A. Typical sections found in newspapers and magazines

One thing I always read in the paper is the obituaries¹ page; it’s so interesting to read about other people’s lives. I also read the editorial² (or leader); it helps me form my opinion on things. Although national papers cover³ all the important news, I find that if you just want to sell your car or something, the classified ads⁴ (or classifieds) in a local paper is the best place. I love the Sunday papers, especially the supplements⁵ with articles on travel, food, fashion and so on. Last week there was a fascinating feature⁶ on new technology in one of them. My daughter prefers magazines, especially the agony columns⁷. I just can’t imagine writing to an agony aunt⁸. It amazes me how people are prepared to discuss their intimate problems publicly, but I know this sort of article really increases a publication’s circulation⁹.

• ¹ descriptions of the lives of people who have just died
• ² an article giving the newspaper editor’s opinion
• ³ deal with (noun = coverage)
• ⁴ pages of advertisements in different categories
• ⁵ separate magazines included with the newspaper
• ⁶ an article or set of articles devoted to a particular topic
• ⁷ sections in a paper or magazine that deal with readers’ private emotional problems
• ⁸ person, typically a woman, who answers letters in the agony column
• ⁹ number of copies sold by a newspaper or magazine

B. Some types of printed material