PHRASES FOR RENDERING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
The article I am going to render comes from the Moscow News/ Moscow Times/… issue
The author(s) of the article is (are) …
The story / article deals with / is concerned with
o describes / examines / reveals / exposes
o dwells on / explains / addresses / discusses
o presents / covers / outlines / states
o offers / considers / looks into / treats
The problems addressed in the article are acute / urgent / vital / burning.
The action takes place in ...
The story is set in ...
The scene is laid in …
As the story unfolds, ...
The story centres round ...
... is the main thread of the story.
The article deals with the burning problems of life: politics, economics, education, marriage, and so
on.
The author’s attitude is a broad reflector of the aims, confusions, concerns, ideas, and attitudes of ...
The article is marked with pessimism/optimism.
The author gives an account of...
The author's attention is focused on ...
The author remains concentrated on these problems throughout the article.
The article is/ I find this article interesting / entertaining / exciting / gripping / amusing / enjoyable /
funny / witty / banal / skillfully developed / slow-moving / fast-moving/topical/outdated/boring...
PHRASES FOR RENDERING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
The article I am going to render comes from the Moscow News/ Moscow Times/… issue
The author(s) of the article is (are) …
The story / article deals with / is concerned with
o describes / examines / reveals / exposes
o dwells on / explains / addresses / discusses
o presents / covers / outlines / states
o offers / considers / looks into / treats
The problems addressed in the article are acute / urgent / vital / burning.
The action takes place in ...
The story is set in ...
The scene is laid in …
As the story unfolds, ...
The story centres round ...
... is the main thread of the story.
The article deals with the burning problems of life: politics, economics, education, marriage, and so
on.
The author’s attitude is a broad reflector of the aims, confusions, concerns, ideas, and attitudes of ...
The article is marked with pessimism/optimism.
The author gives an account of...
The author's attention is focused on ...
The author remains concentrated on these problems throughout the article.
The article is/ I find this article interesting / entertaining / exciting / gripping / amusing / enjoyable /
funny / witty / banal / skillfully developed / slow-moving / fast-moving/topical/outdated/boring...