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sensation [senʹseɪʃn] n сенсация, новинка; Most British popular papers deal largely in sensation. to create [krɪʹeɪt] a (great) sensation произвести (огромную), сенсацию; The news created a great sensation.

editor [ʹedɪtə] п редактор

editorial [͵edɪʹtɔ:rɪəl] n передовая статья, передовица; редакционная статья

editorial а редакторский, редакционный; editorial office редакция (помещение)

tradition [trəʹdɪʃn] п традиция, старый обычай

common sense [ʹkɔmən ΄sens] здравый смысл

powerful [ʹpauəfl] а могущественный

magnate [ʹmæɡneɪt] n магнат

expand [ɪksʹpænd] v расширять, развивать; распространяться; расширяться, развиваться

empire [ʹempaɪə] п империя

executive [ɪɡʹzekjutɪv] п сотрудник, служащий

warn v предупреждать

in order to для того чтобы

daily п ежедневная газета

weekly п еженедельное периодическое издание; еженедельник; “The Times” is an American weekly.

monthly [ʹmʌnθlɪ] n ежемесячное периодическое издание, ежемесячник; Is «Inostrannaya Literature» a monthly?

popular [ʹpɔpjulə] а популярный

advertisement [ədʹvə:tɪsmənt] n объявление, реклама; to put an advertisement (in the newspaper) помещать в газете объявление

scandal [ʹskændl] n позорный, постыдный факт, скандальное происшествие; What a scandal! political scandal политический скандал

decision [dɪʹsɪʒn] п решение; to reach (to come to, to take, to make) a decision принять решение, решиться на что-л.; Have you reached a decision yet?

hold out (held [held] ) v продержаться; Are you sure you’ll be able to hold out?

though [ðou] cnj хотя, несмотря на, все же

blackmail [ʹblækmeɪl] v шантажировать, вымогать

force v заставлять, принуждать

double Scotch двойная порция шотландского виски

signal [ʹsɪɡnl] v подать знак

somehow ['sʌmhau] adv тем или иным образом, как-нибудь, так или иначе

dirt п 1. грязь; 2. подлость, гадость, непристойность

press п пресса, печать; yellow (gutter [ʹɡʌtə] ) press «желтая» (бульварная) пресса; popular press (newspapers) массовые газеты (в отличие от так называемых quality papers); The “Daily Express” belongs to the popular press.

murder [ʹmə:də] n (умышленное, преднамеренное) убийство; to commit [kəʹmɪt] murder совершать убийство; Do they know who committed that murder?

horrible [ʹhɔrəbl] а страшный, ужасный, вселяющий ужас; The news is horrible.

rape v изнасиловать

newspaper trade ремесло (профессия) газетчика

ruddy а жарг. проклятый

objective [əbʹʤektɪv] n цель, задача, стремление; All their objectives are won.

power [ʹpauə] n могущество, сила, власть

circulation [͵sə:kjuʹleɪʃn] n тираж (газеты и т.п.); a newspaper with a (daily) circulation of fifty thousand (of more than two million, etc.) тираж газеты - 50 тыс. (более двух миллионов и т.д.); This paper has a circulation of more than a million.

bulk n основная масса, большая часть

juicy bits зд. пикантные подробности

sex п секс

make a fuss about smth., smb. поднимать шум, суетиться, волноваться о чем-л., ком-л.; You shouldn’t make so much fuss about them, they are quite happy.

human [ʹhju:mən] а человеческий, человечный;

human being человек

blink v посматривать, смотреть

point п главное, суть, смысл; to come to the point перейти к (дойти до) сути дела, главному; Will you, please, come to the point? to keep to the point говорить по существу; Keep to the point, please. Ближе к делу. Говорите, пожалуйста, по существу. to miss the point упустить самое главное; I don’t see the point. Я не понимаю «соли»

improve [ɪmʹpru:v] v улучшать (ся), совершенствовать (ся); His health is improving, isn’t it?

