Media 7: A newspaper or magazine Describe a newspaper or magazine that you have read.
You should say:
What type of newspaper or magazine it is How often you read it What you like about it Whether it is popular in your country. Suggestion It is probably easier to describe a magazine for this topic because magazines usually
have more features than newspaper. Choose a general lifestyle and interest magazine such as
Hope, Time, National Geographic or Cosmopolitan.
Uncommon vocabulary Publish monthly regular
feature
Editorial comment photo-journalism
film and book reviews
Grammar point Try to use some past tenses as well as present tenses:
I first came across this magazine when I was in university.
I have been reading it for about 2 years now.
I used to have a subscription (It was delivered to my address by post).
Media 8: A website Describe a website that you have used.
You should say:
What the website is What you used it for How you found out about it. Whether you have used other websites similar to this one. Suggestion At first this seems like a difficult topic. If you choose a ―big‖ website with many
features it is much easier. A good choice is ―cina.com‖ or Baidu.com, because they have so
many functions.
Uncommon vocabulary Multi-functional web-based community
Message forums music downloads online games
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Grammar point Try to use some past tenses:
I first discovered it by accident – I followed a link from another website.
I have been using for it about 2 years now.
Now it’s much more popular than it used to be.
