Talking about: MAGAZINES

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1. Do you read magazines <p class = tooltip2><b>magazine</b> (level: elementary)</p><p class = tooltip2>a kind of book with articles and colorful photographs, published every week or every month</p><p class = tooltip2><i>She writes articles for a women’s fashion magazine.</i></p>?

2. What kinds of magazines do you read?

3. Do you buy them regularly?

4. Are they expensive <p class = tooltip2><b>expensive</b> (level: pre-intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>costing a lot of money</p><p class = tooltip2><i>He doesn’t waste money on magazines, because they are too expensive and not as interesting as books.</i></p>?

5. Are they available <p class = tooltip2><b>available</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>able to be used, bought</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Although my favourite magazine is available on the Internet, I always buy it in a newsagent. It’s too tiring for my eyes to read articles on the screen.</i></p> on the Internet? Do you use this option?

6. What was the last magazine that you read? Did you like it?

7. Are magazines popular in your country?

8. Who read magazines more often, men or women?

9. What are the most popular magazines?

10.   Do you read celebrity news magazines <p class = tooltip2><b>celebrity news magazine</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a magazine that contains articles about famous people and their lives (also private lives)</p><p class = tooltip2><i>It’s a waste of time and money to read celebrity news magazines. I don’t care about what famous people do and the news is often false anyway.</i></p>?

11.   Do you read women’s or men’s fashion magazines <p class = tooltip2><b>fashion magazine</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a magazine that contains articles about what is in fashion and what is not; it’s full of colorful photographs of clothes and models</p><p class = tooltip2><i>All fashion magazines are the same: they always show the same models with the same clothes on.</i></p>? What are the most popular titles?

12.   What is your favourite general news magazine <p class = tooltip2><b>general news magazine</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a magazine that contains articles about what happens in the world; it presents the most important news from the world</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Instead of buying general news magazines, people often check the news on the Internet.</i></p>?

13.   Have you ever read Home and Garden <p class = tooltip2><b>Home and Garden magazine</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a magazine that contains advice on how you should arrange your house or a garden</p><p class = tooltip2><i>I arranged the whole flat with the help of a Home and Garden magazine that always contains very helpful pieces of advice.</i></p> or Cooking and Food magazines <p class = tooltip2><b>Cooking and Food magazine</b> (level: intermediate)</p><p class = tooltip2>a magazine that contains articles about different type of food and presents various recipes</p><p class = tooltip2><i>Every time I organize a party, I buy my favourite Cooking and Food magazine to check new recipes and surprise my guests.</i></p>? How useful are they?

14.   Do magazines have educational value?

15.   What makes magazines still successful in the time of the Internet?

Useful vocabulary connected with: MAGAZINES

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magazine (level: elementary)
a kind of book with articles and colorful photographs, published every week or every month
She writes articles for a women’s fashion magazine.

expensive (level: pre-intermediate)
costing a lot of money
He doesn’t waste money on magazines, because they are too expensive and not as interesting as books.

available (level: intermediate)
able to be used, bought
Although my favourite magazine is available on the Internet, I always buy it in a newsagent. It’s too tiring for my eyes to read articles on the screen.

celebrity news magazine (level: intermediate)
a magazine that contains articles about famous people and their lives (also private lives)
It’s a waste of time and money to read celebrity news magazines. I don’t care about what famous people do and the news is often false anyway.

fashion magazine (level: intermediate)
a magazine that contains articles about what is in fashion and what is not; it’s full of colorful photographs of clothes and models
All fashion magazines are the same: they always show the same models with the same clothes on.

general news magazine (level: intermediate)
a magazine that contains articles about what happens in the world; it presents the most important news from the world
Instead of buying general news magazines, people often check the news on the Internet.

Home and Garden magazine (level: intermediate)
a magazine that contains advice on how you should arrange your house or a garden
I arranged the whole flat with the help of a Home and Garden magazine that always contains very helpful pieces of advice.

Cooking and Food magazine (level: intermediate)
a magazine that contains articles about different type of food and presents various recipes
Every time I organize a party, I buy my favourite Cooking and Food magazine to check new recipes and surprise my guests.