ethical standards [ʹeθɪkl ʹstændədz] нравственные (этические) нормы

journalism [ʹʤə:nəlɪzm] п журналистика, профессия журналиста

board [bɔ:dъ n правление, совет; коллегия; board of directors совет директоров, правление; Board of Trade Министерство торговли (в Англии); Торговая палата (в США)

control [kənʹtroul] v регулировать, контролировать

freedom [ʹfri:dəm] of the press свобода печати

censorship [ʹsensəʃɪp] n цензура

electrocution [ɪ͵lektrəʹkju:ʃn] n казнь на электрическом стуле

tabloid [ʹtæblɔɪd] п малоформатная газета бульварного толка со сжатым текстом и большим количеством иллюстраций; I don’t think tabloids give much information.

smuggle [ʹsmʌɡl] v провозить, проносить контрабандой

bright a 1. способный, сообразительный, смышленый; Charles was a very bright boy. 2, веселый, живой, полный оптимизма, бодрости; a bright face (smile, etc.); His future is bright. У него светлое будущее.

lynching [ʹlɪntʃɪŋ] п линчевание

prove v оказаться; Не proved (to be) right. Let’s hope that his second book won’t prove as uninteresting as the first one.

argument [ʹɑ:ɡjumənt] п довод, аргумент; an argument for (against) smth. довод, аргумент за что-л. (против чего-л.); I suggest that we should discuss first all the arguments for and then against the project.

truth [tru:θ] п правда; There is not a word of truth in what he said. to tell the truth а) говорить правду; “You should always tell the truth,” said the mother to the child. б) по правде говоря; To tell the truth I forgot about our appointment. Ant. to tell a lie говорить неправду; You should believe him, he never tells a lie.

distort [dɪs'tɔ:t] v искажать, извращать, передергивать; to distort facts (the truth, etc.) извращать, передергивать факты (искажать правду и т.п.); The capitalist press often distorts facts about the life in socialist countries.

inflated drivel [ɪnʹfleɪtɪd ʹdrɪvl] напыщенная болтовня

otherwise [ʹʌðəwaɪz] adv или же; в противном случае; You must start at once, otherwise you will be late for the appointment.

real [rɪəl] а настоящий, истинный, подлинный; Is this real gold? Who is the real manager of the business?

humanitarian [hju:͵mænɪʹtɛərɪən] n гуманист

humanitarian а гуманный, гуманистический

drunk а пьяный

innocent [ʹɪnəsnt] a 1. невинный, чистый, непорочный; 2. наивный, простодушный; Don’t be so innocent as to believe everything Senators say. He будьте такими наивными, не верьте...

assignment [əʹsaɪnmənt] п задание; to give an assignment дать задание

cover [ʹkʌvə] v давать в прессу репортаж, материал (о событиях, совещаниях и т. п.); Не was given an assignment to cover the President’s press conference.

coverage [ʹkʌvrɪʤ] п репортаж, освещение событий (в печати, по радио и т. п.); press (TV, etc.) coverage; accurate [΄ækjurɪt] (wide, extensive, ets.) coverage точное (широкое, пространное) освещение событий; The visit was given a wide press and TV coverage.

feir [fɛə] n ярмарка

kid n малыш; ребенок

brave a храбрый, смелый

stunt n эффектное спортивное выступление; трюк

dangerous [΄deɪnʤərəs] а опасный, угрожающий; dangerous illness (journey, etc.) опасная болезнь (путешествие и т. п.); Don't you think that dog looks dangerous?

keep on doing smth. продолжат делать что-л.; He kept on writing. Он продолжал писать. He kept on 1aughting. Он продолжал смеяться.

get out of (smth. or doing smth.) избегать чего-л; избавится от чего-л.; Can’t you get out of than appointment this evening?

