Basic Needs

[nju:z] Everyday Expressions n. I like reading foreign news. n. Ill send you further news in a day or two. n. We watch the news on television every night. n. ()/ Pop starts are always news. --- front-page news --- headline news --- world news --- home/ domestic news --- foreign news --- political news --- radio news --- current news --- official news --- grapevine news

newspaper newsmagazine

Newsweek news agency newsboy newscast newsreel/news film newsstand news media

Linguistic Skill

Useful Phrases --- The Evening News --- The Daily News --- sensational news --- breaking news --- unexpected news --- to break the news to sb

Communicating Clearly

Street Talks There wasnt much news in the paper today. Oh! Thats old news. Everybody knows. Ive good and bad news, which do you want to hear first? Whats on following the news and weather? Do you have a TV guide A: Have you heard the news about Sally? Shes getting married. B: Thats news to me!

Cultural Focus

Transcripts

I mean, you cant even turn on the news nowadays without hearing about how some babe thought some guys butt was cute.

Workmate2: Things are a little different now. First you have to be friends. You have to like each other. Then you neck . This could go on for years. Then you have tests. Then you get to do it with a condom . The good news is you split the check. Sam: I dont think I could let a woman pay for dinner.

Proverbs Bad/ ill news travels fast. No news is good news.