If you are a new listener to this, welcome! I'm Craig. This is Reza. With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation) and take it to the next level. Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ In this episode: News and current affairs Vocabulary The News (news is an uncountable noun - some news, a piece of news, I have good/bad news) a newspaper (a paper): National/local paper, Daily paperWhat's the difference between a tabloid and a broadsheet?the gutter press - gutter = alcantarilla, canaleta - newspapers that focus on sensational journalism, usually about the lives of famous people.phone tapping - pinchazo telefónicoreporter - periodistaheadlines - titular, cabeceraforeign correspondent - corresponsal extranjero, corresponsal en el extranjeroanchorman - presentadorforeign, international news / home, national newseditor / editorialto write a column / to write a piece (blog post) researcher - investigador, investigadorajournalism - journalist, photo-journalistarticles - artículosupplementscirculation (readership) - tiradaproof reader - a person who checks for errorsfact checker - a person who makes sure the facts are correctdeadline - fecha límite, fecha topeto bury the lead - to cover a story - to report on an event or developmentin-depth coverage of something - a thorough analysis of somethingto verify - to check that something is correcteyewitness reports - descriptions of what happened by people who actually saw an event take placebreaking news - news which is just coming in - noticia de última horalink-bait (wordreference.com: Enlace de Internet "cebo", "anzuelo", destinado a atraer la atención del internauta)hot off the press - very recent news. It's just happened or it's happening now! · newsagent (UK) = vendedor/a de periódicos / newsagent's, news-stand = quiosco de prensa· newsreader (UK) / newscaster (USA) = presentador de noticias· news item = noticia· news report / newscast (USA) = programa informativonewsflash Recommended resources: Vocabulary from Lessons 17 and 18 of the Mansion Ingles Intermediate course:( http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer17_1.htm )( http://www.mansioningles.com/cursointer/cursointer18_6.htm ) YouTube: bbclearningenglish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOz6GCqXtt0 (striving, offset, revolutionary advances, ambassadors) The vocabulary seems difficult at first, but Words repeat frequently in news stories. VOA Learning English: ( https://www.youtube.com/user/VOALearningEnglish ) Listen to the BBC news: ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio ) The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service. (On iPlayer)How many separate news stories do you hear? What are they about? COuntry? City? Problem? Names of people? The news is a good subject for small talk: Isn't it terrible what's happening in Syria?Have you heard how bad the weather is in the UK?What about Valencia last week? Did you see the game?Who do you think will win the election? Where do you tend to get your news from? Blogs? Twitter? TV? Radio? Newspapers? Other people? Mobile phone apps? (BBC, Reuters)Do you read magazines? Time? Newsweek? The Economist? What's your opinion on citizen journalism?citizen journalism - a new expression describing the kind of journalism based on images, audio and reports sent in to news groups by ordinary members of the public who witnessed events. Italki are offering a special deal to listeners of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig – 100 free italki credits (ITCs) when you sign up for their paid service. Buy 1 get 1 free! Find a teacher and improve your speaking with italki Reza and I want to thank italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. How do you get your news? Have you heard any good news lately? We want you to tell us......Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to [email protected] or [email protected]. On next week's episode: Pronunciation | Silent Letters Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later'

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