alive [ə΄laɪv] a живой, в живых; He is the greatest writer alive. Он величайший из всех живущих на земле писателей.

retire [rɪʹtaɪə] v уходить в отставку, на пенсию

take off v ав. взлететь, оторваться от земли, от воды; He saw the plane take off.

pick up v 1. поднять; подобрать; подхватить; He picked up his suitcases and walked towards Gate 12. 2. заезжать за кем-л. (чем- л.), забирать, подбирать пассажиров, брать с сабой в машину. Do not worry I shall call and pick up the letters.

feeling n чувство

tear [tɪə] n слеза

cheek n щека

phone booth [bu:θ] телефонная будка; телефон-автомат

front page первая страница

detail [΄di:taɪl] n деталь, подробность; Please tell me all the details. in detail детально, подробно, обстоятельно; Will you ехрlain everything in detail, please? to go (to enter) into details вдаваться в подробности; Please do not go into details, we have no time for that.

virginity [və΄ʤɪnətɪ] n девственность, невинность, непорочность

Exercise 1. Read and translate these sentences. Pay attention to active words and word combinations.

1. The editor did not quite like the press coverage prepared by the reporter 2. He has already been speaking tire for half an hour but has not come to the point yet. 3. What is the circulation of the weekly "Economist"? 4. "Keep on trying and you'll become a good gymnast," said the coach. 5. “You couldn't make a fuss about such little things. Everything can be settled quite easily," he said. 6. What kind of assignment has he been given? 7. Tabloids, as a rule, do not publish much of political news, they are full of sensation, murder and cartoon strips. 8. The article describes the situation in detail. 9. “The situation in the country is dangerous, and the future does not look bright", said the speaker. 10. Have you read the editorial of today's “Hearald Tribune"? 11. American newspapers publish a lot of advertisements. 12. “It hope he will pick me up, otherwise I’ll miss the train,” said Jim. 13. There is no getting out of it. 14. She wanted to listen to the radio but he kept on talking. 15. Our major papers have a daily circulation of over ten million. 16. To tell the truth, we were all impressed by his new play.

SENSATION IS NEWS

Henry Page is the owner and editor of “The Northern Light⁽¹⁾”, a local newspaper, which has become more or less a tradition in the district of Hedleston. The paper has built a reputation for integrity, common sense and sound news presentation⁽²⁾.

Somerville, a powerful press magnate, makes up his mind to buy “The Northern Light” as he wants to expand his “newspaper empire”.

He sends his two executives Leonard Nye and Harold Smith to buy “The Northern Light” but Henry Page refuses to sell it. They warn Page that in order to make him sell his newspaper they will set up a new daily which will become more popular in the district as they will publish sensations, advertisements, scandal and what not⁽³.

Page decides to fight, he holds out for some time though with great difficulty. Finally Smith and Nye blackmail Page and force him to sen his newspaper. In the given excerpt Smith and Nye are celebrating their victory.

* * *

When they got to the Red Lion⁽⁴⁾ they went into the lounge and found a couple of armchairs by the window. Nye ordered double Scotch. They had their drinks and Nye signalled to the waiter for the same again. When he came back he brought the menu and Leonard ordered the dinner.

“You know,” Smith said, “it’s wonderful the way we’ve won, in spite of everything. Yet I can’t somehow get Page out of my mind ... that look in his eyes ... I like the man.”

Nye hadn’t had much lunch, only a snack at the station bar, and the Scotch on an empty stomach was giving him a lift⁽⁵⁾.

“No, seriously, I don’t believe I’d have agreed with you”

“About what?”

“Publishing the dirt.”

“For Christ’s sake⁽⁶⁾!” Nye looked at him. “Don’t you know that’s what our popular press deal largely with ... dirt ... sensation ... murder ... sudden death. Haven’t you ever in your sweet life heard the newsboys shout? “Horrible murder... girl raped and killed.” That’s news, brother.

