Esercitazione inglese

Unit 2 lesson 1

Keys

Exercise 1

a. Editor 1. Edits out
b. Proof-reader 2. Editorial
c. Publisher 3. Edited
d. Columnist 4. Editorship
e. Reporter 5. Editorialise
f. Typesetter 6. Edition
g. Subscriber 7. Copy editor
h. Reviewer 8. Editor

Exercise 3

• Press secretary
• Press corps
• Press release
• Press barons
• Press office
• Press coverage
• Press pack
• Press gallery

Exercise 5

1e – 2d – 3b – 4c – 5f – 6g – 7i – 8a – 9h

Unit 2 lesson 2

Keys

Exercise 1

1.B – 2.B – 3.A – 4.B – 5.B

Exercise 2

Compare the two following front pages, the former from the tabloid Daily Mirror and the latter from The Herald. Possible answers:

• What do they have in common? Same date (July 8 2005); same leading story; they show people involved in the terrorist attack.
• In what ways are they different? The Daily Mirror has a full-page image composed of two pictures (the one at the bottom of the page is a collage of the most dramatic images of victims) and a big headline in bold separating the two pictures; its headline uses alliteration and assonance techniques; it gives impressive numbers of dead. The Herald shows a usual front page with different articles (even though all linked to the same leading story) and an impressive picture at the center (the newspaper has chosen one victim to give a sense of the slaughter), the main headline is smaller.
• How does the physical layout of the pages affect the way in which readers approach the newspaper? The former exploits the power of images to give more dramatic emphasis to the news and uses a sequential-narrative image technique by putting the picture of the exploded bus at the top of the page and the disaster results at the bottom of the page. The latter shows the image at the center of the page, surrounded with text explaining the context of the picture.

Exercise 3

• A uniform of the Nazi Afrika Corps with a swastika armband.
• At a fancy dress party in Gloucestershire – at the home of Olympic sportsman, Richard Meade.
• Because many people, particularly in the Jewish community, think it is inappropriate and insensitive for members of the Royal family to wear Nazi insignia.

Exercise 4

Is the article written according to the inverted pyramid pattern? Yes. General news given in lines 1-5 (until “this month”). Does it answer the 5 W-questions? Yes:

• Who: Prince Charles
• What: Harry was pictured in a Nazi costume and his father was forced into apologies
• Where: London. Prince Harry was pictured at a fancy dress party in Gloucestershire
• When: January 2005
• Why: To apologise for Prince Harry’s offence to the victims of the Holocaust

Exercise 5

1. A (politicians and Jewish leaders; Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean of the US-based Simon Wiesenthal Centre; the Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom; the head of foreign policy for the EU, Javier Solana, some MPs; Labour backbencher Doug Henderson)
2. C (should be told to accompany the British delegation to Auschwitz; should make a public appearance to s