Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Press – SS2 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

1. Tabloid – A newspaper with small pages (usually half the size of those in larger papers)
2. Verbatim – A report written word for word (i.e. exactly as spoken or written)
3. Journalism- The work of collecting and writing news, and stories for newspapers, magazines, radio 
4. Pressman – A journalist 
5. Column – One of the vertical sections into which the printed page of a book, newspaper etc. is divided. 
6. Opinion poll – The process of questioning people who are representative of a large group to get information about general opinion. 
7. Newsreel – a short film of news that was shown in the past in cinemas/movie theatres 
8. Commentator – An expert on a particular subject who talks or writes about it on television reporting on a particular area of news. 
9. Press conference – A meeting at which somebody talks to a group of journalists to answer their questions or to make an official statement. 
10. Editorial – connected with the task of preparing something such as a newspaper, a book etc. 
11. Headline – The title of a newspaper or article printed in large letters, especially at the top 
12. Byline – a line at the beginning or end of a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer’s name. Typesetter – a person, machine or company that prepares a book etc. for printing 

ASSIGNMENT 

1. Ministers and other important persons in public life speak to journalists at a press _______  A. assembly    B. conference    C. opinion poll    D. meeting

2. A report written word for word is known as ____ A. verbatim B. copyright C. verbose D. news item

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