Benefits of Reading Newspapers for Students
A Newspaper is a piece of material that provides knowledge of all the latest news and events happening in the world. Since its origin in the 17th century, the newspaper has become an essential part of our daily life.
Reading the newspaper is a very useful activity to start your day. This gives us a brief knowledge into the real happenings in the country & around the world. For both children & adults, there are many useful columns like Political News, Tech News, editorials, puzzle games, etc.
There are several advantages of reading newspapers in our life which cannot be underestimated. Newspaper is a treasure house of information that increases its wealth every day before coming to our doorsteps. Every morning, we get to read the newspaper with a cup of hot tea. With newspaper reading, we perpetually enhance our vocabulary, reading skills, knowledge & a lot more.
Here are some benefits of reading newspapers for students:
1. Strengthens reading & writing skills
These are the best source of providing good reading ability as it makes readers active learners. Reading newspapers is a healthy activity for every individual & especially for students. As time passes, they get full command of reading and vocabulary.
Newspaper reading also improves the writing & reading skills of an individual as many difficult words come while reading a passage that might confuse a reader. Making a habit of reading newspapers daily increases the chances of better reading with a good vocabulary.
2. Provides entertainment & sports news
A no. of sporting events is organized from time to time in the country & across the nations. One can get all information about the list of players, which game is going on currently, medals tally, players ranking, who won which medal, the winners & the competitors, etc. News about the economic condition of a country, games & sports, trade, commerce & entertainment can be gained from newspapers.
In short, the newspaper gives us worldwide information
3. the Best source of General knowledge
Knowledge coupled with good expression sets the stage for success in any examination or competition in life. Students easily get course-related information through newspapers about recent discoveries & latest inventions. These are a treasure love of information for students at the time of preparation for competitions, contests & quiz shows. With these, they can get unique ideas about what is going on at present & what is in trend nowadays.
4. Get up-to-date with politics
Man is a social animal. To live peacefully & comfortably in society, he needs to remain updated about what is goon across the globe while sitting at the cornin of the house. Reading newspapers enables us to remain well-informed about anything. It will be easy for those who are ready daily to their extent. The newspaper carries information about politics, sports, general affairs & a lot more.
5. Useful ideas about research & projects
In schools & colleges, students have to undergo a lot of research & to deal with their school projects. And for this, they need to search for various ideas, creations & better designs. Thus, a newspaper is a handy source of getting multiple topics as almost recent searches are discussed in it.
Not only ideas but news about many discoveries, launches & establishments are also published in newspapers there helping cover up projects.
6. Improves Vocabulary Skills
On one page of the newspaper, there comes a section where so many useful games like Sudoku, puzzles, riddles, tongue twisters, etc are published. These types of mind games help in improving the vocabulary skills of children.
Daily reading of newspapers enhances the vocabulary of students as they learn different words from there. They can note them down with their meanings. A good vocabulary helps in writing good essays & assignments in examinations.
Pre Reading Activity
1) Do you read newspapers? Why? Why not?
2) Do you think people should read newspapers? Why? Why Not?
3) The following are the headlines of the news. What do you think will be in
the news item?
Reading Text | Excerpt 1
(1) YOUTH, NEPHEW DROWN IN RAINWATER POND
MIRPUR KHAS: A 15-year-old boy and his five-year-old nephew drowned,
after they fell into a pond of rainwater in Noor Mohammed Moosapota village,
near Digri town, on Friday. Three other children accompanying them were
rescued by area people.
A group of local people jumped into the deep pond after hearing the
victims shouting for help and rescued three of them. However, Bhutta Khan,
15, and his nephew, Mohsin Khan, 5, had already died when the rescuers
brought their bodies out of the pond.
The condition of Sami Khan, 10, and two other survivors, was stated to
be stable at the Digri Taluka Hospital.
Reading Text | Excerpt 2
(2) NAMES THAT REFLECT OUR HERITAGE
ISLAMABAD: During the second year of the Children’s Literature Festival
(CLF), the organizers decided to make a small, but significant, change. They
decided to name the rooms where the CLF sessions would be held after
authors and poets, and terms that reflect Pakistan’s rich literary history.
Hence, this year, sessions were held in the Khul Ja Sim Sim
amphitheater, the Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Library, the Iqbal room, the Arfa
Karim room, and the Manto room, among others. According to the CLF organizer,
The main reason for doing so was to make our children familiar with our rich
literary heritage.
