newspaper

Everyday

1. Large folded sheets of printed paper with news, stories, pictures and adverts, published every day or week. tree →
2. A company that makes a newspaper. tree →
3. (uncountable) Old sheets of newspaper used for wrapping, painting or crafts. tree →

In the lessons

In school: reading newspapers for news and non-fiction; writing a newspaper report with a headline, who/what/where/when/why; covering desks with newspaper for painting. In lessons on fake news: check facts, not everything printed is true; some newspapers have opinions. Phrases: «read the newspaper», «a newspaper article/report», «a local newspaper», «wrapped in newspaper».

Examples

• Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning. tree →
• We wrote a newspaper report about the school fair. tree →
• Cover the table with newspaper before you paint. tree →
• Our class was in the local newspaper! tree →
• The chips came wrapped in newspaper. tree →
• A newspaper headline should be short and catchy. tree →
• Not everything in a newspaper is a fact; some articles are opinions. tree →
• In the newspapers there was an announcement. tree →

Note

Countable for papers (a newspaper), uncountable for the material (some newspaper). Short form: paper. One word. Plural: newspapers.