英语国家文化

1. Daily papers
• • • • • • • 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) The Times The Guardian Daily Telegraph Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror The Sun
1) The Times (1)
2) The Guardian (1)
• It is a national paper which is equal with The Times in quality, style and reporting. It is radical in politics.
I. A Brief Introduction (8)
• Even though they live in very different environments, if ever they were to meet, they could discuss what they had read or seen and this would remind them that as people living in Britain they are app part of a particular culture.
1) The Times (2)
• It is not an organ of the Government and has a reputation for extreme caution in its attitude. The quality of the paper and printing is remarkably good.
1. Daily papers (3)
• The dominating position of the national daily morning papers is due to the smallness of the country, with every large town in England and Wales able to be reached by train in less than five hours from London. A paper printed in London around midnight can be at any breakfast table in England the next morning, except in remote country districts.
1. A Brief Introduction (2)
• 96 percent of the population watch TV at least once a week, making it Britain’s most popular leisure activity. The third most popular pastime, after watching TV and reading newspapers, is listening to the radio, an activity in which 73 per cent of the population engages in on a weekly basis.
II. British Newspapers
• 1. Daily papers • 2. Sunday Papers • 3. Evening and Provincial Papers
1. Daily papers (1)
• If You ask an Englishman about the Press In his country, he will almost certainly begin talking about the morning daily and Sunday ‘national newspapers , national newspapers’, all of which now have their head offices in London. Later, almost as an afterthought,
1. Daily papers (5)
• The press, including weekly magazines and local newspapers, is mostly owned by one of about five large organizations. Independent small newspaper-publishers find it very difficult to survive, and many newspapers have stopped publication during the past twenty years—including even some national ones.
I. A Brief Introduction (4)
• Newspapers and radio and TV programmes, for example, provide British people with information about political and social issues; provide weather
I. A Brief Introduction (3)
• It is obvious, then, that the media’s are central to British leisure culture. Not only do Britons use the media for entertainment, the media have many other functions.
I. A Brief Introduction (6)
• The British media are considered to be vital to the British political system because they plays such an important role in informing the population about problems the country may be facing and what the government is doing to solve such problems.
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A Brief Introduction (1)
• For most British people, most days begin with a look at the morning newspaper. On an average day, 90 per of Britons over the age of 15 read a national or local paper. And in the evening, most Britons settle down to watch some television:
1. Daily papers (7)
• The “quality’ papers give more comprehensive coverage of all aspects of news, while the ‘popular’ papers aim for a more general readership; they also cost less. The number of newspapers sold, in relation to the population, is higher in Britain than in any other country except Sweden.
1. Daily papers (4)
• All over the country, most people read the same newspapers and the dominant position of London papers may reflect a lack of regional identity.
1. Daily papers (2)
• he may go on to talk about the provincial morning dailies, the London and provincial evening papers, and finally the weekly local papers.
• It is the most famous of all British newspapers and is read by the most important British all over the world. Politically it is independent, though it is traditionally inclined to be more sympathetic to the Conservative Party.
Focal Points (2)
9. the Observer 10.weekly reviews 11.the B.B.C. 12.the Sunday 13.the Sun 14.The Economists 15.New Statesmen 16.Spectator
Contents
• • • • • • I. A Brief Introduction II. British Newspapers III. Periodicals IV. The Broadcast Media VI. Explanations V. Questions for Thought
1. Daily papers (6)
• But the huge organizations, or empires, differ from one another and are themselves not static. • The national dailies are generally classed as either “quality” (the Times, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph or ‘popular’.
I. A Brief Introduction (7)
• The media also play an important role in forming a national culture. By tuning in to their favorite programme or picking up their daily paper, a worker on an oil rig off the coast of Scotland, an retired professor in Belfast, a London secretary and A Welsh dentist all share the same experiences.
Chapter Five
The Press, Television and Radio
Focal Points (1)
1.quality paper 2.popular papers 3.the Times 4.the Guardian 5.Daily Telegraph 6.Daily Express 7.Daily Mirror 8.tabloids
reports; carry advertising; are used for educational purposes;
I. A Brief Introduction (Biblioteka Baidu)
• and provide a forum for people to write letters or phone in to express their views or seek advice.