bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

SCMP Reporter

Word Power
Match the following words with their meanings below.
1. layoffs
2. wordy
3. exodus
4. obsolete
5. concise
a. giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words
b. the act of dismissing people because there is no more work left for them to do
c. a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time
d. using too many words, especially formal ones
e. no longer used because something new has been invented
Fill in the blanks with the words you have learned.
6. There's a mass ____________________ of people from the countryside to cities in search of work on the mainland.
7. Because of the invention of mobile phones, beepers have become mostly ____________________.
8. Keep it short. The article is too ____________________. No one will have the patience to read it.
9. Keep the article ____________________ and to the point. Too many long and complicated sentences will only bore people.
10. There had been a mass wave of ____________________ when the Asian Economic Crisis hit in 1997.
Language Focus
We can use 'too' ... 'to' to link up two sentences.
Below is an example from the passage.
Example: They are too impatient to read the turgid accounts in newspapers.
Combine the following sentences as shown in the example.
Example: The boat is very small.
The boat can't carry six people.
Answer: The boat is too small to carry six people.
1. The room is very dim.
I can't see who's inside.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Mary is very young.
She can't understand the complicated movie.
________________________________________________________________________
3. Hong Kong is a small city.
Hong Kong can't accommodate another international airport.
_______________________________________________________________________
Think About
1. Do you read newspapers? How often do you read newspapers?
2. Do you read online newspapers or traditional print papers? Why?
3. Do you think online news websites will replace traditional newspapers one day? Why?
Answers
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. e 5. a 6. exodus 7. obsolete 8. wordy 9. concise 10. layoffs 11. The room is too dim for me to see who's inside. 12. Mary is too young to understand the complicated movie. 13. Hong Kong is too small a city to accommodate another international airport.



liberal studies