welfare

In the uk,a welfare state is a concept of government where the state plays the primary role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life. The general term may cover a variety of forms of economic and social organization.
There are two main interpretations of the idea of a welfare state:

A model in which the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens. This responsibility in theory ought to be comprehensive, because all aspects of welfare are considered and universally applied to citizens as a "right".
Welfare state can also mean the creation of a "social safety net" of minimum standards of varying forms of welfare.

In my own country,people almost don't have good welfare.such as people have to pay for when themselves go to hospital.and also have to pay tuition for children go to shcool.

reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state

NEWSPAPERS

broadsheets  is  a large piece of paper printed on one side only with information; a broadside or  a newspaper with a large format regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than tabloids .
A tabloid is an industry term for a smaller newspaper format per spread; to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest stories and entertainment, often distributed free of charge (often in a smaller, tabloid-sized newspaper format); or to a newspaper that tends to sensationalize and emphasize or exaggerate sensational crime stories, gossip columns repeating scandalous and innuendos about the deeply personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, and other so-called "junk food news" or junk mail (often in a smaller, tabloid-sized newspaper format). As the term "tabloid" has become synonymous with down-market newspapers in some areas, some small-format papers which claim a higher standard of journalism refer to themselves as "compact" newspapers instead.
I prefer to read tabloid ,because it is more interesting than broadsheet.

REFERENCE: http://www.google.com.hk/dictionary?hl=zh-CN&q=broadsheet&sl=en&tl=en

TELEVISION

China Central Television or Chinese Central Television ,commonly abbreviated as CCTV is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers.Most of its programmes are a mixture of documentary, comedy, entertainment and drama, the majority of which consists of Chinese soap operas and entertainment. This station is one of the official mouthpieces of theChinese government, and reports directly to high-level officials in the Chinese Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department.

The most of chinese would like to wacth “Chinese Central Television" in everyday because they can via this channel to know a lot of real news about everything for people's life.


REFERENCE：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television

SPORTS

1.      The ashes sports:

 team of England win over team of australia in 2010. This is a history moment.

2.      The  football is any of several similar team sports, of similar origins which involve, to varying degrees, to kick a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a field goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, another  more commonly name as just  "soccer".

3.      Six championships, the full name for the royal bank of Scotland six championships or RBS six championships in 2000, previously known as the five countries championship, is the annual international rugby, by six European teams involved, including England, Ireland, Scotland, and wales, France and Italy. Due to the six teams for Europe's strongest squad, therefore the champion is generally regarded as the European champions. In the latest 2009 six championships in Ireland team beat the other teams and won a championship, so also get a "grand slam" , and "the treble" (beat the British Isles three other team) of honor.

                

REFERENCE: http://baike.baidu.com/view/2609380.htm