А. П. Голубев, Н. В. Балюк, И. Б. Смирнова

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Corporation) and the IBA (Independent Broadcasting Authorities). There are 
several minor broadcasting companies as well. 
In Britain there are four TV channels: the BBC I, the BBC II, the ITV 
( “ I ” stands for “independent”) and Channel IV. All of them are different, 
each channel having its own target group and providing the viewers with 
high quality of programmes to all tastes. Commercial TV stations broadcast 
entertainment programmes, light dramas, talk shows and documentaries, as 
well as sport programmes and news. 
EXERCISES 
1.
 
Answer the following questions: 
1.
Are the British people great newspaper readers? 
2.
What types of newspapers are there in the United Kingdom? 
3.
What do “quality” newspapers specialize in? 
4.
What is the main aim of “popular” newspapers? 
5.
Are Sunday newspapers larger or smaller in size than the newspapers 
issued on weekdays? 
6.
What articles can one read in Sunday papers? 
7.
Where were the offices of the largest British newspaper agencies 
previously situated? 
8.
What are the two main broadcasting companies in the United 
Kingdom? 
9.
What are the TV channels in the United Kingdom? 
10.
What kind of programmes do they broadcast? 
2.
 
Say whether the following statements are true or false: 
1.
Not many newspapers are published in the United Kingdom today. 
2.
Quality newspapers publish analytical articles about business and 
politics. 
3.
The Financial Times
is a popular newspaper. 
4.
The circulation of “popular” papers is much larger compared to 
“quality” papers. 
5.
All the newspapers and magazines in the United Kingdom are owned 
by the state. 
6.
There are a lot of offices of newspaper agencies in Fleet Street. 

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