ESL Podcast 31 - Reading the Newspaper
I fell into the habit of reading the newspaper every
morning when I was a kid. Back then, there used to be two daily
newspapers--morning edition and an afternoon edition. Nowadays, of
course, many cities in the U.S.
have just a morning paper. I'm not too picky about which newspaper I
read, although when it comes to national newspapers, I prefer
reading the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal over
USA Today. Don't get me wrong: I'm not a news junkie. I just
like browsing the different sections, reading the headlines, and
checking out the classifieds. I usually skip the sports section
and the funnies, and only flip through the food and health
sections, but I always read the front page and the editorial page. On
the weekends, I'll skim the entertainment section for the movie listings
and reviews.
I'm sort of old-fashioned in that I still like reading a real, paper
newspaper. Sure, I also read some of my news online, but nothing beats
lounging around on Sunday morning reading the big, thick paper. Don't
worry, though: I always recycle my stack of newspapers.
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