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The traditional TV channels
Chapter 21: Sport and competition Sport language Horse racing and riding

The two types of national newspaper
The national papers are divided into two distinct types. The quality papers cater for the better educated readers. The popular papers sell to a much larger readership. They contain far less print than the qualities and far more pictures. They use larger headlines and write in a simpler style of English, while the qualities devote much space to politics and other serious news. The popular papers concentrate on human interest stories which often means sex and scandal.
The BBC
Just as the British Parliament has the reputation for being the Mother of Parliaments, so the BBC might be said to be the Mother of Information Services. Whenever the BBC is accused of bias
(vooroordeel) by one political side , it can always point out that the other side has complained of the same thing at some other time, so the complaints are even balanced. The BBC also runs ten national radio stations inside Britain en several local ones.
The traditional TV channels
There are five main channels
- BBC (founded in 1936)
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ITV (1954)
- BBC (1964)
- Channel 4 (1982)
- Five (launched as Channel 5 in 1997) They are big because everybody with a TV has access to them and they have been broadcasting for the longest. People are used to them. Quality papers are The Independent, The Times, The Guardian. The popular papers daily Star, Daily mirror, The Sun.

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Chapter 21: Sport and competition
Sport language
Horse racing and riding
First past the post – the winner
To have the bit between the teeth – to be determined
To be given free rein - to be allowed to do exactly what one wants without restrictions
In the saddle – in control (same as in the driving seat)
Cricket
On a sticky wicket – in a difficult situation On an easy wicket – in a comfortable situation Stumped - at a loss for an answer Hit something for six – dismiss something emphatically Play with a straight bat – do something in an orthodox and careful manner Its not cricket – it is not the proper or fairway of doing something Have a good innings – have a large or adequate amount of time in a certain post. All off one’s own bat – without help or influence from anyone else A big hitter – an important person in an organization whose actions have a significant effect

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