Chapter One The Front Page 1
Ⅰ Introduction 1
Ⅱ Key Parts of the Front Page 2
Ⅲ How to Read the Front Page 4
Exercises 9
Chapter Two Newspaper Headlines 24
Ⅰ Introduction 24
Ⅱ Language Features of Newspaper Headlines 33
Ⅲ Understanding Headlines with the Help of Background Knowledge 51
Exercises 52
Chapter Three The Newspaper Lead 64
Ⅰ Introduction 64
Ⅱ Different Types of Newspaper Leads 66
Ⅲ Understanding Newspaper Leads 78
Exercises 84
Chapter Four The Body of the News Story 95
Ⅰ Introduction 95
Ⅱ How to Anticipate What a Story Contains 99
Ⅲ How to Read a Typical News Story 101
Ⅳ Recognizing Information Introduced Earlier in the Story 104
Exercises 111
Chapter Five Understanding New Words 123
Ⅰ Introduction 123
Ⅱ Ways to Understand New Words 125
Exercises 138
Chapter Six Reading a News Story Critically 141
Ⅰ Introduction 141
Ⅱ Judging the Sources 143
Ⅲ Judging the Story 146
Exercises 155
Chapter Seven The Feature Story 165
Ⅰ Introduction 165
Ⅱ Different Kinds of Feature Stories 173
Exercises 186
Chapter Eight Opinion Writing 200
Ⅰ Introduction 200
Ⅱ Reviews 200
Ⅲ Columns 204
Ⅳ Editorials 208
Ⅴ Letters to the Editor 211
Exercises 213
Chapter Nine Sports 245
Ⅰ Introduction 245
Ⅱ Individual Sports Events Specified 248
Exercises 255
Chapter Ten Advertising 276
Ⅰ Introduction 276
Ⅱ Language Characteristics of Advertising 280
Ⅲ Other Characteristics of Advertising 311
Exercises 312
Appendixes 317
Names of Major American and British News Agencies and Broadcasting Stations 317
Names of Major Newspapers and Magazines of Britain，the United States and Other English-speaking Countries 318
Abbreviations of the Names of Organizations Frequently Seen in English Language Newspapers 322
Special Words and Expressions of Sports Events 329
Bibliography 349