Mass Media. Magazines. Entry Test

Fill in the gaps with the correct words/phrases. There are TWO extra words/phrases you do not need to use. 1 The interviewer should collect as much information as possible in order to have a background on the interviewee. 2 Let your flow. 3 You can some pictures or quotes to make the interview less boring.

Fill in the gaps with the correct words/phrases. There are TWO extra words/phrases you do not need to use. 1. It is not , but still, it is better to pick one focus topic and stick with it. 2. Not all article subjects are equally for the reader. 3. It is important to choose the from which the article is going to be written.

Tick the titles of magazines that give information about their content.

Match the coverlines to the types of the magazine.

Tick all the elements that can be found on a magazine cover.

Read the sentence and find the extra word. I think a story about innovations in knitting needles would be really interesting readers.

Read the sentence and find the extra word. It might be so expensive, but I'd like to do the photo shoot of knitted hats and gloves actually at the South Pole.

Read the sentence and find the extra word. I'd like to propose that a piece on knitting clothes for animals, as it's something our readers might find useful.

Read the sentence and find the extra word. I want to do an article on my granny because of she's really good at knitting.

Read the text and choose the correct words to fill in the gaps. A “magazine” is a type of periodical characterized by entertaining and miscellaneous matter written by more than one , often with illustrations. It is usually distinguished from a newspaper by containing less news coverage and by a lower (weekly, monthly, or less). In the nineteenth century, magazines were distinguished from reviews or quarterlies by an emphasis on light entertainment, and by the inclusion of fiction. From around 1910, the term “little magazines” came to denote low-circulation periodicals produced by and for the avant-garde. Since the twentieth century, “magazine” has been used above all to denote entertainment periodicals with a high visual . After the printing became prevalent in Europe, early began to conceptualize the magazine. Forerunners of the familiar modern magazine first appeared during the 17th century in the form of brochures, pamphlets, and almanacs. Soon, publishers realized that irregular publication schedules required too much time and energy. A gradual then occurred as publishers sought regular readers with specific interests. But the early magazine was unlike any other previous publication. It was not enough of a news source to be a newspaper, but it could not be considered pleasure reading either.