

The earliest extant written texts in English are dated in the 7 th century the earliest records in other Germanic languages go back to the 3 rd or 4 th century. The history of the English language has been reconstructed on the basis of written records of different periods. It is natural that no records of linguistic changes have ever been kept, as most changes pass unnoticed by contemporaries. Fill in the missing letters: press_ _ _ġ.
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goes in for a lot of……………….-raking in its quest for stories about celebrities and royalty.ġ.an expensive magazine printed on shiny good-quality paper:Ģ.the crime of publishing an untrue negative story about someone:ģ.the time by which material to be published has to be ready:Ĥ.a special story which only one newspaper manages to publish:ĥ.material produced by journalists or advertisers for publication:Ħ.a colloquial and negative word for a tabloid newspaper:ħ.an old issue of a magazine or newspaper:Ĩ.people who work together to try to influence the government:ĩ.a brief memorable extract from a politician’s statement quoted on TV or radio:ġ0.a different expression for the crime in item 2:ġ.The Prime Minister will be doing/making/having a statement later today.Ģ.Politicians love to get the chance to issue/provide/air their views in public.ģ.All newspapers put/take/give their own spin on a story.Ĥ.Journalists have to observe/notice/monitor news agencies for interesting stories for their papers.ĥ.The silly/stupid/foolish season is the time of year when politicians and other public figures are on holiday and there tends to be little serious news for newspapers to write about. The Minister is going to sue the paper for defamation of………………….ĩ. The football match was delayed by a couple of hours so the results only made it to the…………….press column.Ĩ. Te President was abroad when the story about him hit the newspaper……………….ħ. The Prime Minister is very good at producing a sound…………….for any occasion.Ħ. If you order a back……………of the April 2003 issue of the magazine, you’ll have a complete set.ĥ. Of all the newspapers, The Guardian devoted most column…………….to the story.Ĥ. The famous couple have issued a press…………………………….explaining why the wedding is off.ģ. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings.įind the words which match the definitions.ġ.