I know the newspaper trade inside out⁽⁷⁾. It’s a ruddy business, like any other, with two main objectives: money and power. To get these you need circulation. For circulation you must give the customers what they want. And what they want... at least the bulk of them. They want the juicy bitssex, scandal, sensation and advertisement. So why make a fuss about it. People are only human.”

“Still” — Smith blinked at Nye. — “I think Page had a point. We need to improve the ethical standards of journalism.”

“How?”

“Some sort of board of control.”

“You can’t control the freedom of the press — not in a democracy. Damn it all⁽⁸⁾, that’s censorship. Besides, if the people don’t want what we offer them, why the hell do they buy it? There was an electrocution at Sing-Sing⁽⁹⁾ when I was in New York and you should have seen what appeared in one of the tabloids — their reporter had smuggled in a microfilm camera and there was a whole spread of pictures of the poor bastard strapped to the chair in the death cell, with the electrodes on him, being officially bumped off⁽¹⁰. Next year the same bright newsboy won the Homer Gluck Prize⁽¹¹⁾ for his pictures of lynching.”

“Horrible, Leonard, really horrible. It proves my argument. We shouldn’t distort the truth.”

“And go right out of business? Don’t talk inflated drivel. The people need their daily dose of opium these days; otherwise this bloody world is too tough a place to live in⁽¹²⁾. We’re the real humanitarians, not those would-be do- gooders⁽¹³⁾ like your friend Page.”

“All right, all right, Leonard. But you must have a heart,” Smith was getting quite drunk.

“You can’t have a heart in this game,” Nye said. “I learned my lesson early. When I was a young reporter, green and innocent, if you can believe it, I was given an assignment to cover a stunt parachute jumper⁽¹⁴⁾, a young Austrian, Rudi Schermann. Scbennann went around doing his act at country fairs and I went with him. Be was a simple sort of fellow, with a nice wife and kid, brave — I needn’t tell you his stunts were as dangerous as hell, I got to like him — I still could like people in those days. I know the risks he was taking and kept on telling him to get out while he was still alive. So did his wife. She he would smile and shake his head⁽¹⁵⁾. He wanted to make enough to retire to a little farm in the Tyrol — he was just that simple.

Well, one day it happened. Rudi took off at ten thousand feet, but something went wrong, the parachute didn't open. He was down now to fifteen hundred fee. He tried his second parachute. It opened sightly but not enough. He hit the ground thirty feet from me. He was alive when I. picked him up. He died a few seconds later, in my arms. I had feelings in those days. The tears were running down my cheeks. Somehow I got to a phone booth. I phoned my editor. I was shaking all over⁽¹⁶⁾. Do you know what the S.O.B. ⁽¹⁷⁾ said? “Fine,” he said. “We'll give him the whole front page. I want all the details you can let me have and lots of photographs. Be sure and get a good one of the body.” Nye looked at Smith and took a long drink. “If you want to know, that's when I lost my journalist virginity. Where the hell is that waiter? We’ll have another round⁽¹⁸⁾ then we’ll go and eat.”

(After “The Northern Light" by A.J. Cronin)

Names

Henry Page Генри Пэйдж

Somerville [΄soməvɪl] Сомервиль

Leonard Nye [ʹlenəd ʹnaɪ] Ленард (Леонард) Най

Harold [ʹhærld] Smith Гарольд Смит

Rudi Schermann [ʹrudɪ ʹʃermən] Руди Шерман

Tyrol [tɪʹroul] Тирoль

Notes

⁽¹⁾ “The Northern Light" «Северное сияние» (название газеты)

⁽²⁾ for integrity [ɪn΄teɡrətɪ], common sense and sound news presentation за свою честность, здравый смысл и правдивое ocвещение событий

⁽³⁾ and what not и всё на свете

⁽⁴⁾ the Red Lion [΄laɪən] (название ресторана)

⁽⁵⁾ and the Scotch on an empty stomach was giving him a lift и выпитое на голодный желудок виски подняло его настроение

⁽⁶⁾ For Christ’s [kraɪsts] sake! Ради Бога!

