Ⅱ Key Parts of the Front Page 3
Ⅲ How to Read the Front Page 4
Exercises 13
Chapter Two Newspaper Headlines 27
Ⅰ Introduction 27
Ⅱ Language Features of Newspaper Headlines 34
Ⅲ Understanding Headlines with the Help of Background Knowledge 44
Exercises 45
Chapter Three The Newspaper Lead 56
Ⅰ Introduction 56
Ⅱ Different Types of Newspaper Leads 58
Ⅲ Understanding Newspaper Leads 69
Exercises 74
Chapter Four The Body of the N ews Story 84
Ⅰ Introduction 84
Ⅱ How to Anticipate What a Story Contains 87
Ⅲ How to Read a Typical News Story 90
Ⅳ Recognizing Information Introduced Earlier in the Story 93
Exercises 96
Chapter Five Understanding New Words 116
Ⅰ Introduction 116
Ⅱ Ways to Understand New Words 118
Exercises 131
Chapter Six Reading a News Story Critically 134
Ⅰ Introduction 134
Ⅱ Judging the Sources 135
Ⅲ Judging the Story 139
Exercises 147
Chapter Seven The Feature Story 151
Ⅰ Introduction 151
Ⅱ Different Kinds of Feature Stories 158
Exercises 171
Chapter Eight Opinion Writing 177
Ⅰ Introduction 177
Ⅱ Reviews 177
Ⅲ Columns 181
Ⅳ Editorials 184
Ⅴ Letters to the Editor 187
Exercises 189
Chapter Nine Sports 196
Ⅰ Introduction 196
Ⅱ Individual Sports Events Specified 199
Exercises 206
Chapter Ten Advertising 223
Ⅰ Introduction 223
Ⅱ Language Characteristics of Advertising 226
Ⅲ Other Characteristics of Advertising 249
Exercises 252
Appendixes 256
Names of Major American and British News Agencies and Broadcasting Stations 256
Names of Major Newspapers and Magazines of Britain，the United States and Other English-Speaking Countries 257
A Brief Introduction to Some Major American and British Newspapers，Magazines and News Organizations 260
Abbreviations of the Names of Organizations Frequently Seen in English Language Newspapers 264
Special Words and Expressions of Sports Events 271
Words and Expressions Frequently Used in English Language Newspapers 290
Bibliography 338