NEWSPAPER READING

• Bước 1: đọc lướt để lấy thông tin chung về chủ đề
• Bước 2: đọc chậm và lưu ý phát âm từ lạ, ghi chú lại để check từ điển sau
• Bước 3: tập trung cho những từ vựng in đậm, không được tra nghĩa mà phải cố gắng hiểu thông qua bảng giải thích bên dưới mỗi bài

NEWSPAPER READING

Reading newspaper is good for school children since it helps them to know more about their country and the people as well as the world beyond. There are many benefits of reading newspaper. Besides increasing our general knowledge, it improves our standard of English if we are in the habit of reading newspaper daily.

I am fond of reading daily newspaper. Whenever I come across a new word, I refer to a dictionary for its meaning. In this way I have improved my vocabulary. A newspaper is primarily meant for reporting news about our own country and others far and near in the world. We should be well informed about the world events happening daily.

It is important to know what our government is doing for the welfare of its citizens. We will know about the government programs like building flats, constructing bridges or roads and opening new schools from newspaper.

Sometimes we read about events in faraway countries in Africa or South America. It is interesting to know about an earthquake disaster or volcanic explosion. All this is information which a newspaper reports.

Newspaper reading is also considered a pastime if we take it as a casual reading.

VOCABULARY

1. 1. standard – the level that is considered to be acceptable, or the level that someone or something has achieved
   2. in the habit of (something) – to do something regularly, often without thinking about it
   3. be fond of (something) – to like something, especially something you have liked for a long time
   4. come across – to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance
   5. primarily: mainly
   6. far and near – everywhere
   7. well-informed – having a lot of knowledge or information about a particular subject or situation
   8. welfare – health and happiness
   9. disaster – a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering
   10. pastime – something that you do because you think it is enjoyable or interesting
   11. casual reading – when you read something without any serious interest or attention

Dưới đây là một số ý kiến về LỢI và HẠI của việc đọc báo theo cách truyền thống

ADVANTAGES (LỢI)

1. Newspaper is not very expensive so anyone can buy newspaper.

    Báo không quá đắt đỏ, ai cũng có thể mua.

2. Newspaper is available in various languages so you can choose the newspaper of your choice.

    Báo xuất bản nhiều ngôn ngữ cho bạn tự do lựa chọn.

3. You can also increase neology and general knowledge by reading newspaper daily.

    Báo giúp bạn tăng từ vựng mới và kiến thức thông qua việc đọc mỗi ngày.

4. Weather report, sports events, business news, local news as well as world news is available in newspaper.

    Báo tập trung tin tức từ nhiều kênh như thời tiết, thể thao, kinh doanh, …

5. Newspaper are ecofriendly and easy to recycle.

    Thân thiện môi trường và dễ dàng tái chế

DISADVANTAGES (HẠI)

1. It is wasting of time by reading the nonsense article.

    Bạn sẽ lãng phí thời gian chỉ để đọc những thông tin vô bổ.

2. The Internet, Television and Radio are used widely by many people.

    Nhiều người dần chuyển sang các phương tiện truyền thông thay thế như tivi, radio, Internet

3. We are killing more trees

    Cây bị chặt nhiều hơn để phục vụ ngành sản xuất giấy

4. Sometimes in some newspaper the news shown are false. The news is even twisted and distorted.

    Một vài tờ báo đưa thông tin chưa đúng thậm chí bóp méo, xuyên tạc sự thật

5. Sometimes poor printed image quality is seen in the newspaper.

    Chất lượng in ấn không phải lúc nào cũng tốt