⁽⁷⁾ inside out вдоль и поперек, как свои пять пальцев

⁽⁸⁾ Damn [dæm] it all! Проклятье! Черт побери!

⁽⁹⁾ Sing-Sing Синг-Синг (название тюрьмы)

⁽¹⁰⁾ a whole spread of pictures of the poor bastard [ʹbæstəd] strapped to the chair in the death cell, with the electrodes on him, being officially bumped off целая серия фотографий бедняги в камере смертника, привязанного ремнями к электрическому стулу, с приставленными к нему электродами, иллюстрирующая, как его официально отправили на тот свет

⁽¹¹⁾ the Homer Gluck Prize [ʹhoumə ʹɡluk praɪz] приз Гомера Глюка (за лучший фоторепортаж)

⁽¹²⁾ this bloody [ʹblʌdɪ] world is too tough a place to live in в этом проклятом мире слишком трудно жить

⁽¹³⁾ would-be do-gooder так называемый доброжелатель

⁽¹⁴⁾ a stunt parachute [ʹpærəʃu:t] jumper парашютист, который во время прыжка выполняет различные трюки

⁽¹⁵⁾ But he would smile and shake his head Он, бывало, только улыбался и отрицательно качал головой

⁽¹⁶⁾ I was shaking all over. Я весь дрожал.

⁽¹⁷⁾ S.O.B. (son of a bitch) груб. сукин сын

⁽¹⁹⁾ we’ll have another round выпьем еще по одной

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.

Exercise 3. Find in the text English equivalents for these sentences.

1. Разве ты не знаешь, что наша популярная пресса в основном имеет дело с грязью, сенсацией, убийствами? 2. Это проклятое ремесло, у которого две цели: деньги и власть. 3. Зачем поднимать шум по этому поводу? 4. Мы должны поднимать нравственные нормы журналистики. 5. Ты бы посмотрел, что появилось в одной из бульварных газет. 6. Мы не должны искажать правду. 7. Мы настоящие гуманисты. 8. Я все время твердил ему, чтобы он покончил с этим. 9. Кое-как я добрался до телефонной будки. 10. Я хочу иметь все подробности, которые ты сможешь собрать.

Exercise 4. Give Russian equivalents for these sentences.

1. They will set up a new daily which will publish sensations, advertisements, scandal. 2. I know the newspaper trade inside out. 3. To get these you need circulation. 4. People are only human. 5. You can’t control the freedom of the press. 6. Horrible, really horrible. It proves my argument. 7. When I was a young reporter, green and innocent, I was given an assignment to cover a stunt parachute jump. 8. I’ll give him the whole front page.

Exercise 5. Answer these questions.

1. What kind of news are readers, in Nye’s opinion, interested in? 2. What kind of man should a reporter be? Could he have a heart? 3. What story did Nye tell Smith? 4. Why did Nye say that it was then that he had lost his journalist virginity? 5. What is your idea of a humane^* journalist?

Exercise 6. Explain or comment on these statements.

1. I know the newspaper trade inside out. 2. I think Page had a point. We need to improve the ethical standards of journalism. 3. And go right out of business? 4. We’re the real humanitarians not those would-be do-gooders like your friend Page. 5. The people need their dose of opium these days otherwise this bloody world is too tough a place to live in. 6. You can’t have a heart in this trade.

Exercise 7. Маке the necessary substitutions and reproduce the dialogues.

1. A: Have you read the editorial in today’s “Morning Star”?

B: Not yet. I have only looked through the front page.

(В: the press coverage of the Prime Minister’s visit, some advertisements, an article about a horrible murder)

2. A: To tell the truth, I’m not interested in details.

B: If I were you, I would.

