Key words in the media

The book is designed to help to unlock the English of newspapers, radio and television. It is for Upper-Intermediate and Advanced learners who read newspapers, listen to radio and want to work on their own.

It systematically covers words and expressions that frequently occur and recur in the news media.

The book covers 8 main subject areas.

1. The Media

2. Politics

3. The Business Pages

4. Work, Unemployment and Welfare

5. Crime and Punishment

6. Diplomacy and War

7. Entertainment and the Arts

8. Sport as Metaphor

You learn the words, then apply and develop your knowledge of the meanings and use of these words in specially devised language activities.