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Newspapers and Magazines

Regularly reading newspapers and magazines of all kind is always good for improving your English. However, it helps to focus on those that are right for your level and specialisation.

--> Generally, on HF and UNIcert 3 we tend to use texts that discuss and comment, not just descriptive news items.


The following are good sources of comment and discussion articles  similar to those that often appear  on the HF exam. Of course, it helps to be adventurous and look out for others. Bear in mind that  web news aggregators like Google News do not generally take you to longer discussion items. just to the news updates

New York Times

The Washington Post

The Independent

The Economist

The Guardian