Topic vocabulary in contrast |
| deny (v) |
to say that something is not true |
A spokesman denied that the company had acted irresponsibly. |
| refuse (v) |
to say that you will not do or accept something‚or will not let someone do something |
I asked him to apologise, but he refused. |
| agree (v) |
to have the same opinion as someone else |
Doreen thought that the house was too small, and Jim agreed. |
| accept (v) |
to recognise that something is true, fair or right |
Mostscientists accept that climate change is linked to pollution. |
| headline (n) |
the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters |
The whole of the front page of the paper was taken up with the headline 'YOU LIAR!'. |
| heading (n) |
the title at the top of a page or piece of writing |
If you look at the heading, it'll tell you what the paragraph is about. |
| feature (n) |
a newspaper or magazine article,or a part of a television or radio programme that concentrates on a particular subject |
This week we've got a special feature on new children's books. |
| article (n) |
a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine |
He has written several articles for The Times. |
| talk show (n) |
a television or radio programme in which famous people talk about themselves and their work |
Did you see Johnny Depp on that talk show last night? |
| quiz show (n) |
a television or radio programme in which people answer questions in order to win prizes |
Your general knowledge is very good; maybe you should go on a quiz show. |
| game show (n) |
a television programme in which people play games or answer questions in order to win prizes |
Bruce Forsythe used to host a game show called The Generation Game. |
| announcer (n) |
someone whose job is to give information about television or radio programmes between other programmes |
The announcer’s just said that Big Brother is not going to be on tonight after all as they’re showing a football match instead. |
| commentator (n) |
someone whose job is to give a description of an event on television or radio as it happens |
I'd love to be a sports commen tator but I don't think lcan talk quickly enough! |
| tabloid (n) |
a newspaper that has small pages and not much serious news |
I don’t know why you waste your money on that tabloid. It's just full of gossip about minor celebrities! |
| broadsheet (n) |
a serious type of newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper |
The Daily Telegraph andThe Guardian are both examples of broadsheets. |
| journalist (n) |
someone whose job is to report the news for a newspaper, magazine, radio programme or television programme |
Enid works as a journalist for the local newspaper. |
| columnist (n) |
a journalist who writes a regular series of articles for a particular newspaper or magazine |
As a columnist, I'm allowed to express my opinion in ways that other journalists are often not allowed to. |
| Press (n) |
newspapers and news magazines,or the journalists who work on them |
She has been criticised in the press for not speaking out on this issue. |
| media (n) |
radio, television, newspapers,the Internet and magazines, considered as a group |
The story has been wider reported in the media. |
| Programme (n) |
a television or radio broadcast |
More people watch the news than any other programme. |
| program (n) |
a series of instructions that makes a computer do something |
I’m thinking of getting a new word processing program for my laptop. |
| Channel (n) |
a television station and the programmes that it broadcasts |
What's on the other channel? |
| broadcast (n) |
a programme that is broadcast |
We usually watch Channel 5 's main news broadcast in the evening. |
| bulletin (n) |
a short news broadcast |
There’s a two— minute news bulletin on at eleven o’clock. |
| newsflash (n) |
a short broadcast of an important piece of news in the middle of a television or radio programme |
We interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash. |
