Unit 47: The media: in print

Question 1

obituaries

an obituary column/notice

Answer 1

descriptions of the lives of people who have just died

Question 2

agony columns

Answer 2

sections in a paper or magazine that deal with reader’s private emotional problems

Question 3

agony aunt

Answer 3

person, typicallu a woman who answers letters in the agony column.

Question 4

circulation

Answer 4

number of copies sold by a newspaper or magazine

Question 5

newsletter

Laura is in charge of producing a monthly newsletter for her tennis club

Answer 5

a regular report with information for people belonging to a particular group

Question 6

pamphlet

Answer 6

small book with a soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political

Question 7

prospectus

Answer 7

small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school, college or university, or a company.

Question 8

flyer

Answer 8

single sheet giving information about some event, special offer, etc., given out in the street