Some of the sessions in these rooms had a connection with the names
as well. For example, sessions connected to technology were held in the Arfa
Karim room. Arfa was the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional until
2008.
Reading Text | Excerpt 3
(3) ZOOKEEPER INJURED BY BIG CAT
BAHAWALPUR: On Saturday, a zookeeper suffered critical injuries as a lion
attacked him at the Bahawalpur Zoo. According to people, as soon as the
lion’s attendant, Fayyaz, entered the cage with beef, the lion’s food, the big
cat pounced on him and injured him with its paw.
Fayyaz’s screams attracted several zoo visitors and other
employees who rushed to the scene. Fayyaz managed to come out of the
cage and was rushed to Bahawal Victoria Hospital, where he was said to be
critical.
Some people believed that the lion attacked the attendant because it
was hungry and the attendant had brought his food late.
However, the Zoo Charge, Naveedul Haq, denied that the big cat was
hungry. He said Fayyaz entered the cage daily and the animal never attacked
him. It had been friendly with him for the last two to three years since
the lion was shifted here from the Lahore Zoo.
Reading Text | Excerpt 4
(4) DENGUE AWARENESS WALK HELD IN DIR
TIMERGARA: Lower Dir Deputy Commissioner, requested people from all
walks of life to raise awareness about the dengue threat in the district. He said
that collective work could help prevent dengue threats in the area.
Speaking on the occasion of a dengue awareness walk in Talash the
another day, he said the local administration, health department, civil
department, media, and the education department should join hands against
dengue.
The district team of the Medical Emergency and Relief International
(Merlin), Talash traders and social and political workers participated in the
walk.
The district team leader of Merlin informed the participants that the
only dengue case was found in the Talash area. He also said that during a
recent survey dengue larvae were found in 18 houses and 84 water tanks in
various localities of Shahikhel in Talash.
Reading Text | Excerpt 5
(5) WOMAN, AND 3 CHILDREN BURNT IN FIRE
RAWALPINDI: A woman and three children were killed and two people were
injured when the fire broke out at a gas filling station located near Hamza Camp,
Shamsabad, here on Friday.
Two vehicles – a passenger wagon and a taxi – were getting their fuel
tanks filled when the fire broke out. Within moments the two vehicles were
engulfed giving no chance for the occupants to escape.
As the fire spread, the staff at the filling station ran away. Although a
a large number of people from the neighborhood rushed to the scene to help
but they could not rescue the victims.
A city Police Officer told reporters that three children and a woman from
Mansehra was burnt to death. The injured were shifted to the Benazir Bhutto
Hospital where they were stated to be in stable condition. “Right now the
police do not know the real cause of the fire; CPO said.
Post Reading Activity
Read each news item and fill in the blanks below. There can be more than one
word in each blank. Do this exercise in your notebook. After you have
completed it, discuss it with your partner.
The name of the two boys who drowned were _______ and______.
One boy was__________ years old and the other was__________
years old.
The name of one of the boys who survived was _________ and he was
________ years old.
In all,__________ boys had survived .
They were all admitted in the ____________________.
The news is about the __________ Children Literature Festival.
The organizers decide to name the rooms after ________,
___________ and ________ that reflect Pakistan’s literary heritage.
The main reason for doing so was to make children aware about
_________________.
Sessions related to ___________ were held in the Arfa Karim room.
Until 2008, she was the youngest ___________________________.
A zookeeper was attacked by a lion at the ___________________.
Fayyaz was the lion’s _________ and had brought__________ for it.
Hearing Fayyaz scream _______and ________ came near the cage.
Some people believe that the lion attacked him because he had____
The Zoo Charge said that Fayyaz had been looking after the lion
for the past _______ to ___________ years.
The deputy commissioner requested people raise awareness about
_____________ in the district.
He said that five institutions should come together to fight against
dengue. These were: _________________, _____________,
____________, ___________, and ___________.
Merlin is the short form of ________________________________.
The district Merlin team, Talash traders and _________________ and
___________ workers took part in the walk.
According to a survey, dengue larvae were found in __________
houses and ___________ water tanks.
__________ woman and_________ children were killed in a fire at a
gas station.
Two vehicles a ___________ and a __________ caught fire.
People rushed to help but they could not ______________ the victims.
The people who died in the fire were from ____________ .
The injured people were taken to the _________________ hospital.