MEDIA - NEWSPAPERS

Can you name some popular British newspapers? What is the difference between a tabloid and a broadsheet?

Choose 3 different newspapers from the same day and compare the headlines and front page news stories. Comment on the differences/similarities You can go to the newspaper archive in the library to do this.

MEDIA - TV

Find out what programmes are on the following channels tonight around 7pm:

BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, CHANNEL 4, CHANNEL 5

What kind of programmes are they?

Which are the most popular British soaps? Watch an episode of one of them from last week and comment on it on your blog.

EDUCATION

What are the differences between the education systems in the UK and your country? For example:

• The age children start school
• Primary, secondary and tertiary education
• The number and length of school terms and holdiays
• The examination system
• Entry to university

etc ....

Happy New Year!

FOOD AND DRINK is our topic this week. We will have a discussion in class as there are many traditional variations between cultures.

Consider what is typical in the UK - traditional food and especially the pub culture. You can find a lot of information on ukstudentlife.com. Comment on what you find interesting or different to your traditions.