Articles, News Reports & Reviews

5. Match the beginnings and endings, then say what the topic of the arti­cle is, whether it is formal or informal in style, and where it might be published.

BEGINNINGS…

1. Nowadays, you often hear older peo­ple say, "These kids today - they've got everything." Of course, they are referring to material goods such as clothes, electronic equipment and so on. Is it true that today's young peo­ple are spoilt by having too much given to them?

2. Antigua is a place blessed with glori­ous views, warm sunshine all year round and perfect beaches. In fact, the only thing that might disturb your peace on this lovely island paradise, is an overly-attentive waiter!

3. When people discuss pollution, they do not normally include noise in their list of problems. In fact, noise is one of the most prevalent and most dam­ aging forms of pollution that city- dwellers have to deal with today. The question is, what can be done about this growing problem?

…ENDINGS

a) For a holiday you will never forget and will want to repeat again and again, Antigua is the place to go. There is no place that matches the beauty of this paradise.

b) On the whole, it does seem that today's young people expect a great deal and take what they have for granted. Perhaps they would learn to appreciate what they have more if they had to put a bit more effort into acquiring the goods in the first place.

c) If these suggestions were followed, the problem of noise pollution would certainly be reduced, if not solved. It is simply a matter of everyone work­ing together in order to make our cities healthier places in which to live.

News Reports

1. You will hear part of a TV news broadcast.