(A: their objectives, her decision, their ethical standards, his arguments)

3. A: Please come to the point.

B: I’m afraid you’ve already missed the point.

(A: reach, get to)

Exercise 8. Insert the words given below.

1. The main ... of the article is to make people realize how important the problem is. 2. Truman Capote’s last book created a great ... . 3. There is a lot of in what he says. 4. Nye and Smith were given an ... to buy “The Northern Light”. 5. The ... said he wanted his best journalists to ... the Foreign Ministers’ meeting. 6. To Somerville’s surprise Henry Page ... ... for quite a time. 7. I suggest everyone should give his ... for and against the project. 8. We shall get there ... . 9. Several scientific institutions were in the Far East. 10. Do not make so much ... about little things. 11. You should ... now ... it will be too late. 12. The old man ... ... thinking about his decision.

to keep on, common sense, to set up, fuss, to decide, otherwise, editor,

to hold out, somehow, objective, sensation, argument, assignment, to cover

Exercise 9. Маке up twelve questions based on the text and answer them.

Exercise 10. Insert prepositions or adverbs.

Washington May Well Interfere^*

About two weeks there had been rumours^** ... a revolution in Puerto Santos. Puerto Santos is not an important country but American diplomats always make much fuss ... such rumours.

So Joe Hurd, an American diplomat, parked the car ... a large house. The door was opened ... an old man.

The old man came ... the point at once: “This is an important day. I hope we shall have a new President soon.”

“Have you seen Miro today? Please tell me everything ... detail,” asked Hurd.

“I can’t go ... details. What are you gentlemen planning to do?” asked the old man.

“I don’t know,” the diplomat replied. “My Ambassador considers Martinez, the present President, a force stability [stəʹbɪlətɪ] in Puerto Santos^***. Washington may well agree. We have arms, so maybe arms will save the situation and Martinez will hold ... .”

“What are your arguments ... saving Martinez? Tell me, why is Washington so willing to send Martinez arms?” the old man kept ... asking the diplomat.

“Well, It’s part ... what we call the larger strategy [ʹstrætədʒɪ].”

“Is it believed that our army has been the protector ... our freedom in Puerto Santos?”

“No.”

“Yet you support Martinez and consider our army to be part ... the larger strategy of freedom?”

“Yes. There’s no getting it.”

“I still hope we’ll be able to set ... a new democratic government,” the old man said.

(After “The Triumph^**** by John Kenneth Galbraith)

Exercise 11. Make up fourteen sentences using these word combinations.

an argument for, an argument against, to keep on doing smth., to get out of, to set up, to hold out, to make a fuss about smth., to come to the point, to keep to the point, in detail, to go into details, to pick up, to take off, a newspaper with a circulation of

Exercise 12. Translate the phrases given in brackets using Complex Object or Complex Subject. Read the sentences.

a) 1. We expected (что мальчик скажет нам правду). 2. I believe (что эта ежедневная газета очень интересная). 3. He asked (редактора поместить его статью на первой странице). 4. I asked (его еще раз просмотреть передовицу). 5. I beard (как она говорила о нравственных нормах журналистики). 6. I’d like (чтобы вы проявили здравый смысл).

b) 1. The Board of Directors is reported (уже обсудили этот вопрос). 2. The weather seems (улучшится). 3. They are reported (исказили факты). 4. He is likely (опишет ситуацию подробно). 5. The news is believed (вызовет сенсацию). 6. He is said (уже получил задание). 7. The murder seems (было совершено человеком, которого я видела на улице незадолго до этого).

Exercise 13. Give Russian equivalents for these word combinations.

1) to reach a decision, to come to a decision, to take a decision;

2) the freedom of the press, press conference, the yellow press, the popular press;

3) to come to the point, to keep to the point, to miss the point, I don’t see the point;

4) a bright young man, a bright smile, a bright face, bright future;

5) press coverage, TV coverage, to give a wide coverage;

6) to get out of business, to get out of the appointment, to get out of difficulties.

