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There
are 2 types of newspapers.
(Words
in bold letters are translated
in "Notes")
The
"broadsheet" (or
quality paper)
Quality
papers are printed on large
pages. They give their readers
detailed, serious articles
on national and international
news. They have editorials
that
comment on important issues
and reflect the political
views of the newspaper's
editor. They also contain
financial and sports news,
listings of television and
radio programmes, theatre
and cinema shows, crosswords
and the weather forecast
Famous daily English
broadsheets :
-
The Times
- The Daily Telegraph
- The Independent
- The Financial Times
- The Observer
Famous Sunday English broadsheets
:
They have more pages than
the dailies. They have supplements
(= extra sections).
- The Sunday Times
- The Observer
- The Independent on Sunday
The
"tabloid" (or
gutter press)
Tabloids are printed on
smaller pages. They cover
more or less the same stories
but appeal to the general
public by writing in a different
style. They concentrate
on human-interest stories
(= stories about people).
They try to entertain
or shock their readers with
catchy headlines
that attract their attention,
colour photos and short
articles about weddings,
divorces, murders and scandals.
Celebrities often hit
the headlines.
Famous
English tabloids :
- The Sun
- The Mirror
- The Daily Mail
THE
A380
- past and present
The students (3è)
were asked to write 2 articles
about the same topic :
the A380 (Airbus plane).
One broadsheet article and
one tabloid article.
A380
Photos
They were given the following
information about this plane
:
On Tuesday, January 18th
official inauguration in
the French assembly plant
of Toulouse-Blagnac (South
of France). Airbus Chairman
Noël Forgeard - French
President Jacques Chirac.
The first A380 flight :
in March 2006 on Singapore
Airlines.
First studies of the A3XX
: in the early 1990s.
4 European countries in
the construction of the
A380 :
Great Britain, Germany,
Spain and France.
Each country has been specialized
in one or more parts.
- wings and engines built
in England
- cabin, lighting, fuselage
and aileron made in Germany
- tailplane and composite
materials produced in Spain
- cockpit produced in Méaulte
(France). Central part built
in Nantes and transported
to St Nazaire on a barge.
All parts transported to
Toulouse-Blagnac either
by : barge, boat, plane
(Beluga) or lorry.
The giant's dimensions :
- 73 m long (nearly a football
ground !)
- 79.80 m wide
- 24.10 m high (that is
an 8-floor building)
- 20 wheels
- fuselage diametre : 7.14
m
- maximum take-off weight
: 562 tons
- able to transport as many
as 840 passengers
- 3 full decks :
2 of them will serve as
passenger areas. The upper
and the main decks will
be connected by a grand
staircase near the front
of the plane and another
smaller one at the back.
The lower deck will be reserved
for cargo and could be outfitted
for special passenger uses
(sleeper cabins, child care
service...)
- able to fly over 10,000
miles : it will be used
for long-haul flights and
domestic flights in Japan
After Concorde and Boeing,
Airbus creates the largest
airliner ever built. According
to Airbus, it will use 20%
less fuel, will fly quieter,
cheaper and more environmentally-friendly
than the 747.
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- 4è1 - 4è4
- 4è5)
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