Newspapers Vocabulary for IELTS
| Word | English Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ | IELTS Useful Sentence | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper | A printed publication containing news | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ | I read the newspaper every morning to stay informed. | āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| Headline | The main title of a news story | āĻļāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽ | The headline immediately caught my attention. | āĻļāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ |
| Article | A piece of writing in a newspaper | āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāύā§āϧ / āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧ | I read an interesting article about climate change. | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| Journalist | A person who reports news | āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ | The journalist interviewed several politicians. | āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāύ āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§āĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Editor | A person who prepares articles for publication | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ | The editor checked the article carefully before publishing it. | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Reporter | A person who collects and reports news | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž | The reporter covered the international event live. | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Column | A regular article in a newspaper | āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽ | My father enjoys reading the sports column. | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Editorial | An article expressing the newspaperâs opinion | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧ | The editorial discussed economic problems in detail. | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ |
| Press | Newspapers and journalists collectively | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽ | Freedom of the press is essential in a democracy. | āĻāĻŖāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤ |
| Breaking News | Very recent important news | āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ / āϏāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | Breaking news spreads rapidly through social media. | āϏāĻĻā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤ |
| Feature | A detailed article about a topic | āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ | The newspaper published a feature on rural education. | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Advertisement | A public notice promoting products | āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ | Newspapers contain many advertisements nowadays. | āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Classified Ads | Small advertisements grouped by category | āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ | Many people search for jobs in classified ads. | āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Circulation | Number of copies sold | āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž | The newspaper has a large circulation nationwide. | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Daily | A newspaper published every day | āĻĻā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻž | I usually buy a daily newspaper on my way to college. | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| Weekly | Published once a week | āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ | My uncle subscribes to a weekly magazine. | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻāĨ¤ |
| Tabloid | A smaller-sized newspaper with sensational stories | āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻž | Some tabloids focus more on celebrity gossip. | āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞāϝāĻŧā§āĻĄ āϤāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϏāĻŋāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ |
| Broadsheet | A large serious newspaper | āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻž | Broadsheet newspapers usually contain in-depth analysis. | āĻŦā§āϰāĻĄāĻļāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Publication | The act of printing and distributing | āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāύāĻž | The publication of false news can create panic. | āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϤāĻā§āĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ |
| Subscription | Regular payment to receive newspapers | āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻž / āϏāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻļāύ | My family has a subscription to an English newspaper. | āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻļāύ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Review | An evaluation of books, films, etc. | āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž | I read movie reviews in the weekend newspaper. | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| Interview | A formal conversation for gathering information | āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§āĻāĻžāϰ | The newspaper published an interview with a famous athlete. | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Fake News | False information presented as news | āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | Fake news can mislead the public easily. | āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ |
| Current Affairs | Important events happening now | āϏāĻŽāϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻž | Reading newspapers improves knowledge of current affairs. | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ |
| Opinion | Personal view or judgment | āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ | Readers often share their opinions through letters to the editor. | āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύāĨ¤ |
Useful IELTS Collocations (Band 7â8)
| Collocation | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|
| Read the headlines | āĻļāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž |
| Follow the news | āĻāĻŦāϰ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž |
| Gather information | āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰāĻž |
| Media coverage | āĻāĻŖāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ |
| Public opinion | āĻāύāĻŽāϤ |
| Investigative journalism | āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž |
| Reliable source | āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϏ |
| Freedom of speech | āĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž |
| Spread misinformation | āĻā§āϞ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠|
| Digital newspaper | āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ |
IELTS Speaking Useful Sentences
1. About Reading Newspapers
- I regularly read newspapers to keep myself updated about current affairs.
â āϏāĻŽāϏāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻĄā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤ - Newspapers play a vital role in spreading awareness among people.
â āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2. About Online News
- Nowadays, many people prefer online newspapers because they are convenient and easily accessible.
â āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻ āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻšāĻāϞāĻā§āϝ āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāĻāύāĻāĨ¤
3. Opinion Sentence
- In my opinion, newspapers are a reliable source of information compared to social media.
â āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§, āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āϤāĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϏāĨ¤
Band 8â9 Vocabulary Boost
| Advanced Word | Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|
| Credible | Believable and trustworthy | āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝā§āĻā§āϝ |
| Biased | Showing unfair preference | āĻĒāĻā§āώāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻĻā§āώā§āĻ |
| Sensational | Intended to shock people | āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞā§āϝāĻāϰ |
| Informative | Giving useful information | āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ |
| Objective | Unbiased and neutral | āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒā§āĻā§āώ |
| Controversial | Causing disagreement | āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ |
| Exaggerated | Made to seem larger or worse | āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ |
Idioms Related to News & Media
| Idiom | Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|
| Hit the headlines | Become famous in the news | āĻāĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž |
| Hot off the press | Freshly published news | āϏāĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāϰ |
| Spread like wildfire | Spread very quickly | āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž |
| Keep an eye on | Watch carefully | āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž |
| In the public eye | Well known publicly | āĻāύāϏāĻŽāĻā§āώ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ |
Academic & Band 8â9 Vocabulary
| Word | English Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ | IELTS Sentence | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism | The profession of reporting news | āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž | Journalism plays a crucial role in modern society. | āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ |
| Correspondent | A journalist reporting from a particular place | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋ | The foreign correspondent reported from London. | āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āϞāύā§āĻĄāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Bulletin | A short news report | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāύ | I watched the evening news bulletin on television. | āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļāύ⧠āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāύ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| Coverage | Reporting of events by media | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ | The media coverage of the election was extensive. | āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĨ¤ |
| Broadcast | To transmit news on TV/radio | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž | The interview was broadcast nationwide. | āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ |
| Press Conference | A meeting where journalists ask questions | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āϞāύ | The minister held a press conference yesterday. | āĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ |
| News Agency | An organization supplying news | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻž | Reuters is a famous international news agency. | āϰāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϰā§āϏ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ |
| Propaganda | Information used to influence opinions | āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž | Some newspapers publish political propaganda. | āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ |
| Censorship | Official control over media content | āϏā§āύā§āϏāϰāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ | Excessive censorship can limit freedom of speech. | āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϏā§āύā§āϏāϰāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ |
| Press Release | Official statement for newspapers | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ | The company issued a press release about the project. | āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ |
| Scoop | An exclusive news story | āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ | The journalist got a scoop on the corruption scandal. | āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āύā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Eyewitness | A person who saw an event happen | āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻā§āώāĻĻāϰā§āĻļā§ | Eyewitnesses described the accident in detail. | āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻā§āώāĻĻāϰā§āĻļā§āϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤ |
| Source | Person or place giving information | āϤāĻĨā§āϝāϏā§āϤā§āϰ | Reliable sources are essential in journalism. | āϏāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤ |
| Publication Date | Date when something is published | āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ | Always check the publication date of online articles. | āĻ āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ |
| Press Freedom | Freedom for journalists and newspapers | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž | Press freedom is necessary for democracy. | āĻāĻŖāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύāĨ¤ |
IELTS Writing Task 2 Useful Sentences
- Newspapers are considered one of the most reliable sources of information.
â āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻā§ āϤāĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϏ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ - The media has a strong influence on public opinion.
â āĻāĻŖāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽ āĻāύāĻŽāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĨ¤ - Reading newspapers enhances general knowledge and language skills.
â āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ - Many newspapers nowadays focus on sensational news to attract readers.
â āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāϞā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
High-Level Collocations
| Collocation | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|
| investigative report | āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ |
| front-page news | āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ |
| media influence | āĻāĻŖāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ |
| political commentary | āϰāĻžāĻāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ |
| unbiased reporting | āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāύ |
| public awareness | āĻāύāϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž |
| accurate information | āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ |
| news consumption | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ |
| editorial policy | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āύā§āϤāĻŋ |
| press censorship | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§āϰ āϏā§āύā§āϏāϰāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ |
Band 8â9 Idioms & Phrases
| Idiom/Phrase | Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|
| Make the front page | Become major news | āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž |
| Read between the lines | Understand hidden meaning | āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āύāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž |
| Blow the whistle | Reveal wrongdoing | āĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž |
| Get the story straight | Find accurate information | āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻžāύāĻž |
| Bad press | Negative publicity | āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ |
| Word on the street | Popular opinion or rumor | āĻāύāĻŽāϤ / āĻā§āĻāĻŦ |
| Cover a story | Report news | āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž |
| Break the news | Announce important news | āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧠|