Exercise 14. Translate these sentences using the word combinations given in Exercise 13.

1) 1. Надеюсь, что они уже приняли решение. 2. Когда комитет собирается принять окончательное решение?

2) 1. На пресс-конференции премьер-министру был задан вопрос, действительно ли в его стране не существует свободы печати. 2. Бульварная пресса никогда широко не освещает важные международные события. 3. Малоформатные газеты относятся к так называемой (so-called) «популярной» прессе.

3) 1. Мы ожидали, что он сразу же перейдет к существу вопроса. 2. Повторите то, что вы сказали. Мне кажется, что я упустил самое главное. 3. Говорите по существу. У нас очень мало времени. 4. Простите, но я не понял «соли». Повторите шутку еще разу пожалуйста.

4) 1. Новый репортер — довольно смышленый молодой человек. 2. У нее всегда веселая улыбка. 3. У вас светлое будущее.

5) 1. Работа Международного конгресса ученых-физиков широко освещалась в прессе и по телевидению.

6) 1. Вам нужно как-нибудь избавиться от этого предприятия. 2. Мне надо будет постараться избавиться от этого делового свидания. 3. Нам нужно выбраться из этих трудностей.

Exercise 15. Say if these statements are true or false. Give your reasons.

1. Nye said that popular newspapers dealt largely with dirt sensation and murder. 2. Smith was impressed by Henry Page’s statement that the ethical standards of journalism should be improved. 3. Nye was sure the popular press published just what an ordinary^* man needed. 4. Nye considered himself and the like^** real humanitarians. 5. Smith agreed with Nye that a reporter should have neither feelings nor heart.

Exercise 16. Give a summary of the text “Sensation is News” . Comment^*** on it.

Exercise 17. Translate into English.

1. «Давайте сразу перейдем к существу вопроса», — сказал Пейдж. 2. Ему нужно помочь, иначе он не продержится. 3. Я был очень горд тем, что редактор решил поместить мою статью на первой странице. 4. Пейдж старался, чтобы его газета объективно отражала внутренние и международные события. 5. Прочитав статью в «Ньюсуик» (“Newsweek”), я понял, что факты были искажены. 6. Как сообщают, новый балет вызвал сенсацию и был широко освещен в прессе. 7. Они наблюдали за тем, как самолет взлетел и исчез в облаках. 8. Не забудь заехать за Джоном, иначе он опоздает на лекцию. 9. Най понимал, что было бесполезно и даже опасно говорить с Сомервилем о поднятии нравственных норм репортеров. 10. «Говоря по правде, — сказал Мендоса своему другу,— единственное, что мне хотелось сказать матери Чарльза,— это; «Убирайтесь отсюда». 11. «Эта бульварная газета оказалась хуже, чем я ожидал,— сказал Пейдж.— Не понимаю, как наши граждане могут читать ее.» 12. Было бы хорошо, если бы вы повторили все доводы в пользу проекта. 13. К сожалению, его вторая пьеса оказалась такой же неинтересной, как и первая.

Exercise 18. Debate these problems. Give your arguments “for” and “against”.

The argument: key words.

1. The main objectives of the press are to let readers know what is going on in their own place and their country, to inform them of the most important international events.

2. The ethical standards of journalism should be high. Journalists should never distort the truth.

3. Reporters should not look for sensational news. They should give an accurate coverage of the events.

The counter-argument: key words.

1. The main objective of the press is sensation. Only sensation is news.

2. Journalists and reporters should not have high ethical standards. They should have neither feelings nor heart. For the sake of sensation they should be ready to distort the truth, to tell lies.

3. Reporters should look only for sensational news. Such reporters think that only money and sex are the main objectives of the human race.

Exercise 19. Speak on these topics.

1. The role of mass media. 2. The main objectives of the press. 3. The freedom of the press.