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Newspaperarticlesareoftenseenasashortenedformofanewsreportthatgivesfullerinformation
Thelead,thefirstparagraphofanewsstory,playsthemostimportantpartintheunderstandingofthewholestory
Itisusuallyaoneortwosentencesummaryoftheparticulareventbeingreported
Theheadlineandthefirstparagrapheffectivelysummarizethestory'scontent
ThereareseveraladvantagesinusinganewspapertoimproveEnglishskills
Anewspaperisinexpensive,easilyobtainedandthematerialsareauthentic
Besides,understandingthenewsstoriesreliesheavilyonthestudents'knowledgeofsocialandculturalexperiences
Newspapersmirrorournationalvalues,habitsandpreferences
Newspaperreadingimprovesthestudents'overallabilitiesratherthansimplyinformingthemofnewinformation
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