Digital Newspapers on Their Way Traditional and digital news media might soon merge to produce daily
newspapers on iPads. This is if the plans of Apple owner Steve Jobs and newspaper
mogul * Rupert Murdoch come to fruition ** . Industry rumours say the new newspaper
will be called “The Daily”. There might even be a name to replace newspaper, as the
new project will, of course, be paperless. There will be no print edition or even a Web
edition of this new media. It will download straight to the iPad or alternative tablet for
an unbeatable *** price of 99 cents a week. Jobs and Murdoch maybe onto a winning
thing here. The Apple boss has the technology to be able to deliver digital news and Mr
Murdoch owns the world’s biggest news corporation. They also both have a knack of
knowing what people want.
There are reports that Murdoch is particularly interested in the iPad and how popular it
is. He told Fox Business this week that The Daily was his “Number one most exciting
project.” He seems to believe people will prefer to read the news on such a device rather
than a traditional broadsheet newspaper. There are advantages of the tablet over a paper,
such as the lack of origami-style gymnastics required to turn a page on a crowded train,
or avoid the corner getting soaked in milk at the breakfast table. Other more obvious
benefits to an iPad include the higher level of interactivity the user has with the news.
Another advantage for Mr Murdoch and his News Corporation is that he could increase
revenues by selling apps designed specifically for the iPad.
* mogul – магнат
** come to fruition — здійснитись
*** unbeatable – неперевершений
knack – здібність
revenues – доходи
TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. Newspapers might soon appear with moving images on their pages. T / F
b. Steve Jobs and Rupert Murdoch have an idea about fruit. T / F
c. The new news idea could cost as little as 99 cents a week. T / F
d. Messrs Jobs and Murdoch seem to know about people’s likes. T / F
e. This news project is the most exciting of Mr Murdoch’s projects. T / F
f. Murdoch believes people prefer news in papers rather than on iPads. T / F
g. There might be a danger of newspapers getting wet with milk. T / F
h. Mr Murdoch is thinking of making available all apps for free. T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. merge a. version
2 fruition b. ability
3. edition c. advantages
4. alternative d. combine

5. knack e. income
6. particularly f. completion
7. prefer to g. especially
8. required h. substitute
9. benefits i. needed
10. revenues j. rather
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. Traditional and digital news media a. to an iPad
2 There will be no b. thing here
3. It will download c. read the news
4. maybe onto a winning d. print edition
5. have a knack of knowing e. might soon merge
6. people will prefer to f. by selling apps
7. There are advantages g. what people want
8. more obvious benefits h. the user has
9. the higher level of interactivity i. straight to the iPad
10. increase revenues j. of the tablet

My name is Alice and I want to tell you about my family. I have a small family – a dad, mum and my sister. Dad works on the railway and always comes home very tired. My mum works as an elementary school teacher, but according to her story, it is difficult to her to work as it is to my dad, because it is necessary to work hard in order to get a good salary in our country. My sister is 25, but we behave like children, and sometimes we argue. We also have a dog and it is also a part of our family. Whatever she does, we love her very much.

Так как многие люди говорят на английском во многих странах, есть много различных "вариантов английского языка". Лучшей формой английском языке называется Стандартный английский и он является языком образованных носителей английского языка. Правительство, Би-би-си, университеты, использует его, и его часто называют королевским английским. Американский английский-это разновидность английского в США. Он отличается от английского в произношении, интонации, орфографии, лексики, а иногда – даже грамматикой! Англичанин идет в центр(centre)  города, чтобы увидеть фильм(film), в то время как американец идет в центр города (downtown), чтобы посмотреть кино (movie). Если англичанин нужна ручка, он бы вас спросил: "У тебя есть ручка?" (Have you got a pen?) , а американец бы сказал:" У тебя есть ручка?"(Do you have a pen?)  В Австралии и Новой Зеландии английский язык, также называемый Австралийским английским, очень похожи. Особенно в произношении они тоже похож на британский английский, но есть и различия в лексике и сленге. Многие термины, такие как кенгуру, Динго, вомбат и бумеранг, исходят из коренных языков и многое другое от Кокни диалекта, на котором говорят первые поселенцы, лондонцы. Канадский английский отличается от американского и британского английского. Он звучит как американский для британцев и как британский для американцев . В первые дни канадцы взяли много слов из канадского французского, например, "бато и житель", из индейских языков пришли многие слова, такие как, карибу и тотем, и от эскимосов, канадский английский взял слова анорак, орехи, каяк и другие.
As so many people speak English in so many countries, there are many different "Englishes". The best form of English is called Standard English and is the language of educated English speakers. The government, The BBC, The Universities, uses it and it is often called Queen’s English. American English is the variety of the English spoken in the United States. It is different from English in pronunciation, intonation, spelling, vocabulary and sometimes – even grammar! An Englishman goes to the town center to see a film while an American goes downtown to see a movie. If an Englishman needs a pen he would ask you: "Have you got a pen, please?" but the American would say:" Do you have a pen?" Australian and New Zealand English, also called Australian English, are very similar. Especially in pronunciation they are also similar to British English, but there are differences in vocabulary and slang. Many terms, such as kangaroo, dingo, wombat and boomerang, come from the Aboriginal language and many others from the Cockney dialect spoken by the first settlers, the Londoners. Canadian English is different both from American and from British English. It is said to sound like American to Britons and like British to Americans . In pioneer days Canadians borrowed/took many words from Canadian French, for example, bateau and habitant, from the native Indian languages came many words like caribou and totem, and from Eskimo, Canadian English took anoraks, nuts, kayak and others.