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DBH 3 - Vocabulary - Part 2

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  • a type of popular newspaper with small pages that has many pictures and short, simple reports:
    tabloid
  • political news about events happening now
    current affairs
  • funny television or radio show in which the same characters appear in each programme in a different story
    sitcom
  • a company that broadcasts radio
    station
  • Word puzzles are great if you’re on a long journey and have ........................................................... .
    time to kill
  • A type of book in which covers are of better quality.
    Hardback
  • A type of book in which the covers are thin.
    paperback
  • I hate doing housework. I think it’s a complete .........................
    waste of time
  • Why don’t we both tidy up? That would ...........................
    save time
  • If I had more ............................... , I’d like to play a musical instrument.
    spare time
  • There are over 70 in this book. I'm only on 6!

    chapter
  • I hate doing housework. I think it’s a complete .........................
    waste of time
  • Tomorrow is going to be sunny, but cold.
    weather forecast
  • I prefer these because they have longer, more informative articles and are more serious than the tabloids. Also, they’re not full of rubbish!
    broadsheet
  • Who is my favourite? Probably Graham Greene. His stories were always exciting, and he had such a vivid imagination. A lot of his stories were made into films.
    author
  • I’m afraid we’ve .................................................................. . We’ll have to arrange another meeting.
    run out of time
  • They have a very important job keeping us informed about what is happening around the world. Some of them are very brave, bringing us stories from areas where there is a war or natural disaster. But sometimes they just write rubbish and inv
    journalist / reporter
  • Before the Internet, this is was where people published if they were looking to rent a house or if they selling one.
    small ads
  • A holiday this year is out of the question. I don’t get any more ............................. until next summer.
    time off
  • words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper,
    headline